WGS-4 healthy and ready for orbital maneuvers
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Jan. 19, 2012 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] has received the first on-orbit signals from the fourth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite it…
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Vega rocket ready for first flight
Final checkout of Europe’s new Vega launcher was completed last Friday, marking another milestone towards its maiden flight from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana….
Astrium 2011: A good year
Provisional revenues of €5 billion and an order intake of €3.6 billion despite an increasingly competitive economic climate Major contracts in 2011 included 4 for…
China to launch 21 rockets, 30 satellites in 2012
China will launch more rockets and satellites into space in 2012, chinanews.com reported Tuesday citing the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). The main…
4th Boeing Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite Ready for Liftoff
WGS-4 scheduled for Jan. 19 launch from Cape Canaveral Satellite 1st in Block II series that includes new radio frequency bypass EL SEGUNDO, Calif.,…
Planck’s HFI completes its survey of early Universe
The High Frequency Instrument on ESA’s Planck mission has completed its survey of the remnant light from the Big Bang. The sensor ran out of…
China launches meteorological satellite
China successfully launched meteorological satellite Fengyun-II 07 at 8:56 am Friday from its southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Center. Capable of providing continuous meteorological monitoring and…
Russian spacecraft turned space junk to crash soon
AP Aerospace Writer Marcia Dunn contributed from Cape Canaveral, Fla. A Russian spacecraft designed to burnish the nation’s faded space glory in a mission to…
U.S. Air Force Awards Contract to Lockheed Martin for GPS III Launch and Checkout Capability
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $21.5 million contract to provide a Launch and Checkout Capability (LCC) to command and…
Boeing Begins NASA Solar Electric Propulsion Study
The Boeing Company has begun work on a four-month NASA contract to develop a mission concept study for solar electric propulsion technologies. Under the $600,000…
Overview of ESA activities in 2012
First launch of Vega Europe’s family of launchers will welcome its smallest member, Vega. Location: CSG, Europe’s Spaceport (French Guiana) Date: 9 February BepiColombo presentation…
Lockheed Martin and NASA Place Two Grail Spacecraft Into Orbit Around the Moon
DENVER, January 1st, 2012 — Both of NASA’s Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft were successfully inserted into orbit around the Earth’s moon. The…
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