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…
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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…
Virgin Galactic Reveals Privately Funded Satellite Launcher and Confirms SpaceShipTwo Poised for Powered Flight
New vehicle “LauncherOne” to transform small satellite market, as space tourism business powers into final leg of test flights During the Farnborough International Air Show…
Branson’s spaceship puts subdued plane giants in shade
British tycoon Richard Branson stole the show here Wednesday, announcing that he and his family would be on Virgin Galactic’s first trip into space, as…
Spaceport Farnborough?
Virgin Galactic headline Farnborough Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo provides star attraction at Farnborough International Airshow in preparation for a visit by Sir Richard Branson and many…
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