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Stay up to date with the latest Space updates from the global aerospace industryLockheed completes power-on testing of GeoEye-2 spacecraft
Lockheed Martin has completed power-on testing for the GeoEye-2 spacecraft bus, GeoEye’s new commercial Earth-imaging satellite, demonstrating initial electrical integration and validation of...
Ball Aerospace extends its support for STPSat-2 spacecraft
Ball Aerospace & Technologies has been awarded a one year extension contract by the US Air Force (USAF) Space and Missile Systems Center, Space Development & Test Directorate (SMC/SD) to...
VectorNav to develop ground-based simulation system for clearing space debris
NASA has awarded the phase one Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract to VectorNav to develop a ground-based simulation platform model for addressing space debris removal...
Lockheed Martin delivers JCSAT-13, VINASAT-2 satellites for launch
Lockheed Martin has delivered its 100th and 101st commercial geostationary communication satellites, JCSAT-13 built for Japan’s SKY Perfect JSAT and VINASAT-2 for Vietnam Posts...
Astrium to continue development of Ariane 5 ME
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded a contract to Astrium to continue the development of its Ariane 5 Midlife Evolution (A5 ME) launch...
Roscosmos and ESA collaborate for robotic Mars research
Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos has agreed to collaborate with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the ExoMars project on Mars exploration following NASA's decision to withdraw as a...
Boeing’s CST-100 spacecraft completes parachute drop test
Boeing's Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 spacecraft system has successfully completed a parachute drop test at the Delmar Dry Lake Bed near Alamo, Nevada,...
ESA, NASA team up to measure Arctic sea ice
The scientists from NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) have joined in a collaborative mission, known as CryoVEx, to measure ice sheets along the Arctic...
NASA, ATK complete first flight control test for SLS booster
NASA and ATK have completed the first flight control test (FCT-1) of rocket booster avionics as part of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) booster programme at ATK's Utah, US test...
Bangladesh plans to launch its first communication satellite
Bangladesh is planning to launch its first satellite, called Bangabandhu, under an estimated $150m project to enhance its broadcasting and communications...
Swiss designed micro motor to cut space exploration costs
Scientists at Switzerland's Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) has developed a new micro ionic motor for powering satellites called MicroThrust, which they claim will cut the cost...
Astrium to build two satellites for RSCC
European space company Astrium has received two contracts from Russian Satellite Communications (RSCC) to build two telecommunication satellites, Express AM4R and Express AM7, as part of...
AMPAC-ISP, Orbital complete pre-ship review of hydrazine propulsion module
American Pacific’s (AMPAC) in-space propulsion (ISP) subsidiary, AMPAC-ISP, has completed the pre-ship review of its Hydrazine Propulsion Module (HPM) in collaboration with Orbital...
Russia launches Intelsat-22 satellite aboard Proton-M rocket
Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos has launched International Launch Services' (ILS) Proton-M rocket, carrying US telecoms satellite Intelsat-22 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in...
Boeing to build phased array antenna system for Yahsat
United Arab Emirates (UAE) based Al Yah Satellite (Yahsat) has awarded a contract to Boeing to design and build electronically steered phased array antenna systems for aircraft which will...
ESA launches ATV3 to ISS
The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched its third Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-3) to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the Ariane 5 launcher from Europe's Spaceport in...
ESA to launch MetOp-B weather satellite in May
European Space Agency (ESA) is planning to launch a second weather satellite, MetOp-B, aboard a Soyuz rocket with a Fregat upper stage from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on 23 May...
Newsat signs additional Jabiru satellite capacity deal
Australian satellite operator NewSat has signed a five year, $32.4m deal with a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) company for the sale of transmission capacity aboard the Jabiru...
NASA tests sub-scale solid rocket motor for SLS
NASA has tested a sub-scale solid rocket motor designed similar to its Space Launch System (SLS) booster design at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama,...
Boeing wins contract for four all electric satellites
Boeing has won a contract to build four all electric 702SP satellites for a joint venture between Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) and Satélites Mexicanos...
