scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Friday, December 12, 2025
TopicEuropean Space Agency

Topic: European Space Agency

Spaceplanes will fly at 5 times the speed of sound by 2031. What is the technology & the firms behind it

European Space Agency-Frazer Nash to develop hypersonic technologies that could apply to future horizontally launched, reusable spaceplanes.

A recreational skydiver & a mountaineer. Meet Polish, Hungarian astronauts part of Ax-4 mission

New Delhi: It is not just an Indian in space after 41 years, the Axiom-4 is a momentous mission for Poland and Hungary too....

How new DNA software — used to create smallest pottery — will help create solar cell molds

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Europe names world’s first ‘parastronaut’ to work in space

European Space Agency picked former British Paralympic sprinter, John McFall, to be part of a study to assess conditions needed for people with disabilities to be part of future missions.

Russia’s attack on Ukraine halts rocket launches, Venus mission, casts doubt on ISS fate

After sanctions against Russia, chief of its space programme threatens lack of cooperation on the International Space Station, saying it might fall on US, Europe, China or India

ESA announces themes for future missions, may send lander to icy moon of giant planet

The ESA has announced themes for space and scientific missions for the timeframe 2035-2050; missions will focus on moons of the gas giants, habitable exoplanets, & investigating early universe.

‘Tow truck’ in space to remove debris — European agency announces first-of-its-kind mission

The mission, called ClearSpace-1, will be launched in 2025, and will target some of the 128 million-plus pieces of debris floating around the Earth’s orbit.

It’s time to bring in regulation for outer space

Growth of commercial space companies and the desire of more and more governments to exploit space is dramatically increasing collision risks.

China’s space lab is tumbling towards Earth, but you probably don’t need to worry

China had lost contact with the prototype space station in 2016.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.