Crash landing feared as Europe’s Mars lander still silent
(Reuters) Thrusters intended to slow a European lander as it neared Mars on Wednesday fired for less time than expected before contact with the vehicle…
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Successful launch for Cygnus cargo carrier towards ISS
Cygnus cargo carrier, with pressurized cargo module by Thales Alenia Space, headed for the International Space Station The Cygnus spacecraft was successfully launched (OA-5 Mission)…
Rosetta Comet Probe’s Grand Finale
With today´s final touchdown of the Airbus Defence and Space built Rosetta probe on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, one of the most spectacular space missions has finally…
ESA’s Zero Gravity A310
Who wouldn’t want to run an experiment in lunar or martian gravity? ESA is offering European researchers the chance to test their theories on aircraft…
METimage: New Weather Data Every 1-7 seconds
DLR and Airbus Defence and Space sign 291 million euro contract for innovative meteorological instruments Launched on Metop-SG-A polar-orbiting weather satellites from 2021 Airbus Defence…
Airbus Defence and Space’s Gaia spacecraft delivers data on 1.1 billion stars
• Gaia’s ultra-stable silicon carbide platform has enabled accurate mapping of 1.6 billion stars with 1.1 billion published today • Precision optical instrument could pick…
Expansion broadband Africa thanks to Boeing GiSAT satellite
Boeing will build a 702 satellite, called GiSAT, with a new digital payload offering twice the capacity of previous digital payload designs. The customer, Cayman…
Countdown to Launch: Lockheed Martin-Built WorldView-4 Imaging Satellite Encapsulated for Sept. 16 Launch
Vandenberg air force Base, Calif., Sept. 8, 2016 – The WorldView-4 satellite, built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) for DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), has been encapsulated in…
Airbus Defence and Space’s PerúSAT-1 satellite ready for take-off
• PerúSAT-1 is Peru’s first satellite • Preparations complete for satellite launch scheduled for 16 September 2016 The PerúSAT-1 satellite, designed and built by Airbus…
NASA’s Record-breaking Astronaut, Crewmates Safely Return to Earth
NASA astronaut and Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams returned to Earth Tuesday after his U.S. record-breaking mission aboard the International Space Station. Williams and his…
ESA found Philae on comet
Less than a month before the end of the mission, Rosetta’s high-resolution camera has revealed the Philae lander wedged into a dark crack on Comet…
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explodes during test firing in Florida
(Reuters) An explosion destroyed a Falcon 9 rocket belonging to Elon Musk’s SpaceX during routine test firing at Cape Canaveral in Florida on Thursday, shaking…