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Space News November 11, 2014

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…

Space News September 19, 2014

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…

Civilian aviation news September 4, 2014

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…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News August 26, 2014

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…

Space News July 8, 2014

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…

Military Aviation News May 30, 2014

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)…

General Aviation News May 20, 2014

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…

Space News April 10, 2014

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…

Military Aviation News March 25, 2014

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…

Space News March 5, 2014

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…

Space News January 20, 2014

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…

Space News November 19, 2013

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…