Category: Space
UAE, Luxembourg Explore Opportunities for Development of Joint Space Projects
ABU DHABI, UAE. Following the UAE Space Agency’s signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in 2017, a one-day workshop involving […]
Helping Astronauts Breathe in Space with RUAG and Micro-algae
NYON, SWITZERLAND. One of the top challenges of long-term human space flight is life support. If humans ever want to travel to Mars (or beyond), they will need to minimize […]
India’s Heaviest Communication Satellite GSAT-11 Launched Successfully from French Guiana
NEW DELHI. Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) heaviest and most-advanced high throughput communication satellite GSAT-11 was successfully launched from the Spaceport in French Guiana during the early hours on December […]
India Launches First Hyperspectral Imaging Satellite
Sriharikota/New Delhi. Adding yet another remarkable feather to Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) cap, India successfully launched its first Hyperspectral Imaging Satellite HysIS and 30 other foreign satellites in one […]
Rostec Develops Cooperation with India in Space Sector
ROSTEC has supplied a secondary mirror for the telescope of the Indian Mount Abu InfraRed Observatory (MIRO). The mirror was produced at Lytkarino Optical Glass Factory (LZOS), one of the […]
Lockheed Martin and NASA JPL Successfully Land on Mars
DENVER. NASA has a new spacecraft operating on the surface of Mars. This afternoon, the InSight Mars Lander, which was designed, built and tested by Lockheed Martin, navigated the dramatic […]
New Access to Space: RUAG Space Signs Agreement with Australian Rocket Company Gilmour Space
ZÜRICH, QUEENSLAND. The agreement, the first of its kind in Australia, explores the use of RUAG Space’s new range of FlexLine carbon composite products in Gilmour Space’s proprietary hybrid rockets. […]
All Good Things Come in Threes: MetOp-C Successfully Launched
KOUROU. MetOp-C is in orbit: This morning at 01:47 h (CET) a Soyuz launcher lifted-off successfully from the European spaceport Kourou (French Guiana) carrying the four ton weather satellite. Built […]
Airbus Delivers first European Service Module for NASA’s Orion Spacecraft
BREMEN. Airbus will deliver the first European Service Module (ESM) for NASA’s Orion spacecraft from its aerospace site in Bremen, Germany on November 5, 2018. An Antonov cargo aircraft will […]
RUAG Space Participates in the Development of the Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway
ZURICH. Chosen by Airbus Defence and Space, RUAG Space will be in charge of the development of the structure and thermal subsystem of the ESPRIT module – the European System […]
New Lockheed Martin-Built Protected Communications Satellite Confirmed Online in Orbit Following Successful Launch
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Florida. The fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) protected communication satellite, built by Lockheed Martin for the US Air Force, was successfully launched on October […]
Lockheed Martin Solicits Ideas for Commercial Payloads on Orion Spacecraft
DENVER. The International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Bremen, Germany, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced it is studying interest in flying commercial payloads aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft. The market analysis is […]
Raytheon Delivers First SeeMe Satellite to DARPA
TTUCSON, Ariz. Raytheon Company has delivered the first Space Enabled Effects for Military Engagements, or SeeMe, satellite to DARPA. Assembled on the company’s advanced missile production lines, the new SeeMe […]
Lockheed Martin Reveals New Human Lunar Lander Concept
NDENVER. At the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Bremen, Germany, Lockheed Martin experts revealed the company’s crewed lunar lander concept and showed how the reusable lander aligns with NASA’s lunar […]
MHA Signs MoU with ISRO to set up an Integrated Control Room for Emergency Response
New Delhi. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Department of Space signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in New Delhi on September 20 for […]