PARIS — The European Space Agency (ESA) has been granted a 10 percent budget increase for 2005 to finance continued investment in launch vehicles and to pay for large new bills coming from its space-station program.
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HONOLULU — Boeing Satellite Systems of El Segundo, Calif., wants to secure U.S. Air Force funding this year so it can start ordering long-lead components for additional Wideband Gapfiller military communications satellites.
White House Nixes Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Funds for 2006
WASHINGTON — The White House has eliminated funding for a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope from its 2006 budget request and directed NASA to focus solely on deorbiting the popular spacecraft at the end of its life, according to government and industry sources.
JAXA To Launch Laser Satellite on Dnepr Rocket
TOKYO — The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will use a Ukrainian Dnepr rocket to launch a long-delayed experimental laser communications satellite this summer, according to documents released Dec. 27 by Japan’s Space Activities Commission .
Studying Space Radiation
NEW YORK — A team of researchers is looking to the M oon to develop the tools future astronauts may need to ward off potentially life-threatening levels of space radiation.
Cuts in Japan’s Space Budget To Force Launch Delays
TOKYO — Japan’s 2005 space budget will be 260.3 billion yen ($2.5 billion), 4.7 percent less than the current budget. As a result of the budget cuts and some technical problems, a number of satellite launches will be delayed, according to Japanese space officials.
Satellite Manufacturers End year With Low Commercial Sales
PARIS — Twelve new commercial telecommunications satellite orders were booked in 2004, a year in which Space Systems/Loral did not emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection but did emerge from a multi-year slump in new business.
NASA Uses New Budgetary Authority To Shift Funds to Exploration Vision
WASHINGTON — N ASA intends to forge ahead with its space exploration agenda despite direction from Congress to throttle back on a key part of it to make refurbishing the Hubble Space Telescope a top priority.
Brazil To Propose $10 Million Space Station Contribution
Brazil has reaffirmed its commitment to participate in the international space station program with a planned contribution of $10 million over the next four years, according to the South American nation’s top space official.
XM’s Insurance Goes Up On Next Launch
PARIS — XM Satellite Radio will be paying several million dollars more than it expected in insurance premiums by virtue of its being moved ahead of Intelsat in the launch manifest of Sea Launch LLC, according to industry officials.