RSCC… Express-AM1 Orbit Out Of Whack
[SatNews] Due to satellite failure, the orbital incline of the Express-AM1 satellite has been impossible to maintain... this has been the case of as April 24, 2010.
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Astrium Celebrates There Were No ‘Terrible Twos’ For Their Columbus
No birthday cake, but just the same the European Columbus research laboratory is celebrating its second successful year of space operations. As an integral part of the International Space Station (ISS), the laboratory has successfully hosted around 50 research experiments from a broad array of scientific disciplines over the last 24 months.
Read MoreMitsubishi To Help Guide Cygnus Into The Future
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) has agreed with Orbital Sciences Corporation (Orbital) to supply Proximity Link System (PLS) components to guide Orbital’s Cygnus Spacecraft to the ISS on nine re-supply missions for NASA.
Read MoreMEASAT Slip-Slides to New Slots
They make it sound so easy but imagine MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. announced today that the MEASAT-3a satellite has been successfully moved to the 91.4° E Orbital Slot in preparation for In-Orbit testing.
Read MoreC-COM Is Very Inclined To Help Out End Of Life Sats
C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. (TSXV: CMI) has developed a proprietary inclined orbit satellite tracking algorithm which will provide C-COM customers the ability to use inclined orbit satellites for their space segment needs.
Read MoreThe Ultimate Makeover as Spacewalkers Begin Hubble Repairs
As this news is coming to you it is now 3 hours, 19 minutes into todays, Saturdays, spacewalk. . .
Read MoreProgress Attains Permanent Splashdown
The Progress M-66 cargo spacecraft reentered the Earth's atmosphere on Monday before plunging into a "spaceship cemetery" in the southern Pacific, Russia's Mission Control said.
Read MoreFirst Impressions Are Impressive as Astronauts Grab Hubble
Another milestone met, as Atlantis' astronauts grabbed the Hubble Space Telescope on Wednesday, then comes the dangerous and unprecedented spacewalking repairs they will attempt over the next five days.
Read MoreHubble Repair “Could Be” Quite A Heroic Mission
According to veteran reporter and U.S.A.F. veteran Scott Harris of News 13 in central Florida, his latest story reveals that many are calling the space shuttle Atlantis launch on May 11th to repair and upgrade the Hubble space telescope the most dangerous mission in a long time.
Read MoreFrom Truss To Coupler To Lubrication — Final Spacewalk Accomplished
Astronauts Joseph Acaba and Richard Arnold ended the mission's third spacewalk at 6:04 p.m. EDT on Monday.
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