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First Light Angara Rocket Ready for Launch
MOSCOW, May 22 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s first light-class modification Angara 1.2PP carrier rocket is ready for its maiden launch, its manufacturer Khrunichev Center said on Wednesday.
The first Angara will be sent to the Plesetsk space center in northern… Continue reading
NASA Extends Russia Space Travel Deal
WASHINGTON, April 30 – NASA will pay an additional $424 million to extend its contract with Russia’s Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) to transport US astronauts to and from the International Space Station (ISS), NASA said Tuesday, a move that America’s… Continue reading
Focus on growing threat of space debris
The continuing growth in space debris poses an increasing threat to economically vital orbital regions. Next week, hundreds of top experts from across the globe will meet at Europe’s largest-ever debris forum to share their latest research findings and discuss… Continue reading
Dragon Return from Space Station Postponed
The return of the US Dragon space freighter from the International Space Station (ISS) to Earth has been postponed by one day due to poor weather conditions, NASA reported Friday.
“More than three weeks after arriving at the station, the… Continue reading
Russia Extends Space Cooperation With US
MOSCOW, March 23 (RIA Novosti) – Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree set to extend the U.S.-Russia agreement on cooperation in the use and exploration of outer space till 2020, the government reported on Saturday.
“The agreement extention corresponds… Continue reading
Russian Progress Freighter Resets Space Station Orbit
MOSCOW, February 22 (RIA Novosti) – The engines of a Russian Progress M-17M space freighter were fired on Friday to readjust the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS), a Russian space agency spokesman said on Friday.
“The space freighter’s… Continue reading
Will space weather affect aviation in 2013?
Space weather – solar activity and solar wind in the magnetosphere, ionosphere and thermosphere – can affect space- and ground-based technology’s performance and reliability.
The sun goes through a periodic rise and fall in activity and solar cycles vary in… Continue reading
NASA Set for New Round Of J-2X Testing at Stennis Space Center
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. — NASA’s progress toward a return to deep space missions continues with a new round of upcoming tests on the next-generation J-2X rocket engine, which will help power the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) to new… Continue reading
Rockwell Collins donates flight-test aircraft to Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum
Company’s Sabreliner 50 jet helped shape modern avionics, including weather radar and traffic collision avoidance
Rockwell Collins recently donated and delivered its North American Sabreliner 50 flight-test aircraft to Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville, Ore. The museum is… Continue reading
Boeing TDRS-K Relay Satellite Sends 1st Signals from Space
Boeing has received the first on-orbit signals from the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS)-K, demonstrating that the vehicle is functioning and ready to use its internal engine to boost it to its operational geosynchronous orbit. After reaching final orbit,… Continue reading
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Powers Atlas V Upper Stage, Placing X-37B Test Vehicle into Orbit
The U.S. military’s unmanned X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle returned to orbit today on its third mission – thanks to the proven propulsion systems provided by Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and RD AMROSS. The mission was launched from Cape Canaveral Air… Continue reading
Khrunichev Completes Nauka Space Station Module
Russia’s Khrunichev space company has completed assembly of the Nauka (“Science”) multirole laboratory module for the International Space Station, Khrunichev said on Friday.
The module will now be tested by the RKK Energia corporation.
“Work has been completed on assembly… Continue reading