Russia to launch 12 Proton-M rockets in 2013
MOSCOW, May 22 (Xinhua) — Russia would launch 12 Proton-M heavy space rockets this year, Khrunichev space industry center said Wednesday. Three had already been…
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Boeing Selected to Build ViaSat-2 Satellite
ViaSat becomes new Boeing satellite customer Companies to cooperatively sell satellite architecture Boeing [NYSE: BA] has a new satellite customer under a contract to design…
4th Boeing GPS IIF Satellite Joins Constellation on Orbit
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., May 15, 2013 – With today’s launch of the fourth GPS IIF satellite, Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Air Force continue…
ISS Crewmembers Safely Land in Kazakhstan
The Soyuz TMA-07M landing capsule touched the ground on Tuesday morning in a designated area in Kazakhstan safely bringing back three crewmembers from the International…
ISS Astronauts Replace Pump to Fix Ammonia Leak
Expedition 35 crew members Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn have removed and replaced a pump on a cooling system of the International Space Station (ISS)…
ISS Astronauts Prepare for Spacewalk to Fix Ammonia Leak
Astronauts in the US section of the International Space Station (ISS) were preparing for a possible spacewalk to inspect and fix an ammonia leak in…
Boeing to Build 4 More Intelsat Epic 702MP Satellites
Contract establishes Boeing as primary manufacturer of Epic high-performance satellites New agreement brings Intelsat 702MP order total to 8 Boeing [NYSE: BA] will build four…
NASA Extends Russia Space Travel Deal
WASHINGTON, April 30 – NASA will pay an additional $424 million to extend its contract with Russia’s Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) to transport US astronauts…
Herschel finishes scientific mission on a high note!
The Herschel satellite, part of the joint scientific mission, Herschel-Planck, with Thales Alenia Space as prime contractor, completed its mission today. A high-tech jewel, considered,…
VIRGIN GALACTIC BREAKS SPEED OF SOUND IN FIRST ROCKET-POWERED FLIGHT OF SPACESHIPTWO
Sir Richard Branson witnesses vehicle-proving milestone as company sets year-end goal for spaceflight MOJAVE, Calif. – Today, Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial spaceline owned…
China successfully sends “Gaofen-1” into space
Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying a high-definition earth observation satellite “Gaofen-1” and other three small satellites made by Ecuador, Argentina and Turkey as well as…
NASA Successfully Launches Three Smartphone Satellites
WASHINGTON — Three smartphones destined to become low-cost satellites rode to space Sunday aboard the maiden flight of Orbital Science Corp.’s Antares rocket from NASA’s…
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