December 12th, 2013 by
NASA and ATK have successfully completed two key avionics tests for the solid rocket boosters for the U.S. space agency’s new heavy lift rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS).
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December 12th, 2013 by
Both satellite passengers for an Ariane 5 flight planned in early 2014 (currently: 23 January) have arrived at French Guiana, clearing the way for Arianespace’s start-up of payload preparations following their transfer by road to the spaceport.
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December 12th, 2013 by
Mitsubishi Electric Corporationhas been selected as the contractor to supply the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) with the Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite-2 (GOSAT-2) satellite system, which is slated for launch in 2017.
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December 12th, 2013 by
The sixth Boeing Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite, funded by the Commonwealth of Australia – the programme’s first partner outside the United States – has been delivered on orbit to the U.S. Air Force, boosting communications capabilities for the U.S. military and its allies.
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December 12th, 2013 by
ESA’s Galileo satellites have achieved their very first aerial fix of longitude, latitude and altitude, enabling the inflight tracking of a test aircraft.
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December 12th, 2013 by
Northrop Grumman Corporation said it took a satellite communications system normally used in space and transformed it into a high-functioning, low-cost communications system that can be used on aircraft.
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December 12th, 2013 by
ATK announced that it successfully completed the last major technical milestone in its contract from the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center Defense Weather Systems Directorate.
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