Space & Astronomy News

DIRECTV 15, the most powerful US broadcast satellite, leaves Airbus Defence and Space 03/31/2015 | Space | 86
DIRECTV 15, the most powerful US broadcast satellite, has left Airbus Defence and Space’s cleanrooms in Toulouse (France). It will now be shipped to Kourou...
Airbus Defence and Space selects Arianespace to launch PeruSat-1 03/27/2015 | Space | 458
Airbus Defence and Space has chosen Arianespace to launch PeruSat-1, the Peruvian Earth observation satellite on a European Vega launcher from Kourou spaceport. The launch...
Ninth Boeing GPS IIF Reaches Orbit, Sends First Signals 03/26/2015 | Space | 180
Boeing Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites are steadily replenishing the orbiting constellation, continuing to improve reliability and accuracy for users around the world. The...
Thales Alenia Space win ESA contract for PLATO phase B1 study 01/13/2015 | Space | 188
Thales Alenia Space announced today that it has been selected by the European Space Agency for one of the three phase B1 studies of the...
01/13/2015 | Space | 256
Airbus Defence and Space has successfully completed the initial in-orbit testing of ASTRA 2G and has handed over the control of the satellite to SES...
Thales Alenia Space to build SWOT oceanography satellite 01/09/2015 | Space | 529
Thales Alenia Space announced today that it has been selected by French space agency CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales) to build the oceanography satellite SWOT...
Airbus Defence and Space breaks world in-orbit longevity record 01/02/2015 | Space | 462
Inmarsat-2 F2, the second Eurostar satellite designed and built by Airbus Defence and Space, was retired from operational service and safely decommissioned this week after...
12/11/2014 | Space | 276
Boeing today announced it has begun construction on a 7,000-square-foot addition to its research and technology center in Alabama. Known as the Center for Applied Simulation...
Boeing CST-100 Spacecraft Moves Another Step Closer to Flight 12/11/2014 | Space | 237
Boeing and NASA recently completed the Ground Segment Critical Design Review and set the baseline design for the company’s Commercial Crew Transportation System, moving a...
12/08/2014 | Space | 260
Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, has signed a production contract with ELV (European Launch Vehicle, an AVIO and ASI Company),...
12/08/2014 | Space | 319
Ariane 5 has been successfully launched from Kourou, French Guiana, for the 63rd time in a row, once again confirming the reliability of the European...
Airbus Group and Safran launch joint venture named Airbus Safran Launchers 12/03/2014 | Space | 592
Airbus Group and Safran have announced the creation of their new Joint Venture named Airbus Safran Launchers. With an initial workforce of around 450, starting operations...
Boeing’s Spectrolab Manufactures Record 4 Millionth Space Solar Cell 12/02/2014 | Space | 153
Boeing subsidiary Spectrolab is the first company to produce 4 million gallium arsenide based solar cells for use in space. The cells have powered more...
12/02/2014 | Space | 503
SPOT 7, the Earth-observation satellite designed and built by Airbus Defence and Space, is commercially launched today, making its high-resolution imagery available to all users....
11/24/2014 | Space | 612
Ten new projects are providing opportunities for the public to participate in NASA's Asteroid Grand Challenge, which accelerates the agency's asteroid initiative work through innovative...
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