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Space News September 7, 2020

Reusable Chinese spacecraft lands successfully

(Reuters) – An experimental reusable spacecraft launched into orbit two days ago by China has successfully returned to a designated site on Sunday, marking a…

Space News March 3, 2020

NASA Invites Media to View Orion Spacecraft for First Artemis Lunar Mission

NASA’s Orion spacecraft, a critical part of the agency’s Artemis I mission, has completed its three-month test campaign at NASA’s Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio, where it…

General Aviation News January 27, 2020

Test campaign for Orion’s propulsion system completed

The two-year test campaign for the propulsion system of the European Service Module ends with a test of the auxiliary engines. The Propulsion Qualification Module…

Space News September 24, 2019

NASA Awards Lockheed Martin Contract For Six Orion Spacecraft

NASA and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) have finalized a contract for the production and operations of six Orion spacecraft missions and the ability to order…

Space News February 1, 2018

Lockheed Martin Begins Construction on First Orion Spaceship that will take Astronauts into Deep Space

DENVER, Feb. 1, 2018 — Construction has officially begun on the spaceship that will achieve America’s goal of returning astronauts to the Moon. Lockheed Martin technicians…

Space News August 22, 2017

Next Orion Spacecraft Powers-up for First Time

Brain and Heart Brought to Life on NASA’s Deep Space Exploration Ship DENVER, Aug. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Engineers at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and…

Space News April 19, 2017

EarthCARE: Japanese Cloud Radar meets its spacecraft

EarthCARE, the Cloud, Aerosol and Radiation Mission of European Space Agency (ESA), met its Cloud Profiling Radar (CPR), the Japanese payload for the mission, for…

Space News July 4, 2016

Fastest-Ever Spacecraft to Arrive at Jupiter Tonight

NASA’s Juno probe will attempt to slip into orbit around Jupiter tonight (July 4), shortly after becoming the fastest object ever made by human hands. As Juno…

Space News December 17, 2015

Next Stop: Mars – Lockheed Martin Delivers NASA’s InSight Spacecraft to Launch Site

Next Mission to Mars Working Toward a March Launch DENVER, Dec. 17, 2015 – NASA’s latest mission to Mars took its next step on its…

Space News October 26, 2015

Lockheed Martin Moves into Full-Scale Assembly and Test of NASA’s Orion Spacecraft

DENVER, Co., Oct. 26, 2015 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and NASA have completed the majority of Orion’s Critical Design Review (CDR) which means the…

Space News July 14, 2015

NASA’s Three-Billion-Mile Journey to Pluto Reaches Historic Encounter

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is at Pluto. After a decade-long journey through our solar system, New Horizons made its closest approach to Pluto Tuesday, about…

Space News May 28, 2015

Lockheed Martin Completes Assembly of NASA’s InSight Mars Lander

Next Mission to Mars Starts Critical Environmental Testing Denver, May 28, 2015 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has assembled NASA’s InSight Mars spacecraft, which is…