• 20 December 2011

    China launches NigComSat-1R satellite

    China has launched a Nigerian communications satellite, named NigComSat-1R, on a Long March 3B (LM-3B) launch vehicle from the Xixhang Satellite Launch Centre in south-west China.

  • 18 December 2011

    Arianespace launches six satellites

    Arianespace has launched the Pleiades 1A, Elisa and SSOT satellites from the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in French Guiana for French space agency CNES, Astrium and the French and Chilean...

  • 15 December 2011

    FedEx orders 27 767-300 freighters

    FedEx Express has signed an agreement with Boeing to purchase 27 767-300 freighters worth $4.7bn to replace its less efficient, medium wide-body cargo planes.

  • 14 December 2011

    Astrium to manage the ISS on behalf of ESA

    Astrium has secured a €240m contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to manage the continued operation and exploitation of the European components of the International Space Station (ISS) as...

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