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Space News July 23, 2014

ATV-5: loaded and locked

ESA’s fifth Automated Transfer Vehicle is now scheduled for launch to the International Space Station at 23:44 GMT on 29 July (01:44 CEST 30 July)…

Space News July 8, 2014

Boeing to Build Intelsat 35e EpicNG Satellite

Boeing will build the Intelsat 35e Epic Next Generation satellite for Intelsat, the world’s leading provider of global satellite services and Boeing’s largest commercial satellite…

Space News July 8, 2014

Airbus Defence and Space completes production of heat shields for 2016 ExoMars mission

Shields will protect the Schiaparelli capsule during descent through Martian atmosphere Airbus Defence and Space is also responsible for developing the Mars rover vehicle for…

Space News June 30, 2014

Launch of SPOT 7 completes Airbus Defence and Space observation satellite constellation

30 June 2014 The SPOT 7 Earth-observation satellite, designed and developed by Airbus Defence and Space, was launched successfully from the space centre in India…

Space News June 25, 2014

U.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin Contract For Next Two SBIRS Missile Defense Early Warning Satellites

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 25, 2014 – The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $1.86 billion fixed-price contract to complete the production of the…

Space News June 25, 2014

6th Boeing GPS IIF Completes On-Orbit Checkout

Milestone marks delivery of first half of GPS IIF fleet GPS IIF satellites improving system accuracy, performance EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 25, 2014 – With…

General Aviation News, Space News June 23, 2014

MAKING HISTORY IN MOJAVE

Remembering the first space flight of SpaceShipOne. On June 21 2004, the world’s first privately built spaceship was flown to space by a private astronaut-pilot…

General Aviation News, Space News June 17, 2014

Lockheed venture eyes alternate rocket engine by 2019

(Reuters) – The rocket launch company run by Boeing Co and Lockheed Martin Corp on Monday said it had signed contracts with multiple U.S. firms…

Space News June 16, 2014

Airbus Group and Safran To Join Forces in Launcher Activities

Companies Agree To Reshape Their Space Launcher Business, Create 50-50 Joint Venture New Set-up To Increase Sector Competitiveness and Provide Customers With More Cost-Efficient Solutions…

Space News June 10, 2014

Northrop Grumman to Supply Navigation System for South Korea’s GEO KOMPSAT-2 Satellites

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) to provide space inertial reference systems for the GEO-KOMPSAT-2 space…

Space News June 10, 2014

Boeing Completes 2nd 702HP Satellite for the Government of Mexico

Mexsat system to expand disaster-relief, remote-area communications The Mexican Ministry of Communications and Transportation (SCT) and Boeing are a step closer to enhancing Mexico’s mobile…

Space News June 4, 2014

NASA AND VIRGIN GALACTIC SELECT PAYLOADS FOR FIRST SPACE RESEARCH FLIGHT ONBOARD SPACESHIPTWO

12 Payloads Designed by American Universities, Private Companies, and Federal Labs to fly on NASA-Chartered Virgin Galactic Flight MOJAVE, Calif. – June, 3 2014 –…