Yank wins two NASA awards for lunar wireless power systems
(SpaceEnergy) Yank Technologies has received two NASA Phase I contracts to develop kilowatt-class wireless power and conversion systems for robotic equipment operating on
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MARKETS: European biomethane assessment holds steady as gas prices stabilise
(SpaceEnergy) The SE European Biomethane Assessment was virtually unchanged in the week to 5 October, slipping 0.01% to €95.30/MWh as its
ispace selects ArianeGroup thrusters for ULTRA lunar landers
(SpaceEnergy) ispace has selected ArianeGroup pulsing thrusters and reaction-control hardware for its ULTRA lunar landers, alongside contracted assembly, integration and testing services supporting
UK review maps lunar resource technologies and development gaps
(SpaceEnergy) A UK Space Agency-commissioned review has mapped British in-situ resource utilisation technologies, identifying lunar resource processing capabilities alongside funding, testing and
Redwire wins Axiom Station second-module solar-array contract
(SpaceEnergy) Redwire has won a follow-on contract from Axiom Space to supply two Roll-Out Solar Array wings for the second module of
GOMX-5 launches with iodine electric propulsion system
(SpaceEnergy) ESA’s GOMX-5 CubeSat has launched carrying an iodine electric propulsion system intended to demonstrate rapid commissioning, orbital manoeuvres and end-of-
Hayabusa2 switches to cross-operation after ion-engine power fault
(SpaceEnergy) JAXA’s Hayabusa2 asteroid probe will use a cross-connected ion-engine configuration for trajectory control after a power-supply fault disabled the
CRIMSON-1 launches perovskite solar cells for orbital test
(SpaceEnergy) Singapore’s CRIMSON-1 satellite has launched carrying locally developed perovskite solar cells to measure their durability, efficiency and electrical-power generation under
MARKETS: Rocket propellant index gains as hydrogen costs strengthen
(SpaceEnergy) The SEI Liquid Rocket Propellant Index edged 0.04% higher in the week to 25 September as stronger hydrogen and methane components outweighed
Argo says first spacecraft mission ended prematurely
(SpaceEnergy) Argo Space has disclosed that its first orbital spacecraft mission ended prematurely, although the company validated power generation and several core spacecraft systems
NASA launches dual-mode ASCENT propulsion CubeSat
(SpaceEnergy) Star Catcher’s Protostar power node has reached low Earth orbit, advancing the company’s programme to demonstrate optical power transfer between two
Cowboy Space launches Reason-1 orbital solar power-beaming test
(SpaceEnergy) Cowboy Space has launched Reason-1, its first satellite, to test transmitting solar-derived electrical energy from low Earth orbit to a terrestrial