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…
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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…
Ten years taking our planet’s pulse with SMOS
The SMOS – Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity – spacecraft was launched on 2 November 2009 as part of ESA’s Living Planet Programme. Now celebrating…
Boeing’s Starliner Completes Pad Abort Test for Commercial Crew
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft completed a critical safety milestone on Monday in an end-to-end test of its abort system. The Pad Abort Test took place…
Air Force’s mysterious X-37B space plane lands after spending 780 days in orbit
GeekWire: The U.S. Air Force’s X-37B space plane landed today after spending a record-setting 780 days in orbit testing hush-hush technologies for long-duration spaceflight. Touchdown…
Airbus built Solar Orbiter heads for the Sun in Florida
Solar Orbiter, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) flagship mission to study the Sun has completed all tests and is set to be flown to Cape…
Boeing Contracted to Build Rocket Stages for NASA’s Artemis Missions
Boeing completing first Space Launch System core stage; second in production ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 16, 2019 – NASA and Boeing [NYSE: BA] have initiated a…
NASA Announces Changes to Spacewalk Schedule, First All-Female Spacewalk
NASA is hosting a media teleconference at 4:30 p.m. EDT today to discuss this week’s first all-female spacewalk at the International Space Station. Audio of…