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Archive for August 27th, 2012

NASA’s RBSP launch rescheduled again

August 27th, 2012 by

The launch of an Atlas V carrying NASA’s Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) payload was scrubbed again, this time due to weather conditions associated with lightning, as well as cumulus and anvil clouds.

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Astrium delivers further Galileo satellites to ESA

August 27th, 2012 by

Following the successful acceptance review, Astrium has brought the third and fourth Galileo IOV (In-Orbit Validation) satellites to the European Space Agency (ESA) in Kourou, French Guiana. The two satellites are to be launched aboard a Soyuz rocket from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou. They will join the two Astrium IOV satellites already in space to complete the Galileo IOV (In Orbit Validation) configuration.

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NASA’s works on smartphone nanosatellites

August 27th, 2012 by

NASA’s said its PhoneSat project will demonstrate the ability to launch the lowest-cost and easiest to build satellites ever flown in space – capabilities enabled by using off-the-shelf consumer smartphones to build spacecraft.

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BepiColombo undergoing environmental tests

August 27th, 2012 by

The BepiColombo mission to Mercury has undergone a series of shock tests at ESA’s test facilities to replicate conditions it will experience during its intense ride into space.

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