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Archive for October 17th, 2017

ULA to place a Bigelow habitat in low lunar orbit

October 17th, 2017 by

Bigelow Aerospace and United Launch Alliance (ULA) are working together to launch a B330 expandable module on ULA’s Vulcan launch vehicle. The launch would place a B330 outfitted module in Low Lunar Orbit by the end of 2022 to serve as a lunar depot.

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TAS wins equipment contract for ESA’s Biomass mission

October 17th, 2017 by

Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space GmbH to develop the feed array system for the antenna on the European Space Agency’s Biomass spacecraft. This equipment is essential to guarantee the full satellite performance.

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