Japanese rocket ferrying supplies to space station
TOKYO – A Japanese rocket carrying an unmanned cargo transporter to the International Space Station (ISS) blasted off Saturday, said reports from Tanegashima Island in…
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NASA Updates Shuttle Target Launch Dates For Two Flights
WASHINGTON — NASA is targeting 4:50 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 24, for the launch of space shuttle Discovery’s STS-133 mission to the International Space…
Lockheed Martin Developed Multi-Mission Satellite Operations Center Goes Live With Launch of STPSAT-2
Ground Infrastructure Sharing Saves U.S. Air Force Resources VALLEY FORGE, Pa, January 11th, 2011 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced that the satellite command and…
WILL WHITEHORN TO RETIRE AS PRESIDENT OF VIRGIN GALACTIC.
GEORGE WHITESIDES TO TAKE ON COMBINED ROLE OF PRESIDENT AND CEO. Will Whitehorn, President of Virgin Galactic since the formation of the company in 2004,…
Andromeda’s once and future stars
Two ESA observatories have combined forces to show the Andromeda Galaxy in a new light. Herschel sees rings of star formation in this, the most…
First Advanced Extremely High Frequency Satellite Built By Lockheed Martin Launched Successfully
National asset will provide significant new communications capabilities to warfighter CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, August 14th, 2010 — The first Advanced Extremely High Frequency…
ESA extends ExoMars mission contract with Thales Alenia Space
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded a Contract Change Notice to Thales Alenia Space worth 98 million euros for the ExoMars mission to Mars….
Boeing Receives 3-Satellite Contract from Inmarsat
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 6, 2010 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that it has received a contract from Inmarsat to build three Ka-band satellites…
Ariane 5’s third launch of 2010
5 August 2010 Yesterday evening, an Ariane 5 launcher lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on its mission to place two telecommunications satellites, Nilesat-201…
Northrop Grumman Defense Support Program Satellite Model Slated for Display at U.S. Air Force Museum
REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Aug. 3, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — To commemorate 40 years of exceptional reliability and on-orbit performance of its Defense Support Program (DSP)…
NASA And ESA'S First Joint Mission To Mars Selects Instruments
WASHINGTON — NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) have embarked on a joint program to explore Mars in the coming decades and selected the…
Ball Aerospace, Lockheed Martin Demonstrate New Docking System Technology
Orion Hardware to be Flown and Tested Aboard NASA’s Last Shuttle Mission, STS-134 BOULDER, Colo, July 26th, 2010 — Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Lockheed…
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