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…
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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…
Focus on growing threat of space debris
The continuing growth in space debris poses an increasing threat to economically vital orbital regions. Next week, hundreds of top experts from across the globe…
Boeing Phantom Phoenix Small Satellites Reduce Manufacturing, Mission Costs
Boeing is developing a family of small satellite prototypes, called Phantom Phoenix, that can quickly and affordably be manufactured and configured for specific missions. Sharing…
Feather Flight and Nitrous Vent Test Success
Pictured above: Vapor is seen billowing from Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo (SS2) as part of the space vehicle’s in-flight nitrous venting test on April 3rd. During…
New ISS crew took a faster route to the space station that took just six hours instead of 48 hours
BAIKONUR, March 29 (RIA Novosti) – The Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft, carrying new crew members to the International Space Station (ISS), docked with the station as…
SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Returns Critical NASA Science to Earth
A Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft successfully completed the company’s second cargo flight to the International Space Station on Tuesday, March 26, with…
Dragon Return from Space Station Postponed
The return of the US Dragon space freighter from the International Space Station (ISS) to Earth has been postponed by one day due to poor…
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