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General Aviation News, Space News October 30, 2017

Saudi Arabia Announces Intended $1bn Investment In Virgin Space Companies

The Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia and Virgin Group(Virgin), have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a partnership under which PIF intends to…

Space News September 20, 2017

Airbus ships EchoStar 105/SES-11 telecom satellite to launch base Cape Canaveral, Florida

Toulouse, 20/09/2017 – The EchoStar 105/SES-11 spacecraft, built by Airbus Defence and Space for EchoStar, has been shipped from the Airbus facilities in Toulouse, France,…

Space News September 19, 2017

Lockheed Martin Introduces New Satellite Lineup

Today Lockheed Martin debuted a new family of satellite buses that form the core of nearly every space mission. From nanosats to high-powered satellites, the…

Military Aviation News, Space News September 12, 2017

Airbus to reshape Earth observation market with its Pléiades Neo constellation

The production of Airbus’ four new very high resolution satellites, which together will form the Pléiades Neo constellation, is well on schedule for launch in…

Space News September 11, 2017

Boeing to Design and Build Seven Medium Earth Orbit Satellites for SES

The satellites will carry Boeing’s most-advanced digital payload applicable to all orbits Boeing will design and build seven super-powered medium earth orbit (MEO) satellites for…

General Aviation News, Space News September 1, 2017

Dream Chaser spacecraft in captive-carry test over desert

A test version of a spacecraft resembling a mini space shuttle was carried aloft over the Mojave Desert by a helicopter Wednesday in a precursor…

Space News August 31, 2017

India’s navigation satellite implodes on take off

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s eighth navigation satellite imploded shortly after lift off on Thursday, state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. The IRNSS-1H satellite…

Space News August 30, 2017

Sentinel-5 Precursor has left Airbus’ Stevenage site and is on its way to the launch site

Stevenage, 30/08/2017 – Europe’s pollution monitoring satellite Sentinel-5 Precursor has left Airbus’ Stevenage site and is on its way to the launch site, the Plesetsk…

Space News August 28, 2017

SATURN’S RINGS AND PROMETHEUS

The international Cassini mission is drawing to a close in spectacular style: diving between Saturn and its innermost rings and exploring uncharted territory like never…

Space News August 22, 2017

Next Orion Spacecraft Powers-up for First Time

Brain and Heart Brought to Life on NASA’s Deep Space Exploration Ship DENVER, Aug. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Engineers at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and…

Space News August 2, 2017

ESA Vega rocket launches two satellites

This morning Arianespace launched a Vega rocket carrying two Earth observation satellites for Italy, France and Israel encased in Vega’s lighter protective fairing. Liftoff of…

Space News July 31, 2017

OPTSAT-3000 EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE FOR ITALY’S MINISTRY OF DEFENCE IS READY TO BE LAUNCHED

The launch is scheduled for Wednesday 2 August from Kourou The whole satellite system is supplied by Leonardo through Telespazio; the prime contractor leading an…

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