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Space News February 18, 2009

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…

Space News February 12, 2009

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…

Space News February 12, 2009

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…

Space News February 11, 2009

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…

Space News February 11, 2009

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…

Space News February 9, 2009

Herschel and Planck ready to move to launch site

9 February 2009 ESAâ€™s Herschel and Planck missions that will study the formation of stars and galaxies and the relic radiation from the Big Bang,…

General Aviation News, Space News February 9, 2009

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…

Space News February 4, 2009

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…

Space News February 3, 2009

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…

Space News February 2, 2009

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…

Military Aviation News, Space News January 19, 2009

Three Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne RS-68 Rocket Engines Boost Classified Spy Satellite

CANOGA PARK, Calif., Jan. 18, 2009 â€“ Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company, contributed to the nationâ€™s security by boosting…

Space News January 13, 2009

Lockheed Martin-Built Stardust Spacecraft To Fly by Earth Jan. 14

Stardust-NExT on Its Way to Explore Comet Tempel 1 DENVER, January 13th, 2009 — On Jan. 14, NASAâ€™s Stardust-NExT spacecraft will fly by Earth during…

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