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Space News January 27, 2012

Launch of Space Station Crew Faces Delay, by air leak in the capsule.

The launch of a Soyuz capsule carrying the new International Space Station (ISS) crew may be postponed over faults in the capsule’s assembly. The three…

Space News January 27, 2012

Astronaut Jerry Ross, First Seven-Time Flier, Retires

HOUSTON — Jerry Ross, the first person to launch into space seven times, has retired from NASA. In a career that spanned more than three…

Space News January 24, 2012

Boeing GPS IIF Satellites Assembled Using ‘Pulse’ Manufacturing Line

Pulse line fosters more efficient manufacturing and reduced costs GPS IIF system being built on a faster schedule EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Jan. 24, 2012…

Space News January 20, 2012

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…

Space News January 19, 2012

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….

Space News January 19, 2012

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…

Space News January 18, 2012

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…

Space News January 18, 2012

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.,…

Space News January 16, 2012

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…

Space News January 13, 2012

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…

Space News January 12, 2012

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…

Space News January 11, 2012

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…

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