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…
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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,…
A ‘Star Trek’ Future in Space Depends on Presidential Vision
Each president who comes into office tries to make a mark on space, a new documentary film argues — but the visions of three generations…
Just one Ariane 5 rocket is going to launch 4 Galileo satellites into orbit this month
This month, a single Ariane 5 rocket is set to propel four Galileo satellites into orbit for the navigation constellation’s first-ever quadruple launch. Mission controllers…
Small Satellites: the next Big thing in space
Beginning this month, NASA is launching a suite of six next-generation, Earth-observing small satellite missions to demonstrate innovative new approaches for studying our changing planet….
Leonardo builds spectrometer for FLEX Space Mission studying photosynthetic activity globally
Leonardo will provide the spectrometer for the FLEX Space mission, which will study the actual photosynthetic activity of vegetation on a global scale The data…
Virgin Galactic: The Next Phase Of Flight Test
In September, VSS Unity took to the skies for the first time. It was a fulfilling and emotional experience for our team—but even more so,…
Airbus completes first GRACE-FO satellite for NASA/JPL
Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, has finished construction of the first of the two GRACE-FO (GRACE = Gravity Recovery and…