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November 28, 2012 |
Who will challenge Dragon? Dragon spaceship postponed until March Moscow (Voice of Russia) Nov 28, 2012 - The head of the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Elon Musk has foretold a grim future for the European Ariane 5 rocket launcher, but SpaceX's own project, the Dragon spaceship, bound for the International Space Station, has now been postponed until March, 2013. It's thought that could be due to malfunctions in the Falcon 9 launch vehicle and in Dragon's onboard systems that we ...more | |
Soyuz ready for Friday launch of Pleiades 1B at Kourou Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Nov 28, 2012 - Arianespace's fourth Soyuz for launch from the Spaceport in French Guiana is now undergoing final checkout for a November 30 evening liftoff following installation of its Pleiades 1B observation satellite atop the medium-lift vehicle. Pleiades 1B's mating with Soyuz occurred during the second half of yesterday, only hours after this Russian-built vehicle was rolled out to the launch pad in ...more | |
Sea Launch Postpones Satellite Launch Until Dec. 3 Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 28, 2012 - The Sea Launch consortium has moved the date for the launch of its Zenit-3SL rocket carrying the EUTELSAT-70B satellite 24 hours due to the delayed arrival of the Odyssey platform to the launch site, the company said on Tuesday. The rocket, previously scheduled for a December 2 launch, will lift off at 12:44 Pacific Standard Time (20:44 GMT) on Monday. The company will begin launch b ...more | |
NASA, Roscosmos Assign Veteran Crew to Yearlong Space Station Mission Houston TX (SPX) Nov 28, 2012 - NASA, the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), and their international partners have selected two veteran spacefarers for a one-year mission aboard the International Space Station in 2015. This mission will include collecting scientific data important to future human exploration of our solar system. NASA has selected Scott Kelly and Roscosmos has chosen Mikhail Kornienko. Kelly and Ko ...more | |
Roskosmos to design satellite for Brazil Moscow (Voice of Russia) Nov 28, 2012 - The Russian space agency Roskosmos has been in talks to create a communication and remote sensing Earth satellite for Brazil. According to Roskosmos chief Vladimir Popovkin, Russia has signed a corresponding agreement with Brazil. Two Roskosmos representatives are already in Brazil working to implement the agreement, Popovkin said. Source: a href="http://english.ruvr.ru/">Voic ...more | |
Russia Replaces Proton-M Rocket for Dec 28 Launch Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 28, 2012 - A Proton-M carrier rocket has been damaged during transportation to the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan and will be replaced to keep the launch schedule unchanged, the Khrunichev space rocket maker said on Monday. "The first stage booster was damaged during railroad transport of the rocket from the production facility to the space center," a Khrunichev spokesperson told RIA Novosti. ...more | |
SES And ESA To Support Innovation In Satellite Broadband Communication Luxembourg (SPX) Nov 28, 2012 - SES has entered into an agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) to support innovation in satellite broadband communication. As part of the agreement, SES' 100% owned satellite broadband affiliate, SES Broadband Services, is offering a range of broadband services at special conditions to industrial players participating in the ARTES Applications Projects led by ESA. The ARTES (Advanc ...more | |
Boeing Partner Orbital Completes MEXSAT Bicentenario Satellite Dulles, VA (SPX) Nov 28, 2012 - Boeing and partner Orbital Sciences are a step closer to helping the government of Mexico provide advanced communications services throughout the country and surrounding maritime area with the completion of the MEXSAT Bicentenario communications satellite. Orbital designed, manufactured and tested MEXSAT Bicentenario before shipping the completed spacecraft to Kourou, French Guiana, where it is ...more | |
New NASA Video Serves COCOA to Test Webb Telescope Component Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 28, 2012 - The Center of Curvature Optical Assembly, or COCOA, is a piece of equipment that will measure the accuracy of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's primary mirror, to ensure the mirrors are perfectly shaped and will work in the frosty environment of space. Viewers can now learn about a certain type of "COCOA" from an engineer in a new behind-the-scenes NASA video that explains the purpose of ...more | |
China successfully launches remote sensing satellite Jiuquan, China (XNA) Nov 28, 2012 - The Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center confirmed that China successfully launched the Yaogan XVI remote-sensing satellite into space at 12:06 a.m. Sunday. The satellite, launched from the center in northwest China's Gansu Province, was boosted by a Long March-4C carrier rocket and sent into a predetermined orbit. The Yaogan XVI remote-sensing satellite was developed by an affiliate rese ...more | |
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Private company to launch Sri Lanka's first satellite Colombo, Sri Lanka (XNA) Nov 28, 2012 - Sri Lanka's maiden satellite launch done by SupremeSAT, a private company with collaboration from China's state owned China Great Wall Industry Corporation, is expected to take place on Tuesday, an official said. The launch was initially expected to take place on 22 November but was postponed due to bad weather, Space Systems Engineer Rohitha Rajapaksa told media. The new date has be ...more | |
S.Korean Rocket Set to Lift Off Thursday Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 28, 2012 - South Korea's KSLV-1 carrier rocket will be launched on Thursday, Russia's Khrunichev Space Center said on Tuesday. The Khrunichev Center built the first stage for the rocket under a 2004 agreement. The solid-fuel second stage and payload were designed and built in South Korea. The 140-ton rocket will lift off from South Korea's Naro Space Centre. It will orbit a small satellite to c ...more | |
EchoStar and Arianespace sign new satellite launch services contract Washington DC (SPX) Nov 28, 2012 - EchoStar and Arianespace have reached an agreement to launch multiple new satellites over a multi-year period from Europe's spaceport in French Guiana. The new contract will provide EchoStar with launch capacity and flexibility for its industry-leading satellite program. "In July, EchoStar's wholly owned subsidiary, Hughes completed the successful launch of EchoStar XVII with Arianespace, ...more | |
The Diner at the Center of the Galaxy Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 28, 2012 - Deep in the heart of the spiral Milky Way galaxy, a hot vortex of matter swirls around a black hole more than a million times as massive as the sun. Many galaxies, perhaps all, contain such a "monster in the middle." These supermassive black holes sustain themselves by swallowing stars, planets, asteroids, comets and clouds of gas that wander by the crowded galactic core. NASA's NuST ...more | |
Astrium showcases maritime broadband solutions at Seatrade Middle East Dubai, UAE (SPX) Nov 28, 2012 - Astrium Services will showcase their latest innovations in maritime communications at the upcoming Seatrade Middle East 2012 in Dubai. Astrium Services is the 'satellite services' unit of Astrium, comprised of four business divisions: Business Communications, Government Communications, Satcom Systems and Solutions, and GEO-Information Services. The Vizada Group, including its affiliates Ma ...more |