Live updates: Rosetta mission comet landing
On 12 November, Rosetta’s Philae probe is set to make the first-ever landing on a comet when it touches down on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. Separation of…
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SpaceX aims to step up launch rate with next mission for NASA
(Reuters) – A cargo version of the spaceship being developed by privately owned Space Exploration Technologies is slated to launch early Saturday from Cape Canaveral…
Bell 407 Increases High and Hot Mission Capabilities in North America
Bell 407 Increases High and Hot Mission Capabilities in North America Capabilities Showcased in Week-Long Demo Tour on the West Coast FORTH WORTH, TEXAS (September…
RQ-4 Global Hawk Demonstrates Expanded Mission Capabilities
With several test flights this summer, the U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk Wide Area Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) proved its ability to operate…
Airbus Defence and Space completes production of heat shields for 2016 ExoMars mission
Shields will protect the Schiaparelli capsule during descent through Martian atmosphere Airbus Defence and Space is also responsible for developing the Mars rover vehicle for…
Unmanned Aircraft Series Sets Record for Mission Hours Flown in One Week
Flight record is more than 50 percent above those recorded for Global Hawk in 2013 SAN DIEGO – May 30, 2014 –Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE:NOC)…
NASA 2016 Mars Mission To Begin Building Spacecraft
ENVER, May 19, 2014 – The team preparing NASA’s next Mars lander mission gained a green light today to begin building the spacecraft, which will…
OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Mission Passes Important Design Review
DENVER, April 10, 2014 – NASA’s OSIRIS-REx program has successfully completed a comprehensive technical review of the mission and has been given approval to begin…
TriStar Retires After 30 Years Service with the RAF
The Lockheed TriStar has flown its last operational mission with the Royal Air Force bringing to an end 30 years of service which saw the…
NASA Coverage Set for March 16 SpaceX Mission to Space Station
The next SpaceX cargo mission to the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services contract is scheduled to launch Sunday, March 16, from Space…
ESA’s ‘sleeping beauty’ wakes up from deep space hibernation
It was a fairy-tale ending to a tense chapter in the story of the Rosetta space mission this evening as ESA heard from its distant…
NASA Launches Mission to Study Upper Atmosphere of Mars
NASA mission that will investigate how Mars lost its atmosphere and abundant liquid water launched into space at 1:28 p.m. EST Monday from Cape Canaveral…
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