Satellite News

The Proton M/Ekspress AM4R integrated launch vehicle (ILV) was rolled out to the launch pad at 0030 UTC today, where the ILV was installed on the launch pad and erected.

Russia will bar the United States from using Russian-made rocket engines for military satellite launches, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said, retaliating for sanctions on high-tech equipment which Washington has imposed over the Ukraine crisis.

QinetiQ has been awarded a contract extension for servicing the hardware components in the Columbus module, a component of the International Space Station (ISS) that houses various science laboratories and is the European Space Agency’s (ESA) biggest contribution to the ISS.

Airbus Group (stock exchange symbol: AIR) reported first quarter 2014 results.