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Space News October 28, 2011

NASA Launches Multi-Talented Earth-Observing Satellite

WASHINGTON — NASA’s newest Earth-observing satellite soared into space early today aboard a Delta II rocket after liftoff at 5:48 a.m. EDT from Space Launch…

Space News May 30, 2011

Space Shuttle Endeavour Returns to Earth for Final Time Wednesday

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to return to Earth for the final time on Wednesday, June 1, completing a 16-day mission…

General Aviation News March 22, 2011

NASA Global Hawk Takes the Earth’s Temperature Over the Pacific Ocean

A Northrop Grumman-produced Global Hawk high altitude unmanned aircraft began a series of flights over the Pacific Ocean on Feb. 11 as part of a…

Space News March 15, 2011

Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services Selected to Launch DigitalGlobe WorldView-3 Earth Imaging Satellite

DENVER, Colo., March 15th, 2011 — Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT], announced today that it…

Civilian aviation news April 22, 2010

Bombardier Celebrates 300th 'Comfortably Greener' Q400 Turboprop with Porter Airlines on Earth Day 2010

Bombardier Aerospace today celebrated its 300th Q400 turboprop aircraft, a Q400 NextGen model. The milestone aircraft is the 20th Q400 turboprop to join Toronto-based Porter…

Space News April 20, 2010

Space Shuttle Discovery Crew Returns to Earth after Fortifying International Space Station Science

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Discovery and seven astronauts ended a 15-day journey of more than 6.2 million miles with a 9:08 a.m. EDT…

Military Aviation News March 31, 2010

Green Hornet to take flight on Earth Day

The Navy will demonstrate the ‘Green Hornet,’ an F/A-18 Super Hornet powered by a 50/50 biofuel blend, on Earth Day, April 22, at Naval Air…

Space News February 15, 2010

CryoSat to observe Earthâ€™s ice cover

ESA PR 03-2010. The European Space Agency is about to launch the most sophisticated satellite ever to investigate the Earthâ€™s ice fields and map ice…

Space News December 1, 2009

ESA astronaut Frank De Winne safely back on Earth

1 December 2009 ESA PR 30-2009. The Soyuz TMA-15 reentry module landed safely in Kazakhstan at 13.15 local time (08.15 CET), bringing ESA astronaut Frank…

Space News March 9, 2009

GOCE satellite launch â€“ mapping the Earthâ€™s gravity as never before

9 March 2009 ESA PR 04-2009. ESA is about to launch the most sophisticated of Earth Observation satellites to investigate the Earthâ€™s gravitational field with…

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