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General Aviation News, Space News June 3, 2014

Tests completed for Airbus Defence and Space’s SpacePlane demonstrator in South China Sea

Held on 1-4 May, the tests of Airbus Defence and Space’s SpacePlane demonstrator validated the dynamic flight conditions encountered in the end-of-flight phase following a…

General Aviation News, Space News May 29, 2014

VIRGIN GALACTIC AND SPACEPORT AMERICA SIGN KEY AGREEMENT FOR ACCESS TO AIRSPACE FOR SPACEFLIGHTS FROM NEW MEXICO

Agreement between Virgin Galactic, Spaceport America, and the Federal Aviation Administration is the first to cover a commercial spaceline Virgin Galactic, the privately-funded space company…

Space News May 29, 2014

Proton Rocket Failure Probe Finds No Evidence of Deliberate Misconduct

MOSCOW, May 29 (RIA Novosti) – The interdepartmental state commission investigating the recent Proton-M carrier rocket launch failure has so far found no evidence supporting…

Space News May 28, 2014

Probing satellites’ mysterious death tumbling

Down on the ground, death equals stillness – but not in space. Derelict satellites can tumble in unpredictable ways and ESA’s team tasked with developing…

Space News May 27, 2014

Russian-Ukrainian Rocket Launches Eutelsat-3B Satellite

NYON, Switzerland, May 27, 2014 – Sea Launch SA has successfully launched the EUTELSAT 3B satellite today from at its ocean-based Launch Platform Odyssey. This…

Space News May 23, 2014

VIRGIN GALACTIC ROCKET MOTOR MILESTONE

Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial spaceline which is owned by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and Abu Dhabi’s aabar Investments PJS, has selected a…

EXTRA NEWS, General Aviation News, Space News May 18, 2014

Dutch astronaut Wubbo Ockels dies at 68

Netherlands first Astronaut Wubbo Ockels died today at 68 in Anthony van Leeuwenhoek hospital – Amsterdam. Wubbo Ockels was the first Dutchman in space, he…

Space News May 16, 2014

Russia‘s Proton-M Rocket Lost After Unspecified Failure

MOSCOW, May 16 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s Proton-M carrier rocket suffered an unknown failure and was lost early on Friday, about nine minutes after being…

Space News May 14, 2014

SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft with NASA Cargo Set for Return to Earth

NASA Television will provide live coverage of the departure of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft from the International Space Station beginning at 9 a.m. EDT on…

Space News May 13, 2014

Russia targets space station project in retaliation for U.S. sanctions

* Senior official says U.S. sanctions hurt Russian space industry * Wants guarantee Russian engine imports not be used for U.S. military * Says it…

Space News May 2, 2014

SpaceX wins injunction to stop USAF buying Russian rocket engines

(Reuters) – A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge issued an injunction late Wednesday prohibiting a joint venture between Lockheed Martin Corp and Boeing from…

Space News May 2, 2014

GOES-R Weather Satellite Modules Delivered To Lockheed Martin

New Satellite Will Advance Weather Forecasts on Earth and in Space DENVER, May 1, 2014 – The two large modules of the first GOES-R series…

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