NASA Orders Three More Orion Spacecraft from Lockheed Martin
ENVER, Oct. 24, 2022– Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is now under contract to deliver three Orion spacecraft to NASA for its Artemis VI-VIII missions, continuing the delivery…
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The final two Pléiades Neo satellites arrive in Kourou for launch
Toulouse, 24 October 2022 – The last batch of the Airbus-built, owned and operated Pléiades Neo satellites has arrived at the European Space Center in…
Airbus Beluga delivers Airbus satellite to Kennedy Space Center
First Airbus Eurostar Neo satellite successfully launched just hours before its twin arrived at KSCSecond Eutelsat telecommunications satellite to join its twin in orbit within…
Second batch of Airbus’ Sparkwing solar panels selected by Aerospacelab to accommodate serial production of satellites
An additional six of Airbus’ Sparkwing solar panels have been selected by Aerospacelab to accommodate their ramp up towards higher satellite production volumes. The panels…
Boeing-Built SES Satellites Send, Receive First Signals
– Satellites launched from Cape Canaveral on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket – Signals confirmed following geostationary injection orbit – Dual-launch configuration…
NASA’s Stakeholder Collaborations Help Inform Moon to Mars Planning
NASA released a revised version of its Moon to Mars objectives Tuesday, forming a blueprint for shaping exploration throughout the solar system. These guideposts in…
UK built Prometheus 2 imaging and monitoring cubesats on track for UK launch
Airbus jointly designed Prometheus 2 cubesats in final environmental and vibration testing ready for Cornwall launch The Prometheus 2 satellites, which have been jointly designed…
NASA orders five more astronaut missions from Musk’s SpaceX in $1.4 bln deal
WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – SpaceX will launch five more astronaut missions to the International Space Station for NASA at the end of the decade…
NASA to make second attempt at debut moon rocket launch on Saturday
WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – NASA aims to make a second attempt to launch its giant next-generation moon rocket on Saturday, Sept. 3, five days…
NASA delays debut Artemis flight of new moon rocket after engine cooling issue
Florida blast-off had been targeted for MondayArtemis program seeks to return humans to moon, perhaps by 2025Program is successor to Apollo moon missions 50 years…
Fly me to the Moon! NASA’s Orion spacecraft with the Airbus-built European Service Module is ready for launch
Europe supplies the ‘heart and lungs’ for astronaut lunar missions Airbus is leading the European team on behalf of ESA NASA’s Orion spacecraft will be launched in…
NASA Identifies Candidate Regions for Landing Next Americans on Moon
As NASA prepares to send astronauts back to the Moon under Artemis, the agency has identified 13 candidate landing regions near the lunar South Pole….