Astrium to deliver into orbit the first military communication satellite for Germany
The first satellite is ready for launch in French Guiana The entire system will be fully operational by the end of 2010 once the second…
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Boeing Submits Proposal for NASA Commercial Crew Transport System
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 23, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] submitted a proposal to NASA on Sept. 22 to accelerate the development of commercial…
Planck first light yields promising results
Preliminary results from ESA’s Planck mission to study the early Universe indicate that the data quality is excellent. This bodes well for the full sky…
Europe and US agree on civil space transportation cooperation
14 September 2009 ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Friday 11 September for cooperation in…
Discovery’s Landing Delayed, shuttle will land Friday at Edwards Air Force Base.
Capcom Eric Boe informed the crew that if weather looks unfavorable for Friday’s first Kennedy Space Center landing opportunity, the entry team will focus early…
SPACEX AND ASTRIUM ANNOUNCE GROUNDBREAKING DEAL
Hawthorne, CA – September 8, 2009 – Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Astrium announce a contract for a SpaceX Falcon 1e to launch an Earth…
STS-128 Crew Prepares for Landing
The astronauts on space shuttle Discovery are ready to wrap up a nearly 13-day flight with a landing this evening at the Kennedy Space Center…
Shuttle, Station to Undock Today
After closing the hatches between the two spacecraft last night, the two crews aboard space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station prepare to undock…
STS-128 Crew Completes Equipment Transfers; Undocking Tuesday
Crews to Bid Farewell Today The 13 crew members onboard the International Space Station and space shuttle Discovery will prepare to part today. They will…
NASA and ATK Schedule Motor Test for Ares Rocket on Sept. 10
MDT on Thursday, Sept. 10, at the ATK test facility in Promontory, Utah. The first firing attempt on Aug. 27 was scrubbed because of an…
Spacewalkers Install Ammonia Tank Assembly on Station
Second of Three STS-128 Spacewalks Concludes Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:14:37 AM UTC+0200 The second of three STS-128 spacewalks concluded Friday at 12:51 a.m. EDT….
XMM-Newton uncovers a celestial Rosetta stone
3 September 2009 ESA’s XMM-Newton orbiting X-ray telescope has uncovered a celestial Rosetta stone: the first close-up of a white dwarf star, circling a companion…
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