NASA and ESA prioritise outer planet missions
18 February 2009 At a meeting in Washington last week, NASA and ESA officials decided to first pursue a mission to study Jupiter and its…
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Boeing Submits Proposals to NASA for Ares V Rocket Design Support
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Feb. 18, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that its Space Exploration division has submitted proposals to NASA for the…
First Lockheed Martin-Built Milstar Satellite Marks 15 Years On Orbit
SUNNYVALE, Calif., February 12th, 2009 — The first U.S. Air Force Milstar communications satellite, built by a Lockheed Martin [NTSE:LMT] team, has achieved 15 years…
Astrium celebrates Columbus first anniversary as part of the International Space Station
Astrium underlines its competence in manned space travel Astrium trained the astronauts on how to use Columbus Astrium responsible for all industrial operations and exploitation…
COMMERCIAL CREW TRANSPORT TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
This will be a very big year for SpaceX and the NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program. In 2006, SpaceX won the NASA COTS…
Columbus, one year on orbit
Exactly one year ago today, the European Columbus laboratory arrived at its berth on the International Space Station, signalling the start of a new era…
Herschel and Planck ready to move to launch site
9 February 2009 ESA’s Herschel and Planck missions that will study the formation of stars and galaxies and the relic radiation from the Big Bang,…
UFO reports from 2008 released – Friday 6 February 2009
Nearly 300 reports of possible UFO incidents from 2008 showing the date, time, location and a brief description of each sighting have been published on…
Boeing Ships 2nd Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite to Launch Site
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Feb. 04, 2009 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that it has shipped the second in a series of new, high-capacity military…
COROT discovers smallest exoplanet yet, with a surface to walk on
3 February 2009 COROT has found the smallest terrestrial planet ever detected outside the Solar System. The amazing planet is less than twice the size…
NASA and Google Launch Virtual Exploration of Mars
MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. — NASA and Google announced Monday the release of a new Mars mode in Google Earth that brings to everyone’s desktop a…
Three Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne RS-68 Rocket Engines Boost Classified Spy Satellite
CANOGA PARK, Calif., Jan. 18, 2009 – Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company, contributed to the nation’s security by boosting…
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