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Archive for June 6th, 2013

Russian Arctic-mapping satellite reportedly malfunctions

June 6th, 2013 by

The Russian MKA-PN1 satellite launched last year to map the Arctic has stopped working, Interfax reported citing a space industry source.

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STEREX video shows ATV-4 in orbit

June 6th, 2013 by

The Ariane 5 that launched the ATV-4 ‘Albert Einstein’ also carried the STEREX experiment, funded by the DLR Space Administration and the European Space Agency. The heart of this system consists of four cameras incorporated into the Ariane 5. Two of these cameras recorded the separation of ATV-4 for the first time in 3D.

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Orion passes static load tests

June 6th, 2013 by

NASA’s Orion crew module successfully passed its static loads tests. To ensure Orion will be ready for its flight test next year, engineers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida built a 6-m-tall static loads test fixture for the crew module with hydraulic cylinders that slowly push or pull on the vehicle, depending on the type of load being simulated.

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