ESA Vega rocket launches two satellites
This morning Arianespace launched a Vega rocket carrying two Earth observation satellites for Italy, France and Israel encased in Vega’s lighter protective fairing. Liftoff of…
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OPTSAT-3000 EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE FOR ITALY’S MINISTRY OF DEFENCE IS READY TO BE LAUNCHED
The launch is scheduled for Wednesday 2 August from Kourou The whole satellite system is supplied by Leonardo through Telespazio; the prime contractor leading an…
Lockheed Martin to Build Full-Scale Prototype of NASA Cislunar Habitat
NextSTEP-2 Prototype to Engineer How Astronauts Live and Work at NASA’s Deep Space Gateway CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., July 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Refurbishing a shuttle-era cargo…
Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite ready for launch
Stevenage 20/07/2017 – Europe’s pollution monitoring satellite Sentinel-5 Precursor is ready to leave Airbus’ Stevenage site for launch on a Rokot rocket from Plesetsk Cosmodrome,…
OneWeb Satellites inaugurates serial production line for the Assembly, Integration, and Test of OneWeb’s first satellites
Today, OneWeb Satellites inaugurates its assembly line in Toulouse, the beating heart of Airbus’ manufacturing expertise, to begin end-to-end validation, testing, and integration of its…
Second Lockheed Martin Satellite GPS III Assembled, Ready to Begin Environmental Testing
DENVER, June 26, 2017 – In a specialized cleanroom designed to streamline satellite production, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is in full production building GPS III…
NASA’s Newest Astronaut Recruits to Conduct Research off the Earth, For the Earth and Deep Space Missions
After receiving a record-breaking number of applications to join an exciting future of space exploration, NASA has selected its largest astronaut class since 2000. Rising…
New Experimental Spaceplane by Boeing, DARPA. Design, Build, Test
Phantom Express aims to enable faster, more affordable small satellite launches Boeing and the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are collaborating to design,…
Final Inmarsat-5 satellite adds further capacity and coverage to the Global Xpress network
The fourth Boeing Inmarsat-5 satellite, which was launched yesterday, will noticeably expand the high-speed broadband service available through Inmarsat’s Global Xpress network after the satellite…
First Iridium® SATCOM units for Boeing 737 MAX
Only approved Iridium SATCOM solution for Boeing platforms Solution provides reliable, long-range communications and safety services data link capability with true global coverage Rockwell Collins…
First launch for U.S. military by SpaceX
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida on Monday, carrying the company’s first satellite for the U.S. military, and breaking a 10-year monopoly…
China announce permanent manned space station in 2019
China will begin construction of a permanent manned space station in 2019 after carrying out a successful in-orbit refueling from its Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft, officials…
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