Russian-Ukrainian Rocket Launches Eutelsat-3B Satellite
NYON, Switzerland, May 27, 2014 – Sea Launch SA has successfully launched the EUTELSAT 3B satellite today from at its ocean-based Launch Platform Odyssey. This…
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VIRGIN GALACTIC ROCKET MOTOR MILESTONE
Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial spaceline which is owned by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and Abu Dhabi’s aabar Investments PJS, has selected a…
Dutch astronaut Wubbo Ockels dies at 68
Netherlands first Astronaut Wubbo Ockels died today at 68 in Anthony van Leeuwenhoek hospital – Amsterdam. Wubbo Ockels was the first Dutchman in space, he…
Russia‘s Proton-M Rocket Lost After Unspecified Failure
MOSCOW, May 16 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s Proton-M carrier rocket suffered an unknown failure and was lost early on Friday, about nine minutes after being…
SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft with NASA Cargo Set for Return to Earth
NASA Television will provide live coverage of the departure of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft from the International Space Station beginning at 9 a.m. EDT on…
Russia targets space station project in retaliation for U.S. sanctions
* Senior official says U.S. sanctions hurt Russian space industry * Wants guarantee Russian engine imports not be used for U.S. military * Says it…
SpaceX wins injunction to stop USAF buying Russian rocket engines
(Reuters) – A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge issued an injunction late Wednesday prohibiting a joint venture between Lockheed Martin Corp and Boeing from…
GOES-R Weather Satellite Modules Delivered To Lockheed Martin
New Satellite Will Advance Weather Forecasts on Earth and in Space DENVER, May 1, 2014 – The two large modules of the first GOES-R series…
Kazakhstan’s first Earth observation satellite has been placed successfully in orbit
KazEOSat-1 (formerly known as DZZ-HR), the Republic of Kazakhstan’s first Earth observation satellite, was successfully launched last night on board a Vega launcher from the…
Kazakhstan’s first Earth observation satellite to be launched at the end of April
KazEOSat-1 to provide Kazakhstan with very high-resolution data KazEOSat-1 incorporates the best space technology from Airbus Defence and Space with new avionics, silicon carbide, large…
ESA’s weightless plants fly on a Dragon
It is a race against time for ESA’s Gravi-2 experiment following launch last Friday on the Dragon space ferry. Stowed in Dragon’s cargo are lentil…
Russian Space Agency Creates Hashtag for Cosmonaut Selfies
The Russian space agency Roscosmos has launched a project to collect cosmonaut self-portrait photos and publish them online, the agency’s press office said Friday….
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