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Civilian aviation news, Space News April 14, 2019

The “Roc” World’s largest plane makes first flight over California

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The world’s largest aircraft took off over the Mojave Desert in California on Saturday, the first flight for the carbon-composite plane…

Space News April 2, 2019

Leonardo: contract signed in Brazil to detect oil spills using COSMO-SkyMed Earth observation satellites

• More than 50 Petrobras oil rigs north of Rio de Janeiro will be monitored by COSMO-SkyMed satellites daily, along with another 40 critical locations…

Space News March 29, 2019

Airbus prepares Cheops satellite for launch

Madrid, 29 March 2019 – Airbus Defence and Space has completed construction of the Cheops satellite (Characterising Exoplanet Satellite). The European Space Agency (ESA) recently…

Space News March 26, 2019

Second Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III Satellite For The U.S. Air Force Arrives In Cape Canaveral For July Launch

The U.S. Air Force’s second new GPS III satellite, bringing higher-power, more accurate and harder-to-jam signals to the GPS constellation, has arrived in Florida for…

Space News March 20, 2019

Lockheed Martin’s First Smart Satellites are Tiny with Big Missions

Tech that enables new missions and capability with a software push will be ready for launch this year DENVER, March 20, 2019 — Lockheed Martin…

The Lockheed Martin Habitat Ground Test Article (HGTA) Lunar habitat prototype is designed to accommodate a variety of missions around the Moon. Photo courtesy: Lockheed Martin

Space News March 14, 2019

Lockheed Martin Finalizes Full-Scale Cislunar Habitat Prototype

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 14, 2019 — For long-duration, deep space missions, astronauts will need a highly efficient and reconfigurable space, and Lockheed Martin (NYSE:…

Space News March 11, 2019

Gateway to the moon

The International Space Station partners have endorsed plans to continue the development of the Gateway, an outpost around the Moon that will act as a…

Space News March 8, 2019

CREW DRAGON SPLASHES DOWN IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN

Crew Dragon splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean on March 8 at 5:45 a.m. PST, completing the spacecraft’s first mission to the International Space Station.

Space News March 1, 2019

SpaceX debuts new crew capsule in crucial test flight

(AP) — SpaceX closes in on human spaceflight with this weekend’s debut of a new capsule designed for astronauts. The six-day test flight will be…

Space News February 22, 2019

Branson’s Virgin Galactic takes another step toward space tourism

MOJAVE, Calif. (Reuters) – A Virgin Galactic rocket plane on Friday soared to the edge of space with a test passenger for the first time,…

Space News February 22, 2019

SpaceX, Boeing design risks threaten new delays for U.S. space program

SEATTLE (Reuters) – NASA has warned SpaceX and Boeing Co of design and safety concerns for their competing astronaut launch systems, according to industry sources…

Space News January 30, 2019

PRISMA: A REVOLUTION IN THE FIELD OF EARTH OBSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

The Italian Space Agency satellite will observe the Earth using a hyperspectral optical sensor, which can open up new scenarios for the control of the…

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