The European Space Agency is developing a small spacecraft, the Sloshat-FlevoIn, as part of a study on how propellant sloshing can affect satellite stability. The Sloshat-Flevo will be deployed by the Space Shuttle on an International Space Station flight in April 2003.
Source: Flight International
Orbital launch pioneer SpaceX is being contracted by the American space agency NASA to develop a so-called “US Deorbit Vehicle” that can safely return the International Space Station to Earth via controlled re-entry.
BAE Systems has completed its acquisition of Ball Aerospace, with the move further strengthening its US business presence.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has retired its Mars helicopter Ingenuity after the craft suffered damage upon landing.
