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#Orbex Delays First #UK #Launch to 2026, Cites Infrastructure and Funding Challenges

https://orbitaltoday.com/2025/06/24/uks-orbex-delays-first-launch-to-2026-cites-infrastructure-and-funding-challenges/

#space #launch #uk

#Beta makes first #electric #flight into New York City Airport

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/futureflight/2025-06-03/beta-makes-first-electric-flight-new-york-city-airport

#aviation #flight #sustainability

#SpaceX #Starship S36 exploded during a static fire attempt

https://www.youtube.com/live/WKwWclAKYa0?si=tgtJ518L0bS6RRIw&t=6980

#space #spacex #launch #engineering

Matteo Ceriotti boosted:

Zero-click AI data leak flaw uncovered in Microsoft 365 Copilot https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/zero-click-ai-data-leak-flaw-uncovered-in-microsoft-365-copilot/

@sambowne Genius!

European Space Agency's #ESA @esa Solar Orbiter #spacecraft gives first view of the #Sun's South pole:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyqry9ppl9o

#space #engineering #sun #esa

With my colleague Dr Kevin Worrall #UofG, happy to support Craft Prospect Ltd on a new project from the European Space Agency #ESA @esa:

‘Robust real-time constrained #optimal #control using machine learning’ (ROC-ML)

It will demonstrate machine learning algorithms for motion planning in orbital #space missions, covering missions include active #debris removal, in-orbit servicing and space station assembly.

https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1186652_en.html

#space #esa #ml #control #engineering #UofG

As part of the #ISSS2025 conference, there will be a public lecture by Les Johnson of #NASA:

➡ Sailing on Sunlight: The Promise of Solar Sails in Space Exploration

📌 Tuesday 1 July 2025, 19:30-21:30, Delft University, The Netherlands

🎫 Free, but limited places: https://www.aanmelder.nl/isss2025/public-event-registration

#space #lecture #delft #netherlands

Sailing on Sunlight: The Promise of Solar Sails in Space Exploration
Imagine a spacecraft that glides through space without fuel, propelled only by the pressure of sunlight. Solar
sail propulsion, once the stuff of science fiction, is now a reality, offering a revolutionary way to explore the
solar system and eventually, the cosmos. Scientist and author, Les Johnson, will uncover the fascinating
physics behind solar sails and how they harness photons, the particles that make up sunlight, to push
spacecraft across the void. Les will discuss recent space missions using solar sails, highlighting their
groundbreaking achievements. Looking ahead, he will discuss upcoming projects and the possibility
of interstellar travel powered by solar sails, envisioning humanity's journey beyond the solar system. Join us
in discovering how these elegant, light-driven sails may one day help us reach the stars, unlocking a future
of deep-space exploration once thought impossible.

Are we ready for #death in #space?

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-nasa-ready-for-death-in-space/

#space #death #spaceflight

#UofG #Science Slam 2025

8 fantastic #PhD students will present their #research in unique and creative ways! This will be held at Cottiers, Glasgow on Thursday 3rd July from 19:00

https://events.bookitbee.com/college-of-science-and-engineering/science-slam-2025/

#science #Glasgow #UofG #engineering

Japanese lunar exploration company ispace will attempt to land its RESILIENCE spacecraft on the Moon no earlier than 5 June (CEST) 2025.

https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/ESA_Ground_Stations/ESA_supports_Moon_mission_carrying_first_European_rover

#space #moon #landing

#Space: The $1.8 trillion #opportunity for #global #economic #growth

A #report by McKinsey & Company at the World Economic Forum 2024

Key findings:
- Space will be a larger part of the global economy by 2035
- Space will become more about connecting people and goods
- Space’s return on investment will be more than financial

Download the full report: https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/aerospace-and-defense/our-insights/space-the-1-point-8-trillion-dollar-opportunity-for-global-economic-growth#/

#space #growth #economy #report

#PhD position on

#Space Mission Design in the Earth-#Moon System for Future #Lunar Energy Infrastructures

at TU Delft, The Netherlands

https://careers.tudelft.nl/job/Delft-PhD-Position-Space-Mission-Design-in-the-Earth-Moon-System-for-Future-Lunar-Energy-Infrastructures-2628-CD/818814902/

#space #academia

Matteo Ceriotti boosted:

India plans manned space flight by 2027 https://phys.org/news/2025-05-india-space-flight.html #science

Edward Tomanek-Volynets' #PhD #research has just been published:

"The pointer network for reward maximisation in multi-target
space mission sequence selection"

This work uses machine learning to optimise sequences of targets to visit in a multi-target #space mission, for example #asteroid rendezvous, #spacedebris removal, or #satellite servicing.

#free #OpenAccess:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2025.04.045

Congrats Edward! 🎓

#space #ML #AI #engineering #academia #PhD