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Archive for September 25th, 2018

Ariane 5 ECA completes 100th flight

September 25th, 2018 by

Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA; Payload: Horizons 3e, Azerspace-2/Intelsat 38 [IS 38]; Date: 25 September 2018, 2239 UTC; Launch site: Kourou, French Guiana. Horizons 3e separated from the upper stage 28 minutes after lift-off, followed by Azerspace-2/IS 38 about 14 minutes later.

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NASA extends Chandra operations, science support contract

September 25th, 2018 by

NASA has awarded a contract extension to the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to continue operations and science support for the agency’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.

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Airbus successfully tests stratospheric 4G/5G

September 25th, 2018 by

Airbus has successfully tested stratospheric 4G/5G defence applications with a high-altitude balloon demonstration. The technology tested, an Airbus LTE AirNode, represents a key part of Airbus’ secure networked airborne military communications project, Network for the Sky (NFTS).

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Boeing completes acquisition of Millennium Space Systems

September 25th, 2018 by

Boeing has completed the acquisition of Millennium Space Systems, a provider of agile, flight-proven small-satellite solutions.

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