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Space News October 3, 2013

European Space Freighter Raises ISS Orbit

MOSCOW, October 3 (RIA Novosti) – Engines of Europe’s ATV space freighter, currently docked with the International Space Station (ISS), were switched on Wednesday evening…

Space News September 26, 2013

Success of the 1,810th launch of Soyuz

The 1,810th flight of a Soyuz launch vehicle was performed on Thursday, 26 September 2013 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 00:58 Moscow time…

General Aviation News, Space News July 17, 2013

ESA test opens way to UK spaceplane engine investment

The UK government has announced plans to invest in the development of an air-breathing rocket engine – intended for a single-stage-to-orbit spaceplane – following the…

Space News April 18, 2013

Focus on growing threat of space debris

The continuing growth in space debris poses an increasing threat to economically vital orbital regions. Next week, hundreds of top experts from across the globe…

Space News January 30, 2013

Astrium wins ESA contracts to design Ariane 6 and continue development of Ariane 5 ME

EADS The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed prime contractor agreements worth €108 million with Astrium These contracts enable the start of the Ariane 6…

Space News January 16, 2013

ESA workhorse to power NASA?s Orion spacecraft

ESA agreed with NASA today to contribute a driving force to the Orion spacecraft planned for launch in 2017. Ultimately, Orion will carry astronauts further…

Space News November 19, 2012

Polish flag raised at ESA

The Council meeting at Ministerial level this week sees the Polish flag flying for the first time alongside those of ESA’s other Member States after…

General Aviation News November 5, 2012

Hypergravity helping aircraft fly further

ESA research has helped to develop an aircraft-grade alloy that is twice as light as conventional nickel superalloys while offering equally good properties. The path…

Space News October 19, 2012

ESA Science Programme’s new small satellite will study super-Earths

Studying planets around other stars will be the focus of the new small Science Programme mission, Cheops, ESA announced today. Its launch is expected in…

Space News September 25, 2012

ATV-3 set for overnight undocking

ESA’s Automated Transfer Vehicle Edoardo Amaldi is set to undock from the International Space Station tonight at 22:35 GMT (00:35 CEST). Mission controllers will steer…

Space News September 17, 2012

Europe’s second polar-orbiting weather satellite is aloft

The second Metop satellite was launched today from the Baikonur cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan, atop a Russian Soyuz launcher. Metop-B will ensure the continuity of the…

Space News August 21, 2012

Fourth Galileo satellite reaches French Guiana launch site

The next two Galileo satellites are now in place at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, being prepared for their shared launch this autumn. The fourth…

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