NASA names Sierra Lobo for nuclear Mars spacecraft power conversion
(SpaceEnergy) NASA has identified Sierra Lobo as the supplier of a closed Brayton cycle power conversion system for its SR-1 Freedom nuclear-electric
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Project Omega, Charter Space partner on radioisotope satellite power
(SpaceEnergy) US nuclear technology company Project Omega and space insurance specialist Charter Space have announced a partnership to assess long-duration radioisotope power systems
MARKETS: European biomethane assessment rises 3.8% as gas costs climb
Amundi space technology ETF begins trading on Xetra
Japan's H3 rocket delivers Mars probe after two-stage propulsion sequence
(SpaceEnergy) Japan's H3 rocket has successfully deployed the Martian Moons eXploration spacecraft on its planned Mars-transfer trajectory, completing a launch requiring
OHB discloses ESA lunar power station study contract
(SpaceEnergy) German space technology group OHB has disclosed a European Space Agency contract to study a shared lunar power station designed to support scientific
Novac confirms first orbital use of supercapacitors on D-Orbit spacecraft
(SpaceEnergy) Italian energy-storage developer Novac has confirmed that its supercapacitors reached orbit aboard D-Orbit's ION Satellite Carrier in July, marking
PLD Space begins integrated propulsion tests for MIURA 5 rocket
(SpaceEnergy) Spanish rocket developer PLD Space has begun system-level testing of MIURA 5's fully integrated second stage, advancing propulsion qualification ahead
ISRO ignites full-scale gas generator for 1100kN methane engine
(SpaceEnergy) India's space agency has successfully ignited the full-scale gas generator for its 1100kN liquid oxygen–methane rocket engine, marking a
MARKETS: Rocket propellant index slips 0.5% amid easing hydrogen cost pressures
Indian rocket developer commissions 210-bar propulsion test facility
(SpaceEnergy) Indian rocket developer Ethereal Exploration Guild has disclosed the commissioning of a 210-bar propulsion test facility at its new Andhra Pradesh development
Blue Origin details $330m Florida rocket-stage factory expansion
(SpaceEnergy) US rocket manufacturer Blue Origin has disclosed a $330m expansion of its Florida manufacturing facilities to support production of up to 150 New