NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Begins Arm-Work Phase
PASADENA, Calif. — After driving more than a football field’s length since landing, NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity is spending several days preparing for full use…
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Metop-B weather satellite is ready for launch
06 September 2012 The European weather satellite built by Astrium has passed its final checks at the Baikonur cosmodrome Metop-B demonstrates Astrium’s expertise for instruments…
Boeing 702MP Selected for 1st Intelsat EpicNG Satellite
Intelsat 29e, 1st of the Intelsat EpicNG satellites, scheduled for launch in 2015 EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sept. 4, 2012 — The Boeing [NYSE: BA] 702MP…
First man on the moon, Neil Armstrong dies at 82
First man on the moon, Neil Armstrong passed away after complications in hart surgery. Armstrong will always be remembered as the first human who walked on another…
Fourth Galileo satellite reaches French Guiana launch site
The next two Galileo satellites are now in place at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, being prepared for their shared launch this autumn. The fourth…
Lockheed Martin to Build Spacecraft for Insight Mars Lander, NASAs Next Discovery Mission
An exciting and novel mission to Mars has been selected as NASA’s next Discovery mission. The Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport…
Boeing-built Intelsat 21 Satellite Sends Initial Signals from Space
2nd 702MP satellite healthy, in transfer orbit after Aug. 18 launch EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 19, 2012 — Intelsat 21, the second Boeing [NYSE: BA]…
Rockwell Collins optics used on NASA’s Mars rover
Lens assemblies manufactured at Rockwell Collins in Carlsbad, Calif., are being used on NASA’s Mars rover, Curiosity. Launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Nov. 26,…
NASA Lands Car-Size Rover Curiosity Beside Martian Mountain
PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s most advanced Mars rover Curiosity has landed on the Red Planet. The one-ton rover, hanging by ropes from a rocket backpack,…
Boeing Receives 10th WGS Satellite Order from US Air Force
Boeing has received a $338.7 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to produce and launch a tenth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite. The…
Raytheon’s Space Fence technology ready to track space debris
The U.S. Air Force and Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) have completed the preliminary design review (PDR) contract of the Space Fenceprogram. Space Fence is capable…
Boeing-built Legacy UHF Payload Successfully Operating on MUOS-1 Satellite
Boeing today said that its legacy communications payload onboard the Lockheed Martin-built Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-1) satellite has passed all on-orbit tests. MUOS-1 was…
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