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Archive for June 12th, 2017

Cygnus de-orbited

June 12th, 2017 by

Orbital ATK announced that its “S.S. John Glenn” Cygnus spacecraft successfully completed its seventh cargo logistics mission to the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-1) contract.

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Chinese space station to be complemented by space telescope

June 12th, 2017 by

China will develop and launch a two-meter-caliber space telescope, which will share the same orbit with the country’s future space station, said Yang Liwei, deputy director of China Manned Space Agency.

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Ball Aerospace completes WFIRST study for NASA

June 12th, 2017 by

Ball Aerospace announced it has completed a six-month Phase A study of the scientific and technology requirements for the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) project’s Wide Field Instrument (WFI).

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