Last ATV lifts off to supply the Space Station
The fifth and final mission of ESA’s Automated Transfer Vehicle got off to a flying start today with its launch from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou,…
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Boeing’s Space Bins Make Room for More Bags on 737s
Alaska Airlines is the launch customer for new bins RENTON, Wash., July 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced the launch of its new…
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…
Airbus Helicopters’ X3 high-speed demonstrator makes its new home at France’s national Air and Space museum
After opening the frontiers of flight during a record-setting test program, Airbus Helicopters’ X3 is now ready for its place in history as this high-speed…
NASA AND VIRGIN GALACTIC SELECT PAYLOADS FOR FIRST SPACE RESEARCH FLIGHT ONBOARD SPACESHIPTWO
12 Payloads Designed by American Universities, Private Companies, and Federal Labs to fly on NASA-Chartered Virgin Galactic Flight MOJAVE, Calif. – June, 3 2014 –…
Tests completed for Airbus Defence and Space’s SpacePlane demonstrator in South China Sea
Held on 1-4 May, the tests of Airbus Defence and Space’s SpacePlane demonstrator validated the dynamic flight conditions encountered in the end-of-flight phase following a…
Russia targets space station project in retaliation for U.S. sanctions
* Senior official says U.S. sanctions hurt Russian space industry * Wants guarantee Russian engine imports not be used for U.S. military * Says it…
ESA’s weightless plants fly on a Dragon
It is a race against time for ESA’s Gravi-2 experiment following launch last Friday on the Dragon space ferry. Stowed in Dragon’s cargo are lentil…
Lockheed Martin Solar Ultraviolet Imager Installed on GOES-R Weather Satellite
New Sensor Will Analyze and Predict Severe Space Weather PALO ALTO, Calif., April 17, 2014 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] has delivered a new solar analysis…
USAF 45th Space Wing launches NRO Satellite on board Atlas V
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. (AFNS) — The 45th Space Wing successfully launched a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex…
Boeing Donation to National Air and Space Museum to Support Renovation, Education
CHICAGO, April 3, 2014 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] will make a $30 million donation to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum to support education…
Thales Alenia Space-built Sentinel-1A, the first satellite in Europe’s Copernicus program, ready for launch
The European Space Agency’s Sentinel-1A satellite, designed and built by Thales Alenia Space, is ready to be launched from the Guiana Space Center in French…
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