Inaugural Vega flight declared complete success
February 13th, 2012 by
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Archive for February, 2012
SBIRS GEO-1 delivers critical data
February 13th, 2012 by
The first Lockheed Martin -built Space Based…Read more
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Amazing
February 13th, 2012 by
“About 1-out-of-2 qualification flights…Read more
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Europe’s Automated Transfer Vehicle is integrated on Ariane 5
February 10th, 2012 by
The third European Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) for launch by Arianespace was installed atop its Ariane 5 today, marking one of the final steps in preparations for lift-off on 9 March on a servicing mission to the International Space Station.
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Iran plans to construct new rocket launch base
February 10th, 2012 by
Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi has said that Iran will construct a new launch base to send bigger satellites into orbit, the state-run Press TV reported.
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Mars Science Lab computer issue resolved
February 10th, 2012 by
Engineers have found the root cause of a computer reset that occurred two months ago on NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) and have determined how to correct it.
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Milstar II-F5 surpasses design life
February 10th, 2012 by
The second Milstar II military communications satellite, built by a Lockheed Martin team for the U.S. Air Force and launched on 16 January 2002 (UTC), has surpassed its 10-year design life of on-orbit service.
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ESA contracts Eurockot for two Sentinel launches
February 9th, 2012 by
The Earth Observation Programme Directorate of…Read more
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