EchoStar IX/Telstar 13, a powerful multi-band satellite built for EchoStar Communications Corporation and Loral Skynet by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), was successfully launched yesterday at 11:31 pm EDT. The satellite, to […]
USNO Knows Where the Stars Are
The United States Naval Observatory (USNO) has officially released the Second Edition of the USNO CCD Astrograph Catalog (UCAC2), the most astrometrically precise star catalog ever produced by ground-based instrumentation. […]
Boeing EDD Awarded Amplifier Contract For JCSAT-9
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems to provide amplifiers and power conditioners for the JCSAT-9 satellite being built for JSAT Corporation of […]
Boeing to Build Fourth High-Power Spacecraft for XM Satellite Radio
Boeing will build and deliver a fourth Boeing 702 satellite for XM Satellite Radio, Inc., the Washington, D.C.-based provider of the nation’s leading satellite radio service. The satellite, designated XM-4, […]
Challenger Center Event: Cosmic Rendezvous – An Evening Among The Stars
On October 24th, 2003, plan for launch! Cosmic Rendezvous – An Evening Among The Stars will take place at the Westin Galleria in Houston, Texas benefiting the Challenger Center for […]
Orbital Selected for $25 Million Scientific Satellite Contract
Company’s Satellite Manufacturing Business Bolstered by Strong Demand for Low-Earth Orbit Scientific Spacecraft (Dulles, VA 6 August 2003) – Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) announced today that it has been […]
NASA GRC Center Director Campbell Selected as NASA Deputy Administrator Special Assistant
NASA Deputy Administrator Frederick D. Gregory today named Donald J. Campbell, Director for NASA’s Glenn Research Center (GRC) at Lewis Field in Cleveland, to help develop high-power generation systems for […]
Canada Joins NASA 2007 Mission to Mars
BRAMPTON, Ont. — NASA announced today that the Scout Mission "Phoenix," that includes a sophisticated instrumentation package developed by a team of Canadian scientists and engineers, has been selected to […]
Injection into orbit of Echostar IX Spacecraft from the sea-based Sea Launch Complex
The 3-stage Integrated Launch Vehicle (ILV) Zenit-3SL with Echostar IX Spacecraft (SC) was launched at 7 hours 31 minutes Moscow Time (3:31 Greenwich mean time) from the sea-based Odyssey Launch […]
Media Invited to NASA Symposium: “Four Years of Chandra Observations” Symposium
Media are invited to the 3-day symposium, “Four Years of Chandra Observations: A Tribute to Riccardo Giacconi,” from Tuesday, September 16 through Thursday, September 18, 2003. The symposium will be […]