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Iridium Says Satellite Working Fine Despite USAF Debris Sighting
Iridium Communications reaffirmed that its Iridium 91 satellite was fully operational in orbit and had experienced no breakup or other anomalies despite a U.S. Air Force assessment to the contrary.
Posted inCommercial
ATK Hires Honeywell’s Fortunato To Lead Government Affairs
Fortunato joins ATK after six years with Honeywell Aerospace, where he was most recently director of government relations.
Posted inCivil
Sierra Nevada To Close California Propulsion Facility
SNC is in the process of closing a California facility that has worked on hybrid propulsion systems.
Posted inLaunch
Proton Technical Issues Postpone ILS Launch of Astra 2G
The planned Nov. 28 launch of a Russian Proton rocket carrying the commercial Astra 2G telecommunications satellite has been scrubbed following communications issues with the rocket’s Breeze-M upper stage.
Posted inPress Release
NanoRacks: Learning How Our Solar System Formed, from Inside the International Space Station
The University of Central Florida’s experiment, NanoRocks, currently on board the International Space Station (ISS) is producing promising results. The experiment, studying solar system formation, was brought to the ISS […]
Posted inPress Release
NASA Orion First Flight Test Highlighted at NASA Langley
Orion, NASA’s new spacecraft built to send humans farther than ever before, is launching into space for the first time next month. Media are invited to participate in a roundtable […]
Posted inPress Release
NASA Airborne Campaigns Tackle Climate Questions from Africa to Arctic
Five new NASA airborne field campaigns will take to the skies starting in 2015 to investigate how long-range air pollution, warming ocean waters, and fires in Africa affect our climate. […]
Posted inCivil
VIDEO | GOES-East Animation of Snowfall around the Great Lakes
After the failure of an Orbital Sciences Corp. Antares rocket caused as much as $20 million in damage to a state-owned launch pad, Virginia’s two U.S. senators said they may seek federal funds to cover repair costs.
Posted inOpinion
Commentary | Time To Change a Poorly Crafted Law
The CSLAA requires operators to provide prospective customers with written information about the risks of spaceflight and a statement of the fact that the U.S. government has not certified the vehicle as safe for carrying crew or spaceflight participants.
