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Archive for September, 2016

U.S. Air Force releases final STP-3 launch services RFP

September 30th, 2016 by

The U.S. Air Force released a Request for Proposal for an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Launch Service supporting the Space Test Program (STP) 3 mission scheduled to launch in June 2019.

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RemoveDebris mission confirms launch in 2017 using the ISS

September 30th, 2016 by

Surrey Space Centre and NanoRacks announced the RemoveDebris mission will be deployed into low-Earth orbit from the International Space Station (ISS) using the NanoRacks Kaber Satellite Deployment System (Kaber).

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Rosetta ends its mission by slowly crash landing on a comet

September 30th, 2016 by

ESA’s Rosetta mission has concluded as planned, with the controlled impact onto the comet it had been investigating for more than two years. Confirmation of the end of the mission arrived at ESA’s control centre in Darmstadt, Germany at 11:19 UTC with the loss of Rosetta’s signal upon impact.

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Sky Muster II, GSAT-18 pre-launch details

September 30th, 2016 by

Arianespace’s next Ariane 5 flight has been authorised for lift-off on 4 October following a launch readiness review, which was conducted at the Spaceport in French Guiana.

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Contract for GPS III satellites 9 and 10

September 29th, 2016 by

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin US$395 million in contract options for the production of the ninth and tenth Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite.

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First payload agreement signed for new Bartolomeo platform on ISS

September 29th, 2016 by

Airbus Defence and Space and Neumann Space, an Australian Space technology company, have signed the very first agreement for a hosted payload aboard the new Bartolomeo platform of the International Space Station (ISS).

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Sky Muster II, GSAT-18 integrated for upcoming Ariane 5 launch

September 28th, 2016 by

The Ariane 5 for Arianespace’s eighth mission of 2016 is now fully assembled following this week’s integration of its two satellite passengers at the Spaceport in French Guiana.

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ULA, USAF sign Agreement to certify new Vulcan Centaur rocket

September 28th, 2016 by

United Launch Alliance (ULA) and the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to begin the certification process for the company’s new Vulcan Centaur launch vehicle.

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