No Dust Bunnies Involved With NASA’s Ultimate Vacuum
Imagine the testing and planning involved in preparation for the upcoming launch on May 12 of the Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4 (SM4).
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Moving Experiences For Inmarsat
The second and final phase of Inmarsat's satellite repositioning program starts today (Friday, February 6th), with the transfer of services to the relocated I-4 F2 satellite at 25 degrees East.
Read MoreTop Secret In Space — Covert Inspection of Crippled Defense Military Satellite
In a top secret operation, the U.S. Defense Department is conducting the first deep space inspection of a crippled U.S. military spacecraft. To do this, it is using sensors on two covert inspection satellites that have been prowling geosynchronous orbit for nearly three years.
Read MoreUFO Gets More To Use, Thanks To Boeing
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has successfully reconfigured an on-orbit U.S. Navy satellite, adding 30 percent more communications capability.
Read MoreNASA’s Robotic Arm Puts Leonardo In Its Place
STS-126 and Expedition 18 crew members used a robotic arm Monday to attach the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module onto the International Space Station. The crews also prepared for Tuesday’s spacewalk by mission specialists Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper and Steve Bowen.
Read MoreISS Celebration Cake In Outerspace Can Get Messy
The world has turned the 10th birthday of a unique research laboratory, the International Space Station into a great celebration.
Read MoreOh Canada! MSV Selects Telesat for Next Gen Sats In-Orbit Operations
Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) and its joint venture partner Mobile Satellite Ventures (Canada) Inc. have selected Telesat to manage in-orbit operations of both the MSV-1 and MSV-2 next-generation satellites to be launched into respective U.S. and Canadian orbital slots.
Read MoreATV Makes A Speedy Exit From The Space Stage
Europe's first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) Jules Verne successfully completed its six-month ISS logistics mission yesterday with its controlled destructive re-entry over a completely uninhabited area of the South Pacific.
Read MoreJules Verne Bids All Adieu
Shortly after 15:30 CEST (13:30 UT) on Monday, September 29th, the European Space Agency's Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle will initiate a controlled destructive re-entry high above an uninhabited area of the Pacific Ocean.
Read MoreLife Expectancy Of W5 Satellite Is Reduced
Following the incident in the night of June 16th and 17th, affecting part of the power generator subsystem of the W5 satellite, Eutelsat set up a technical investigation on the satellite’s performance, together with its manufacturer, Thales Alenia Space.
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