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Civilian aviation news, Space News May 10, 2011

Europeâ€™s first EGNOS airport to guide down giant Beluga aircraft

Pau PyrÃ©nÃ©es in southern France has become Europeâ€™s first airport to use the new EGNOS Safety-of-Life Service, to guide aircraft in for landing using only…

Space News May 10, 2011

NASA Sets May 16 For Final Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch

NASA managers have set the liftoff of space shuttle Endeavour for 8:56 a.m. EDT on Monday, May 16. Launch attempts are available through May 26,…

Space News May 5, 2011

50th anniversary of United States human spaceflight

WASHINGTON — NASA Administrator Charles Bolden issued the following statement Thursday, May 5, about the 50th anniversary of United States human spaceflight: “50 years ago…

Space News May 4, 2011

SpaceShipTwo’s First “Feathered” Flight

Marks Latest Milestone for Virgin Galactic. Early on Wednesday 4th May 2011, in the skies above Mojave Air and Spaceport CA, SpaceShipTwo, the world’s first…

Military Aviation News, Space News May 4, 2011

U.S. Air Force Poised To Launch First-Of-Its-Kind Space Based Infrared System Satellite

The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin [NYSE : LMT] are ready to launch the first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) spacecraft on…

Space News May 4, 2011

First Soyuz almost ready for launch from French Guiana

The final countdown before its maiden flight later this year has begun for Soyuz with a simulated launch campaign at Europeâ€™s Spaceport in French Guiana….

Space News May 3, 2011

NASA Dawn Spacecraft Reaches Milestone Approaching Asteroid

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has reached its official approach phase to the asteroid Vesta and will begin using cameras for the first time to aid navigation…

Space News May 2, 2011

SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR LAUNCH NO EARLIER THAN MAY 8

CAPE CANAVERAL — NASA managers have determined space shuttle Endeavour will not launch before Sunday, May 8, but will not officially set a new launch…

Space News April 29, 2011

Friday launch Endeavour is cancelled

Shuttle launch director Mike Leinbach stated that Endeavour’s launch will be no earlier than Monday at 2:33 p.m. EDT. Engineers need that time to troubleshoot…

Space News April 28, 2011

Boeing Supports Space Shuttle Endeavours Final Flight

Company prepares orbiter, processes payload for Mission STS-134 KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., April 28, 2011 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] engineers and technicians are supporting Space…

Space News April 26, 2011

China unveils plans for Space Station

BEIJING – Authorities in charge of the manned space program unveiled plans on Monday to build a 60-ton space station, made up of three capsules,…

Space News April 26, 2011

Endeavour to deliver Astrium-built HD camera system to the ISS

Astrium developed and delivered HD video camera assembly for the Columbus module in record time Live images from space in full HD will improve medical…

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