Bon voyage, MetOp-C!
Airbus Defence and Space sends payload module of Europe’s next weather satellite on its first journey Comprehensive test campaign begins in January at ESA/ESTEC Launch…
Space News
Lockheed Martin Completes Assembly of NOAA’s GOES-S Weather Satellite
Lockheed Martin has completed assembly of NOAA’s GOES-S weather satellite and is now beginning critical mechanical and environmental testing of the spacecraft. GOES-S is the…
Telespazio, through the joint venture Spaceopal, will manage the Galileo system
The contract, awarded by the European GNSS Agency (GSA), has a value of up to 1.5 billion euro Galileo is the European satellite navigation system,…
First American in Space, John Glenn dies at 95
“Today, the first American to orbit the Earth, NASA astronaut and Ohio Senator John Glenn, passed away. We mourn this tremendous loss for our nation…
Musk’s SpaceX says rockets to remain grounded until January
(Reuters) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – – Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been forced to delay the return of its rockets to flight until January as…
ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter imaged Phobos
The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has imaged the martian moon Phobos as part of a second set of test science measurements made since it arrived…
Arianespace Vega rocket launched Turkish Earth observation satellite
Arianespace today launched a Vega rocket on a commercial mission to deliver a Turkish Earth observation satellite into orbit. Liftoff of Vega’s eighth flawless mission…
Russian space cargo ship destroyed after launch
(Reuters) An unmanned cargo ship headed to the International Space Station was destroyed about six minutes after liftoff from Kazakhstan on Thursday, the Russian space…
SPACE COOPERATION SIGNED BY ITALY-JAPAN BUSINESS GROUP
An important agreement on Space cooperation was signed today in Milan during the XXVIII General Assembly meeting of the Italy-Japan Business Group (IJBG). The meeting…
Navigation system failure cited in crash of European Mars lander
(Reuters) Europe’s Schiaparelli Mars lander crashed last month after a sensor failure caused it to cast away its parachute and turn off braking thrusters more…
China’s Shenzhou 11 manned space capsule returns to Earth
(Reuters) China’s Shenzhou 11 space capsule landed safely in the northern region of Inner Mongolia on Friday with two astronauts aboard, state media said, completing…
Copernicus´ Second Eye is ready to meet its Launcher
– Sentinel-2B satellite scheduled for launch in early March 2017 – Airbus built spacecraft provides unique image quality Sentinel-2B, Europe´s next Copernicus satellite in Space,…