Aerospace & Defence

The long-awaited and much-anticipated launch of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship has finally taken place, with the rocket successfully launching and reaching its maximum dynamic pressure condition (max q), before eventually terminating.

SpaceX has postponed the launch attempt of its Starship spacecraft due to technical faults that prevent it from safely completing its launch into orbit.

Thales’ HELIXVIEW is a new C3-compliant Cabin Baggage Explosive Detection System (EDS CB) that is set to revolutionise airport security with its X-ray nanotechnology-based electronic scanning and 3D imaging reconstruction. It is set to land its certification by the end of 2023.

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission has successfully launched on an Ariane-5 rocket from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana.

The exploration of space has always been one of the most challenging and exciting endeavours of humankind. Technology is pushed to the limit, and new discoveries are constantly made. So, what is the role of robotics in space exploration?

Aitech provided a media converter for NASA’s Orion spacecraft for data connectivity, and a single board computer for Callisto, a vehicle-connected crew interface technology demonstration onboard Orion during NASA’s Artemis I mission.

SCHURTER addresses avionic industry needs with the FRM-A and DRM-A fuse holder/fuse combination.

Horizon Aircraft, an innovator in hybrid electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) aerial vehicles, has announced that it has successfully completed initial transition flight testing of its ‘Cavorite X5’ 50% scale eVTOL prototype in the world class ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel.

Orolia, a Safran Electronics & Defence company, has partnered with Xona Space Systems to develop support for Xona’s Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) constellation and navigation signals in its Skydel-powered simulation and testing products.

NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced the four astronauts who will venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed mission on NASA’s path to establishing a long-term presence at the Moon for science and exploration through Artemis. The agencies revealed the crew members Monday during an event at Ellington Field near NASA’s Johnson Space Centre in Houston.