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Space News December 1, 2016

Russian space cargo ship destroyed after launch

(Reuters) An unmanned cargo ship headed to the International Space Station was destroyed about six minutes after liftoff from Kazakhstan on Thursday, the Russian space…

Space News November 8, 2016

Just one Ariane 5 rocket is going to launch 4 Galileo satellites into orbit this month

This month, a single Ariane 5 rocket is set to propel four Galileo satellites into orbit for the navigation constellation’s first-ever quadruple launch. Mission controllers…

Space News October 18, 2016

Successful launch for Cygnus cargo carrier towards ISS

Cygnus cargo carrier, with pressurized cargo module by Thales Alenia Space, headed for the International Space Station The Cygnus spacecraft was successfully launched (OA-5 Mission)…

Space News August 23, 2016

Lockheed Martin’s GOES-R Weather Satellite ready to Launch

NOAA’s newest weather satellite, GOES-R, left its Colorado home where it was built and is now in Florida where it will undergo preparations for a…

Space News June 20, 2016

New record and successful launch for Ariane 5

Ariane 5 launched two telecommunication satellites weighing a total of 10.730 tonnes into space from the European spaceport in Kourou, a new record for the European…

Space News February 29, 2016

Two more Galileo satellites poised for launch in May

Another pair of Galileo navigation satellites is scheduled for launch by Soyuz rocket in May, ahead of a quartet on an Ariane 5 in the…

Space News February 15, 2016

All dressed up with somewhere to go

Yesterday, a ‘team of teams’ working at ESA’s control centre conducted a final rehearsal for tomorrow’s launch of Sentinel-3A. The rehearsal was the culmination of…

Military Aviation News February 8, 2016

S. Korea, US to discuss deployment of US missile system

(AFP) South Korean and US defence officials said Sunday they would begin formal talks on the deployment on the Korean peninsula of a US missile…

Civilian aviation news February 1, 2016

Embraer delivers the first Legacy 500 to China’s launch customer Jackie Chan

Embraer announced today that Jackie Chan, a world-renowned movie star, has become the first customer in China to take delivery of a Legacy 500. “The…

Space News January 28, 2016

Successful launch of Ariane 5

Ariane 5’s first flight of 2016 from Kourou puts Intelsat telecommunications into orbit 70th successful flight in a row underlines maturity of Europe’s Ariane 5…

Civilian aviation news January 4, 2016

Emirates to launch daily service to Cebu and Clark in the Philippines

Emirates will launch a daily circular service from Dubai to Cebu (CEB) and Clark (CRK) in the Philippines, starting March 30, 2016. Utilising a Boeing…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News June 16, 2015

Alpha Star becomes first ACJ319neo launch customer

Riyadh-based Alpha Star has become the first to announce a commitment for an Airbus ACJ319neo[1], consolidating its role as the largest VVIP charter operator in…

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