Lockheed Martin Completes Final Friction Stir Weld on Orion Spacecraft
NEW ORLEANS, La, June 15th, 2010 — The Orion crew exploration vehicle took shape as the two halves of the crew module were fused together…
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SPACEX AND THE NATIONAL SPACE ORGANIZATION (NSPO) SIGN CONTRACT TO LAUNCH EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE
Hawthorne, CA – June 14, 2010 – Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and the National Space Organization (NSPO) have signed contract for the launch of NSPO’s…
Lockheed Martin Solar X-Ray Imager on NOAA GOES-15 Spacecraft Sees “First Lightâ€
PALO ALTO, Calif., June 14th, 2010 — The Solar X-ray Imager (SXI) instrument aboard the NOAA GOES-15 spacecraft has seen “first light.†SXI was designed…
SPACEX ACHIEVES ORBITAL BULLSEYE WITH INAUGURAL FLIGHT OF FALCON 9 ROCKET
A major win for NASA’s plan to use commercial rockets for astronaut transport Cape Canaveral, Florida – June 7, 2010 – SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies…
Boeing Team Ships 1st SBSS Spacecraft to Launch Site
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 1, 2010 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and its teammate Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. today announced that the first…
NASA's Airborne Infrared Observatory Sees The "First Light"
MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. — The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a joint program by NASA and the German Aerospace Center, achieved a major milestone…
Boeing GPS IIF-1 Satellite Sends 1st Signals from Space
May 28, 2010 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] has acquired the first on-orbit signals from the Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-1 satellite, the inaugural spacecraft in…
Space Shuttle Atlantis Returns Home After Its Final Planned Mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Atlantis and six astronauts ended a 12-day journey of more than 4.8 million miles with an 8:48 a.m. EDT…
Phoenix Mars Lander Does Not Phone Home, New Image Shows Damage
PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander has ended operations after repeated attempts to contact the spacecraft were unsuccessful. A new image transmitted by NASA’s…
Space Shuttle Crew Set To Return To Earth Wednesday
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Atlantis and its six-member crew are expected to return to Earth on Wednesday, May 26, after a 12-day mission….
Lockheed Martin Delivers First U.S. Air Force Advanced EHF Satellite
New-Generation Protected Military Communications Satellite Scheduled to Launch July 2010 SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 25th, 2010 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has delivered the first satellite…
Japan launches space probe to explore Venus
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched Venus climate orbiter Akatsuki early Friday, said reports from Tanegashima, an island south of Japan’s main island Kyushu. The H-2A…
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