Russia fails in launching US satellite
MOSCOW – A Russian Zenit-3SL carrying rocket failed to send an US telecommunications satellite into space and fell down into the Pacific Ocean on Friday,…
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Boeing TDRS-K Relay Satellite Sends 1st Signals from Space
Boeing has received the first on-orbit signals from the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS)-K, demonstrating that the vehicle is functioning and ready to use…
Astrium wins ESA contracts to design Ariane 6 and continue development of Ariane 5 ME
EADS The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed prime contractor agreements worth €108 million with Astrium These contracts enable the start of the Ariane 6…
SPACECOM AND SPACEX ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT FOR AMOS-6 SATELLITE LAUNCH
SpaceX Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Space Communication Ltd. (Spacecom) announced an agreement to launch Spacecom’s AMOS-6 satellite on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch vehicle. Falcon…
ESA workhorse to power NASA?s Orion spacecraft
ESA agreed with NASA today to contribute a driving force to the Orion spacecraft planned for launch in 2017. Ultimately, Orion will carry astronauts further…
Polish flag raised at ESA
The Council meeting at Ministerial level this week sees the Polish flag flying for the first time alongside those of ESA’s other Member States after…
Sir Richard Branson visits Virgin Galactic employees in Mojave, CA
And applauds unique achievements and re-names spaceship manufacturing company Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, today dropped into his Mojave, Calif.-based Virgin Galactic…
New Space Sensor as a Hosted Payload to Track Air Pollution Across North America
WASHINGTON — NASA has selected a proposal from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge, Mass., to build the first space-based instrument to monitor major air…
Astronauts Complete Spacewalk to Fix Space Station Cooling System
A US-Japanese team has returned to the to the Quest airlock module of the International Space Station (ISS) late on Thursday after completing a spacewalk…
Dragon Spacecraft Returns to Earth in First Official Cargo Resupply Mission to Space Station
SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft returned to Earth from the International Space Station, safely splashing down approximately 250 miles off the coast of southern California. “This historic…
Soyuz with New Crew Docks at Space Station
A Russian Soyuz TMA-06M spaceship with the new crew of the International Space Station (ISS), which took off from Baikonur Cosmodrome on Tuesday, docked with…
U.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin Initial Contract for Next Set of Missile Warning Satellites
SUNNYVALE, Calif., October 25, 2012 – The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] an $82 million contract to begin initial work on…
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