China successfully launches maritime satellite
China successfully launched a maritime satellite at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China at 6:57 a.m. Tuesday Beijing Time. The orbiter, Haiyang-2,…
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Astrium ships ATV “Edoardo Amaldiâ€
Third ATV en route to Kourou “Edoardo Amaldi†scheduled to fly to the ISS in the spring of 2012 ATV plays an indispensable role in…
NASA selects Virgin Galactic for Suborbital Flights
US Space Agency will fly technology payloads to space onboard Virgin Galactic’s spacecraft. Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial spaceline, owned by Sir Richard Branson’s…
1st Boeing 702MP Satellite on Track for 2012 Launch Following Key Test
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 9, 2011 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that its Space & Intelligence Systems division has completed a key compatibility test…
Ariane 5’s fourth launch of 2011
Early this morning, an Ariane 5 launcher lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on its mission to place two telecommunications satellites, Astra-1N and…
NASA’S Juno Spacecraft Launches To Jupiter
 NASA’s solar-powered Juno spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 12:25 p.m. EDT Friday to begin a five-year journey to Jupiter. Juno’s…
NASA Spacecraft Data Suggest Water Flowing On Mars
Observations from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) have revealed possible flowing water during the warmest months on Mars. “NASA’s Mars Exploration Program keeps bringing us…
Boeing Selects Atlas V Rocket for Initial Commercial Crew Launches
The Boeing Company today announced it has selected the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket to launch the Boeing Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 spacecraft…
Russian cosmonauts launch defective satellite from ISS
MOSCOW, Aug. 3 Two Russian cosmonauts manually launched a mini satellite from the International Space Station ( ISS) during a six-hour spacewalk Wednesday, said the…
Virgin Galactic appoints its first Chief Financial Officer
Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial spaceline, owned by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and Aabar Investments PJS, has appointed Kenneth H. Sunshine as its…
Astronomers Find Largest, Most Distant Reservoir of Water
Two teams of astronomers have discovered the largest and farthest reservoir of water ever detected in the universe. The water, equivalent to 140 trillion times…
Eutelsat orders new Eutelsat 3B satellite from Astrium
Based on Astrium’s Eurostar E3000 platform, the satellite will operate across three frequency bands 20th satellite order by Eutelsat from Astrium Eutelsat has selected Astrium,…
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