May 22nd, 2012 by
Rocket: Falcon 9; Payload: Dragon (COTS Demo 2/3); Date: 22 May 2012, 0744 UTC; Launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, USA. The vehicle’s first stage performed nominally before separating from the second stage. The second stage successfully delivered the Dragon spacecraft into its intended orbit.
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May 22nd, 2012 by
Russia is “very likely” to halt its joint Dnepr space programme with Ukraine and Kazakhstan due to commercial and environmental concerns, Roskosmos said.
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May 22nd, 2012 by
Final pre-launch preparations are underway for NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR. The mission, which will use X-ray vision to hunt for hidden black holes, is scheduled to launch no earlier than 13 June from Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The observatory will launch from the belly of Orbital Sciences Corporation’s L-1011 “Stargazer” aircraft aboard the company’s Pegasus rocket.
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May 22nd, 2012 by
Magnetometers built by scientists and engineers at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center for NASA’s Mars Atmosphere And Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission have been delivered to the University of California at Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory for integration into the Particles and Field Package.
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May 22nd, 2012 by
The Space Data Association (SDA), established by commercial satellite operators to improve the safety and efficiency of space operations, announced that the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has signed an agreement with the SDA to use the SDA’s services.
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May 22nd, 2012 by
Cobham said it has obtained acceptances for more than 90% of the issued share capital of Thrane & Thrane A/S, relating to the voluntary recommended public tender offer of 19 April 2012.
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May 22nd, 2012 by
The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) has released its annual State of the Satellite Industry Report which showed a modest growth of 5% in world satellite industry revenues which totalled US$177.3 billion in 2011. The report was completed by Futron Corporation for the SIA.
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May 22nd, 2012 by
Inmarsat Government, a provider of secure, global, mission-critical telecommunications to the U.S. public sector, announced that David Helfgott has been named president and chief executive officer. In this role, he will be responsible for the overall business strategy and direction for Inmarsat Government.
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