Airbus-built T-16 satellite successfully launched on Ariane 5
Kourou, 21 June 2019 – The Airbus-built T-16 telecommunications satellite has been successfully launched on an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana. T-16 is…
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India set to launch second lunar mission; land rover on the moon
BENGALURU (Reuters) – India said on Wednesday it will launch its second lunar mission in mid-July, as it moves to consolidate its status as a…
Richard Branson takes satellite launch business to Japan with airline ANA
TOKYO (Reuters) – Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit said on Thursday it plans to bring its satellite launch system to Japan in partnership with airline…
Deep Learning Model Speeds Up, Automates Satellite Image Analysis
Algorithm trains itself to identify objects, unlocking new geospatial workflow efficiencies Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) develops satellite imagery recognition system using open-source deep learning libraries…
Students explore new horizons in the Moon Camp challenge
Airbus Foundation, the European Space Agency and Autodesk name the 2018-2019 winners of their STEM promoting initiative, the Moon Camp Challenge. The Discovery Space –…
STARLINK MISSION
On Thursday, May 23 at 10:30 p.m. EDT SpaceX launched 60 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station,…
Boeing’s Starliner completes service module hot fire testing
Critical test of Starliner propulsion system clears milestone ahead of flying crew White Sands, N.M., May 24, 2019 – Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner propulsion system was…
Fifth Lockheed Martin-Built AEHF Satellite To Cape Canaveral For June Launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 9, 2019 – The U.S. Air Force is gearing up to launch the fifth global, anti-jam, protected communications satellite after its…
The “Roc” World’s largest plane makes first flight over California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The world’s largest aircraft took off over the Mojave Desert in California on Saturday, the first flight for the carbon-composite plane…
Leonardo: contract signed in Brazil to detect oil spills using COSMO-SkyMed Earth observation satellites
• More than 50 Petrobras oil rigs north of Rio de Janeiro will be monitored by COSMO-SkyMed satellites daily, along with another 40 critical locations…
Airbus prepares Cheops satellite for launch
Madrid, 29 March 2019 – Airbus Defence and Space has completed construction of the Cheops satellite (Characterising Exoplanet Satellite). The European Space Agency (ESA) recently…
Second Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III Satellite For The U.S. Air Force Arrives In Cape Canaveral For July Launch
The U.S. Air Force’s second new GPS III satellite, bringing higher-power, more accurate and harder-to-jam signals to the GPS constellation, has arrived in Florida for…