Boeing’s Starliner space taxi fails to reach its intended orbit for first space station trip
Boeing’s Starliner space taxi blasted off for the first time today on an uncrewed mission to the International Space Station, but ran into a problem…
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Airbus-built CHEOPS satellite successfully launched on Soyuz
Kourou, 18 December 2019 – The Airbus-built CHEOPS satellite has been successfully launched this morning on a Soyuz rocket from the European spaceport in Kourou,…
Lockheed Martin Delivers Mars 2020 Rover Aeroshell to Launch Site
DENVER, Dec. 13, 2019 /- The capsule-shaped aeroshell that will protect NASA’s Mars 2020 rover was delivered to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida. yesterday. Built by…
Twenty years of X-ray astronomy with XMM-Newton
ESA satellite built by Airbus delivers sensational research results on exploding stars, black holes and galaxy clusters One of the most successful European space missions…
Astronaut assistant CIMON-2 is on its way to the International Space Station
Cape Canaveral, 5 December 2019 – A new CIMON for the International Space Station (ISS): CIMON-2 (Crew Interactive MObile companioN) lifted off on its journey into…
Full steam ahead for TVAC testing for ExoMars
Testing of the ExoMars rover at Airbus in Toulouse has moved to the next stage with the start of the thermal vacuum testing (TVAC) which…
First voyage for spaceship Orion
The Orion spaceship took off on board a Super Guppy aircraft from the Kennedy Space Center on Sunday, November 24: destination the world’s largest thermal…
Boeing Starliner placed atop United Launch Alliance rocket for first flight
Spacecraft being prepared for uncrewed flight test to International Space Station CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov. 22, 2019 — Boeing’s [NYSE: BA] new CST-100 Starliner is…
Airbus presents ground-breaking technology for EUTELSAT QUANTUM
Active antenna is a first for European commercial telecommunications Satellite can be reconfigured in-orbit, giving operator maximum flexibility Madrid, 21 November 2019 – Airbus, ESA and Eutelsat have…
Airbus-built telescope for ESA’s Euclid mission takes shape
Toulouse, 20 November, 2019 – The Euclid mission is taking shape in Airbus cleanrooms: engineers are now finishing assembly of the telescope, the main instrument…
Boeing Proposes ‘Fewest Steps to the Moon’ for NASA’s Human Lander
Simplified approach increases opportunities for success by 2024 HOUSTON, Nov. 6, 2019 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today submitted a proposal to NASA for an integrated…
Raytheon upgrades FAA’s space-based precision navigation system
WAAS GEO 6 satellite payload now operational, supporting safer air travel Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has delivered the Wide Area Augmentation System Geosynchronous Earth Orbiting 6…