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Soyuz Launches Trio For ISS Xmas DeliveryBaikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) Dec 20, 2009 Three astronauts from Japan, Russia and the United States blasted off early Monday morning amid harsh weather conditions for a Christmas voyage to the International Space Station. The Soyuz rocket blasted off on schedule from Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome in the barren Kazakh steppe at 3:52am carrying Soichi Noguchi of Japan, US astronaut Timothy Creamer and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov. Rain and sleet blanketed the site in a thick layer of ice, weather conditions which created a breathtaking backdrop for the launch. ... read more |
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Dulles, VA (SPX) Dec 21, 2009Orbital Sciences reports that it has been selected by Intelsat, S.A., the leading provider of fixed satellite services, to design, build and deliver the Intelsat 23 (IS-23) commercial communications satellite. The satellite will be based on Orbital's flight-proven STAR-2 platform. The IS-23 satellite will generate 4.8 kilowatts of payload power and carry 15 active Ku-band and 24 active ... more  
El Segundo CA (SPX) Dec 21, 2009An innovative method for joining composite structures implemented by Northrop Grumman has passed a series of intensive structural tests, paving the way for the use of composites in future spacecraft. "This is a major step forward for the use of composites in future missions," said Gene Fraser, vice president of Advanced Programs and Technology for Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems. "Our ... more  
Paris, France (ESA) Dec 21, 2009ESA's Council yesterday gave the go-ahead to proceed with the implementation of the ExoMars Programme. This decision paves the way for two Mars exploration missions in cooperation with NASA in 2016 and 2018. The ExoMars Programme aims to investigate the martian environment, particularly astrobiological issues and to develop and demonstrate new technologies for planetary exploration with ... more |
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  GOES-P Satellite Arrives At Kennedy For Final Prelaunch Testing  Astronauts gear up for 'space sushi', Twitter aboard the ISS   Instant online solar energy quotes Solar Energy Solutions from ABC Solar |
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Dulles VA (SPX) Dec 21, 2009Orbital Sciences been awarded a Phase 2 contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop the final design for "System F6" (Future Fast, Flexible, Fractionated, Free-Flying Spacecraft). The Phase 2 award to Orbital came as a result of a down-select by DARPA from among several companies that participated in the program's Phase 1 study contracts in 2008 and 2009. ... more 
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (RIA Novosti) Dec 21, 2009Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will draft an agreement on space cooperation, the Roscosmos chief said Sunday. "Yesterday I met with the Japanese agency's head to draft an inter-agency agreement on a joint space program," Anatoly Perminov told journalists. Perminov said "scientific experiments could be enhanced" with the ... more  
Palo Alto CA (SPX) Dec 21, 2009The Lockheed Martin team, awarded a contract by NASA in 2007 to design and build the agency's Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-R Series, has met the requirements of a Critical Design Review. The review was conducted last week at the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Palo Alto by a group of ... more |
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