New map hints at Venus’ wet, volcanic past
Venus Express has charted the first map of Venus’ southern hemisphere at infrared wavelengths. The new map hints that our neighbouring world may once have…
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NASA Plays Audio “Time Capsule” of Historic Apollo 11 Mission
HOUSTON — NASA will provide a unique audio “time capsule” in observance of the 40th anniversary of the first human landing on the moon. Audio…
Mission accomplished: 105-day Mars mission simulation ends in Moscow
14 July 2009 A crew of six today completed their simulated Mars mission after leaving a special isolation facility in Moscow, Russia, for the first…
ESA and NASA establish a joint Mars exploration initiative
8 July 2009 On 29 and 30 June the ESA Director of Science and Robotic Exploration, David Southwood, met NASA’s Associate Administrator for Science, Ed…
Astrium’s 45th Ariane 5 successfully launched
On 1 July 2009, at 2.52 p.m. (Kourou time), 6.52 p.m. (UK time), another Ariane 5 developed and built by Astrium was successfully launched from…
NASA official sees cheaper route to moon
John Shannon, manager of NASA’s space shuttle program, is proposing a next-generation rocket program that he says might cost only 20% of the estimated $35…
XMM-Newton discovers a new class of black holes
Astronomers using ESA’s XMM-Newton X-ray observatory have discovered a black hole weighing more than 500 solar masses, a missing link between lighter stellar-mass and heavier…
Boeing Team to Develop Revolutionary Spacecraft Power System for DARPA
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., July 1, 2009 — An industry team led by The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has received a contract from the Defense Advanced…
Lockheed Martin Awarded Concept Development Contract for U.S. Air Force Space Fence
MOORESTOWN, NJ, June 30th, 2009 — The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] a $30 million contract to begin concept development for Space…
Boeing Ships Next-Generation GPS Satellite to Cape Canaveral for Tests
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 25, 2009Â — Boeing [NYSE: BA] has shipped a Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in…
Salt Finding from NASA’s Cassini Hints at Ocean within Saturn Moon
PASADENA, Calif. — For the first time, scientists working on NASA’s Cassini mission have detected sodium salts in ice grains of Saturn’s outermost ring. Detecting…
Boeing Completes On-Orbit Handover of 2nd Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite to US Air Force
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 17, 2009 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] on June 15 successfully transferred control of the second Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite to…
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