NASA’s Dawn spacecraft successfully observed Ceres at opposition on April 29, taking images from a position exactly between the sun and Ceres’ surface. Mission specialists had carefully maneuvered Dawn into […]
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Robert Lainé, former Ariane Launcher Program Director, joins Celestia Aerospace
Barcelona, 15 May 2017.- Celestia Aerospace, a pioneering turnkey orbit solutions aerospace company, is proud to announce that Robert Lainé PhD, former head of the Ariane european launcher program, joins […]
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Trump’s right: A Mars mission by 2024 is possible
American should go to Mars, and the president and Congress should commit to launching that mission by sometime in 2024.
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Waves of Lava Seen in Io’s Largest Volcanic Crater
Taking advantage of a rare orbital alignment between two of Jupiter’s moons, Io and Europa, researchers have obtained an exceptionally detailed map of the largest lava lake on Io, the […]
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Vector Completes Successful Flight Test of Vector-R Launch Vehicle
Vector, a micro satellite space launch company comprised of new-space and enterprise software industry veterans from SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, McDonnell Douglas, Sea Launch and VMware, today announced the successful test […]
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Indian prosecutors seek to try former ISRO chairman on charges linked to satellite deal
The Central Bureau of Investigation said it’s planning to charge G. Madhavan Nair, former ISRO chairman, and two other ISRO officials.
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SpaceShipTwo tests feather system on latest glide flight
Virgin Galactic said May 1 it successfully tested the system on its SpaceShipTwo suborbital vehicle that permits a safe reentry on the vehicle’s latest unpowered test flight.
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Iridium plans to launch four more sets of next-generation satellites this year
CEO Matt Desch said the next batch of 10 Iridium Next satellites is scheduled for launch June 29.
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Branson noncommittal about SpaceShipTwo flight schedule
Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson said April 28 he remained optimistic that the company’s SpaceShipTwo suborbital vehicle will carry him and other customers into space, but declined to give a specific schedule about when those flights might begin.
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Intelsat mum on debt exchange, says Epic business affirmed by mobility customers
Global satellite fleet operator Intelsat says mobility customers have become the “power users” of its first high-throughput satellites, providing reliable demand while other sectors warm to the new systems at a slower rate.
