NASA is hosting a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Tuesday, March 15, to discuss several science investigations launching on the next Orbital ATK commercial resupply flight to the International […]
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Fearing SpaceX Falcon Heavy delays, Inmarsat reserves ILS Proton
Inmarsat, worried that delays in the introduction of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will compromise a major new growth initiative, has booked an option to launch the Europasat/Hellas-sat 3 satellite aboard an International Launch Services Proton rocket in 2017, industry officials said.
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Ahuna Mons: A Mountain on Ceres
One year ago, on March 6, 2015, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft slid gently into orbit around Ceres, the largest body in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Since then, the […]
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U.S. Air Force was urged last year to go slow on RD-180 replacement
Monday’s briefing begins with a report that the Air Force was warned last year by a panel of acquisition officials to throttle back on replacing the Russian rocket engine that powers its Atlas 5 workhorse.
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NASA Extends Media Credentials Deadlines for Commercial Cargo Mission
NASA has extended media accreditation deadlines for the next launch of a commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station, now targeted for Tuesday, March 22, during a 30-minute […]
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Microsemi and STAR-Dundee Collaborate to Provide Flexible High-Speed Data Networking for Space Applications
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, and STAR-Dundee Ltd, an aerospace company focused on spacecraft onboard data-handling and processing […]
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Thaicom reports record profit on television growth, plans successor to IPStar broadband satellite
Satellite fleet operator Thaicom on Feb. 26 reported record profit for 2015 as its conventional satellites booked more television channels, including an increase in high-definition broadcasts, and its Thaicom 7 satellite reached 100 percent fill rate.
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Iridium, frustrated by Russian red tape, to launch first 10 Iridium Next satellites with SpaceX in July
Mobile satellite services provider Iridium Communications on Feb. 25 said it has revamped the launch sequence for its 72-satellite Iridium Next constellation because of red tape in Russia and now plans a first launch of 10 satellites aboard a SpaceX rocket in July.
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Reusable spaceplane tops DARPA’s budget request, again
For the second consecutive year, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s top-funded space program is an experimental spaceplane that could fly 10 times in 10 days.
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Pulsar Web Could Detect Low-Frequency Gravitational Waves
The recent detection of gravitational waves by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) came from two black holes, each about 30 times the mass of our sun, merging into one. […]
