Critical Abort System For NASA’s Orion Works Well
Orion is going to be the U.S.' next human spacecraft, designed to fly to the International Space Station and be a integral part of a space flight system to return humans to the moon.
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Moon Mission Materials Makeover Move
Designed to bring the moon into sharper focus, and to reveal new lunar insights, a number of instruments have now been installed on NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).
Read MoreESA’s MARSIS “Digs” Below Mar’s Surface
ESA’s Mars Express radar sounder, MARSIS, has looked beneath the martian surface and opened up the third dimension for planetary exploration.
Read MoreWipe That Jamming Off Your GPS App
BAE Systems has developed a satellite navigation receiver system that provides uninterrupted operation of the Global Positioning System for air, land, and sea platforms and applications.
Read MoreESA Seeking Recruits—Those Interested, Step OUT— Into Space
It’s been a good run, as evidenced by The European Space Agency (ESA) astronauts working in the Columbus laboratory onboard the International Space Station (ISS) as well as the first of ESA's new ATV cargo ships having delivered fresh supplies to the station.
Read MoreArianespace Raking In The Good News… GIOVE-B + BSAT-3b + Ariane 5
Preparations for the next Soyuz mission by Arianespace’s Starsem affiliate moved into a new phase with this week’s integration of the European GIOVE-B navigation satellite on its Fregat upper stage. Plus, Japanese operator Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation, known as B-SAT, has selected Arianespace to launch their BSAT-3b satellite. Plus, Star One C2 installation...
Read MoreICO G-1 Experiences Launch Success
The first satellite to use Ground Based Beam Forming Technology (GBBF), as well as the largest commercial satellite ever launched, has successfully entered "space."
Read MoreSilver Anniversary for Northrop Grumman TDRS 1 Satellite
Pop open the champagne! A celebration is in order for the first of six Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS) system spacecraft built by Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE: NOC) that has now completed 25-years of successful, on-orbit operations, setting a new standard for long life and reliability.
Read MoreEncapsulating New Comtech EF Data Product
Comtech EF Data Corporation debuted their nexgen DVB IP encapsulation platform, the CMR-8500 DVB IP Encapsulator.
Read MoreParadise’ New SatModem Quadling Along
Now debuting from Paradise Datacom is the company's Vision-Series DVB S2 modem, built on the field-proven platform of their Evolution high-speed IP satellite modem featuring a host of IP features and remotely-accessible diagnostics tools.
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