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Boeing Selected to Build ViaSat-2 Satellite
- ViaSat becomes new Boeing satellite customer
- Companies to cooperatively sell satellite architecture
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has a new satellite customer under a contract to design and deliver one Boeing 702HP high-power spacecraft to ViaSat Inc. [NASDAQ: VSAT] in 2016.The satellite,… Continue reading SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Returns Critical NASA Science to Earth
A Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft successfully
completed the company’s second cargo flight to the International Space Station
on Tuesday, March 26, with a 12:36 p.m. EDT splashdown in the Pacific Ocean a
few hundred miles west of… Continue reading
Russia Orbits Progress Space Freighter
MOSCOW, February 11 (RIA Novosti) – A Progress M-18M cargo spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur site in Kazakhstan and put into orbit on Monday, a spokesman for the Russian mission control center said.
“The cargo spacecraft separated from the… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Completes Assembly, Begins Environmental Testing of NASA’s MAVEN Spacecraft
DENVER, Feb. 8, 2013 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has completed the assembly of NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft. The orbiter is now undergoing environmental testing at the company’s Space Systems facilities, near Denver, Colo. MAVEN is… Continue reading
ESA workhorse to power NASA?s Orion spacecraft
ESA agreed with NASA today to contribute a driving force to the Orion spacecraft planned for launch in 2017. Ultimately, Orion will carry astronauts further into space than ever before using a module based on Europe?s Automated Transfer Vehicle technology.… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin and NASA De-Orbit Twin Grail Spacecraft Into The Moon
NASA’s Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission came to an end today as planned when the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) flight operations team commanded the two spacecraft to de-orbit and impact the surface… Continue reading
Dragon Spacecraft Returns to Earth in First Official Cargo Resupply Mission to Space Station
SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft returned to Earth from the International Space Station, safely splashing down approximately 250 miles off the coast of southern California.
“This historic mission signifies the restoration of America’s ability to deliver and return critical space station cargo,”… Continue reading
Boeing Establishes Baseline Configuration of Commercial Crew Transportation System
Integrated Systems Review is 1st performance milestone of CCiCap initiativeHOUSTON, Sept. 14, 2012 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and NASA recently established the firm baseline configuration for the company’s Commercial Crew Transportation System, achieving the first performance milestone in NASA’s… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Begins Final Assembly of NASA’s MAVEN Spacecraft
DENVER, Sept. 11, 2012 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has begun the assembly, test and launch operations (ATLO) phase for NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft. MAVEN is scheduled to launch in November 2013 and will be the… Continue reading
Shenzhou-9 spacecraft to return Friday morning
The Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft will return to Earth around 10 a.m. Beijing Time Friday, a spokesperson for China’s manned space program announced here Thursday. A manual operation successfully separated the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft and the Tiangong-1 lab module Thursday morning,… Continue reading
China to launch Shenzhou IX spacecraft Saturday
China will launch the Shenzhou IX manned spacecraft at 6:37 pm Saturday and send the country’s first female astronaut into space, a spokeswoman said Friday.
Three astronauts, two male and one female, will be onboard the country’s fourth manned spacecraft… Continue reading
Shenzhou-9 may face tough tests
JIUQUAN – The Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft will face tests of thunder, high temperatures and other adverse weather conditions this summer ahead its launch, experts said Monday. The spacecraft will be launched sometime in mid-June to perform the first manned… Continue reading