SpaceX launches Falcon 9 for cargo mission to International Space Station
At 9:39:00 am ET on February 19, 2017, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Dragon spacecraft, lifted off from Launch Complex 39A to deliver nearly…
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Juno Mission remains in current orbit
NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter, which has been in orbit around the gas giant since July 4, 2016, will remain in its current 53-day orbit…
Airbus Defence and Space wins 200 million euros contract for second Orion service module
Europe will provide propulsion, life support to astronauts on missions beyond the Moon First crewed mission planned for 2021, beginning a new era of human…
India set a record with 104 satellites at one launch
India successfully launched 104 satellites in a single mission on Wednesday, setting what its space agency says is a world record of launching the most…
SKY Brasil-1 satellite successfully launched by Ariane 5
Successful flight is 77th in a row for Ariane 5 launcher SKY Brasil-1, a telecommunications satellite made by Airbus Defence and Space for AT&T/DIRECTV, was…
Geoscience Australia and Lockheed Martin Begin Collaborative Research Project
Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals are critical tools for industries requiring exact precision and high confidence. Now, Geoscience Australia, an agency of the Commonwealth…
NanoRacks & Boeing, Create First Commercial Airlock
Boeing and NanoRacks LLC will partner to develop the first privately funded commercial airlock, enabling the United States to potentially triple the number of small…
Boeing Reports Fourth-Quarter Results and Provides 2017 Guidance
Fourth-Quarter 2016 Operating cash flow of $2.8 billion driven by solid operating performance GAAP EPS of $2.59 and core EPS (non-GAAP)* of $2.47 on solid…
Hispasat 36W-1 satellite carries ground-breaking Airbus technology
Ku band active antenna is a first for European commercial telecommunications Satellite can be reconfigured in-orbit, giving operator greater flexibility Hispasat 36W-1 (AG-1) will be…
Second ABS All-Electric Propulsion Satellite from Boeing’s enters Service
A Boeing satellite built for ABS entered into commercial service, providing enhanced satellite services including direct-to-home television services on Jan. 21 to customers in Africa,…
Lockheed Martin starts building Dark Energy hunter
Lockheed Martin is helping NASA begin the hunt for dark energy, a mysterious force powering the universe’s accelerating expansion. An instrument assembly the company is…
Astronaut and last Moonwalker Gene Cernan dies
Former U.S. astronaut Eugene Cernan, who became the last astronaut to walk on the moon in an experience that he said made him one with…