Boeing All-Electric Satellite Passes Critical Design Review
The first Boeing electric-powered satellite, the 702 Small Platform (702SP), has passed its Critical Design Review, allowing the new program to move two satellites into…
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NASA Astronauts Demonstrate Operations in Boeing CST-100 Spacecraft
Commercial Space Transportation vehicle’s interior unveiled ahead of Critical Design Review Two NASA astronauts for the first time evaluated communications, ergonomics and crew-interface aspects of…
Lockheed Martin Ships Third AEHF Satellite To U.S. Air Force for Upcoming Launch
Lockheed Martin shipped the third Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on July 10, where it…
Lockheed Martin GPS III Satellite Prototype To Help Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Prep For Launch
Lockheed Martin recently delivered a full-sized, functional prototype of the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to test facilities…
Boeing CST-100 Spacecraft Model Passes Water-Recovery Tests
HOUSTON, July 19, 2013 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] recently demonstrated that astronauts in its Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 capsule will be able to safely exit…
Astrium a prime contractor twice over for Alphasat launch aboard Ariane 5
Alphasat, the world’s most sophisticated commercial communications satellite ever built, is ready for its launch aboard an Ariane 5, scheduled on 25 July Alphasat, designed…
ESA test opens way to UK spaceplane engine investment
The UK government has announced plans to invest in the development of an air-breathing rocket engine – intended for a single-stage-to-orbit spaceplane – following the…
Water in Helmet Aborts Spacewalk
‘Houston, We Have a Leak’ A leak inside an Italian astronaut’s helmet caused NASA to cut short a spacewalk by two crew members of…
U.S. Navy Poised to Launch Lockheed Martin-Built Secure Communications Satellite for Mobile Users
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., July 16, 2013 — The U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin [NYSE : LMT] are ready to launch the second…
NASA Hubble Finds New Neptune Moon
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a new moon orbiting the distant blue-green planet Neptune, the 14th known to be circling the giant planet. The…
NASA, Industry Test Additively Manufactured Rocket Engine Injector
CLEVELAND — NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne of West Palm Beach, Fla., recently finished testing a rocket engine injector made through additive manufacturing, or 3-D printing….
Science Team Outlines Goals for NASA’s 2020 Mars Rover
The rover NASA will send to Mars in 2020 should look for signs of past life, collect samples for possible future return to Earth, and…
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