Underwater astronaut on the Moon
ESA astronaut Jean-François Clervoy and ESA astronaut instructor Hervé Stevenin slipped into the roles of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin last week for an underwater…
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Russian Cosmonaut Bails Out of Upcoming Spaceflight
MOSCOW, September 5 (RIA Novosti) – An experienced Russian spaceman set to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2015 suddenly tendered his resignation…
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has successfully launched Spacecoms AMOS-4, the largest and most sophisticated communication satellite built in Israel to date
AMOS-4, built by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for Spacecom, was successfully launched saturday night (August 31, 2013) from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, aboard a ZENIT 3SLB launcher. This…
Ariane 5 launches with two communications satellites
An Ariane 5 rocket took off Thursday at 22:30 local time (20:30 GMT) from the Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, and carrying two communications…
NASA Ends Attempts to Fully Recover Kepler Spacecraft, Potential New Missions Considered
Following months of analysis and testing, the Kepler Space Telescope team is ending its attempts to restore the spacecraft to full working order, and now…
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…
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…
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