Lisa Pathfinder exceeds expectations
ESA’s LISA Pathfinder mission has demonstrated the technology needed to build a space-based gravitational wave observatory. Results from only two months of science operations show…
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BEAM Fully Expanded and Pressurized
Pressurization of the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) began at 4:34 p.m. EDT, and the eight tanks filled with air completed full pressurization of the…
ESA: 14 Galileo satellites now in orbit
Named for the astronomer who pinpointed Earth’s true position in the Solar System, the Galileo satellite navigation system that will help Europe find its way…
Lockheed Martin Delivers NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft to Launch Site
DENVER, May 23, 2016 – NASA’s asteroid sampling spacecraft, OSIRIS-REx, took an across-country journey of about 1,600 miles before it launches on its 509 million…
The Sentinel-1A radar satellite has detected a potential oil slick of EgyptAir flight MS804
The Sentinel-1A radar satellite has detected a potential oil slick in the eastern Mediterranean Sea – in the same area where EgyptAir flight MS804 disappeared…
Lockheed Martin to Demonstrate Future Evolution of its Flexible GPS III Satellite Design for the U.S. Air Force
DENVER, May 19, 2016 – In the future, when mission needs change for the Global Positioning System (GPS), the U.S. Air Force will be able…
Airbus Defence and Space starts Orion service module assembly
During Exploration Mission-1, Orion will fly more than 64,000 km beyond the Moon Service module provides power and propulsion for Orion and life support systems…
US Air Force Awards Northrop Grumman GPS III Space Vehicle Alternatives Program Study Contract
The Air Force’s 26-month contract aims to improve GPS resiliency and affordability The United States Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a 26-month…
Orion Exploration Mission-1 Crew Module Pressure Tested
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 11, 2016 – The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and NASA Orion team has successfully proof-pressure tested the Orion spacecraft’s Exploration Mission-1…
NASA’s Kepler Mission Announces Largest Collection of Planets Ever Discovered
NASA’s Kepler mission has verified 1,284 new planets – the single largest finding of planets to date. “This announcement more than doubles the number of…
SpaceX breaks Boeing-Lockheed monopoly on military space launches
(Reuters) The U.S. Air Force on Wednesday awarded billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX an $83 million contract to launch a GPS satellite, breaking the monopoly that…
Sentinel-1B_in_position_for_liftoff
With just two days to liftoff, the next Sentinel for Europe’s environmental monitoring programme in now poised high in the launch tower at Europe’s Spaceport…