Satellite News

SpaceX has confirmed it will target its next cargo mission launch to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, for 0250 UTC on 31 March.

IXV (Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle), the European Space Agency’s atmospheric re entry demonstrator developed by Thales Alenia Space, has finished development, and is now completing integration at Thales Alenia Space’s clean rooms in Turin.

Airbus Defence and Space has signed a co-operation agreement with Snecma (Safran) for the use of Snecma’s PPS5000 engine in Airbus Defence and Space’s Eurostar satellites, for missions in which electric propulsion is required for positioning manoeuvres.

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (GD), was recently awarded a US$26 million contract from Lockheed Martin to support the U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System (GPS) III Network Communications Element (NCE).

NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center and Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announced an expanded collaboration to advance the planning and development of potential science research during future Dream Chaser spacecraft missions.

The Management Board of OHB AG presented the audited 2013 consolidated financial statements.

Orbital Sciences Corporation said in a regulatory filing that it has agreed to dismiss without prejudice its antitrust lawsuit against United Launch Alliance, LLC and RD AMROSS, LLC.