July 10th, 2014 by
Rocket: Soyuz ST-B; Payload: four O3b satellites; Date: 10 July 2014, 1856 UTC; Launch site: Sinnamary, French Guiana. After the successful 2 hour, 22 minute mission ground controllers established contact with all four satellites launched.
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July 10th, 2014 by
Orbital announced that the launch of Antares for the Orb-2 Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station has been rescheduled for Saturday, 12 July at 1714 UTC.
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July 10th, 2014 by
The Planetary Society announced that its LightSail solar sail spacecraft will reach space on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch in 2016.
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July 10th, 2014 by
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed environmental testing of the U.S. Navy’s third Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite. It recently cleared thermal vacuum trials, which validate performance in simulated space conditions, and the satellite is now in final check out.
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July 10th, 2014 by
The Clouds and Earth’s Radiant Energy Systems (CERES) instrument for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) recently arrived at Ball Aerospace.
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July 10th, 2014 by
The Algerian Space Agency (ASAL) and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) have signed a contract to build the Alsat-1B Earth Observation satellite in combination with a comprehensive training and development programme.
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July 10th, 2014 by
According to Euroconsult’s newly released executive report, Government Space Programs: Strategic Outlook, Benchmarks & Forecasts, government funding for space is expected to progressively recover as public finances regain their comfort zone and programmes enter a new growth cycle.
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