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ESA launches its biggest-ever mission
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ESA launches its biggest-ever mission

The mission’s rocket, called Juice, doesn’t stop until it reaches Jupiter, where it will search for water on its moons. The European Space Agency (ESA) has successfully launched the Ariane 5 rocket from its launch pad in French Guiana, with a truly ambitious mission: to search for water
NASA’s first asteroid redirect mission was a success
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NASA’s first asteroid redirect mission was a success

NASA has officially confirmed the successful completion of the first-ever planetary defense test, known as DART. As we previously reported, on 27 September, NASA carried out a historic mission to try to divert the path of an asteroid orbiting a larger celestial object. To do this, they deliberately guided one
On 22 December, the James Webb space telescope embarks on its interstellar journey
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On 22 December, the James Webb space telescope embarks on its interstellar journey

The astronomers’ long-awaited new space observatory, the James Webb space telescope, will be launched on 22 December as the successor to Hubble, on an Ariane 5 rocket from the Kourou space center in French Guiana. The project is a joint development led by NASA and carried out with the European
All countries should connect to the space sector within their capabilities—Orsolya Ferencz on the HUNOR space program
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All countries should connect to the space sector within their capabilities—Orsolya Ferencz on the HUNOR space program

It’s been 41 years since Hungary first went into space, but not for the last time. The HUNOR space program will allow Hungarian astronauts to fly again in 2024, marking the beginning of Hungary’s space industry revolution. We talked with Orsolya Ferencz, Ministerial Commissioner for Space Research. No
A new space age with exponential growth?—István Sárhegyi on the space industry
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A new space age with exponential growth?—István Sárhegyi on the space industry

The Hungarian space industry can look back on several decades of history, the Russian radiation-detection equipment used on the International Space Station is supplied by Hungary, and the global space industry could be a trillion-dollar business by 2040, and Central Europe is not going to be left out of it.
Hungarian team wins NASA competition
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Hungarian team wins NASA competition

Hungarian space technology company Puli Space Technologies was announced as a winner of NASA’s competition „Honey, I Shrunk the NASA Payload”. Applicants had to submit the designs of payloads of the size of a bar of soap – not larger than 10 x 10 x 5 cm and not heavier