The deployment of the British megaconstellation, whose mission is to provide global Internet, will accelerate after this first grouped launch of 34 satellites.
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BAE Systems intends to buy Collins Aerospace’s military Global Positioning System business for $1.9 billion and Raytheon’s Airborne Tactical Radios division for $275 million, to be sold for antitrust clearances.
The European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services concluded the 12th Conference on European Space Policy. A much awaited speech.
The European Commission and the European Investment Bank Group provide €200 million for the Ariane 6 program and SMEs in the space sector.
The annual conference on European space policy started this morning in the capital of the European Union, at the time of Brexit, a new Commission and the negotiation of the next Community budget.
A full-scale testing of the first stage of the mega-launcher will be the last big step before the first flight to the moon.
On December 30, Maxar announced the sale its Canadian commercial unit MDA to Northern Private Capital, a private investment company based in Toronto.
The long-awaited ministerial meeting of the European Space Agency, which took place on November 27 and 28, ended with a historic budget agreement.
The last Ariane 5 mission of the year took place on November 26. The Ariane program reaches the milestone of 250 attempts to launch in almost 40 years.
On October 10, the valiant Russian launcher signed its 18th success in a row... but only its first commercial mission of the past two years.
A decisive phase has been achieved by the future European heavy launcher, planned for the second half of 2020: the Critical Design Review.
The inquiry commission mandated after the accident of the light launcher of Arianespace occurred on July 11 presented its conclusions. The flight resumption of Vega is expected for the first quarter of 2020.
An explosion occurred during the preparation of the orbital launch of the Iranian Space Agency. U.S. satellites sighted a column of smoke.
Terratekh offers a high resolution RGB and infrared commercial imagery service on its Cloud.
Arsenal, the military entity of the conglomerate Roscosmos, introduced an unprecedented space tug on its pavilion at the MAKS 2019 Air Show.
The successful test of the demonstrator of SpaceX’s future giant launcher looks like a déjà vu…
After the resettlement of the Soyuz MS-13, the ship occupied by the humanoid robot Fedor could dock at the International Space Station on August 27.
Drone Rescue Systems joins DLR’s FALCon project team to enable the return of rocket stages after launch.
Maxar Technologies collected imagery of the mainland Chinese city of Shenzhen, which borders Hong Kong, thanks to the satellite WorldView-1.
The construction site of the future launch pad for the European heavy launch vehicle witnessed a first simulation of a launch operation.
A return control system was set on the first stage of the launcher that allowed a new Chinese military mission, on July 26.
The French Minister of the Armies detailed the space defense national strategy and the associated means.
The micro-launcher Hyperbola 1 of the Chinese startup company i-Space, founded in 2016, performed a successful maiden flight on July 25.
ArianeGroup’s engine Vulcain 2.1 finished tests run, cumulating almost 4 hours of static firing.
A second Indian Space Agency’s probe was successfully sent to the Moon on July 22. The lander carried by the probe must perform a soft landing and then deploy a little rover.
The 5th consecutive year, Ger’s military camp is hosting this week the young rocket, balloon and cansats manufacturers’ meeting organized by the CNES and the Planète Sciences association.
During 4 days, the 24 satellites of the European navigation system stayed silent without any precise explanation.
During the night of 10 to 11 July, Arianespace’s small-lift launcher suffered an anomaly after two minutes of flight, resulting in the failing of the mission.
Finalist against Thales Alenia Space, Airbus Defence and Space was awarded the contract for the development of the new French optical reconnaissance program for a dual utilisation.
On July 2nd, a Boeing 787-9 of LATAM Airlines brought a group of 50 privileged to get to see a total solar eclipse over the Pacific Ocean.
The Franco-Italian manufacturer was chosen to design and assemble a powerful telecommunication satellite for the Indonesian consortium PSN. The launch is scheduled for the end of 2022.
On the occasion of the State visit to Japan by Emmanuel Macron, two agreements on the exploration of Phobos and the asteroid Ryugu were settled on June 26th between the CNES and the Japan Space Exploration Agency (JAXA).
Intended to confirm its military use, the 3rd flight of the heaviest launcher of the world had to face many unprecedented issues. Each one was easily overcome.
ArianeGroup is starting to build the first series-production batch of 14 Ariane 6 launchers, which are scheduled to fly between 2021 and 2023.
Synspective and Arianespace have signed a contract to launch the StriX-α Synthetic Aperture Radar demonstrator satellite.
Israel is not (yet) the fourth nation to achieve a controlled landing on the Moon, but plans are already being made for a follow-on mission.
Stratolaunch Systems Corporation successfully completed the first flight of the world’s largest all-composite aircraft, the Stratolaunch, on 13th April.
Drop test demonstrates technologies for reusable launcher.
The company is developing an innovative miniature camera for Norway's future NORSAT-4 nanosatellite.
Under an agreement with The Climate Corporation, images will be used by farmers to monitor crop health and performance.
The launch marks completion of the initial O3b satellite constellation.
Airbus Defence and Space has completed construction of the Cheops satellite, which is set for launch from Kourou later this year.
A new variant of the PSLV featuring four strap-on motors made a successful first flight on 1st April, launching a total of 29 satellites.
On 27th March, India became the fourth nation in the world possessing the capability to destroy a satellite in orbit.
France and China are stepping up their space cooperation to include French participation in the Chang’e 6 mission to return samples from the Moon in 2023-2024.
Thales Alenia Space reports that it is taking 3D printing/additive manufacturing into series production to make components for telecom satellites built on the Spacebus Neo platform.
Thales Alenia Space (TAS) reports that the shell for the Bishop airlock module for the ISS is ready for shipment to the NanoRacks integration facility in Texas.
The European Space Agency, together with the UK Space Agency, has reviewed the preliminary design of the demonstrator engine core of the Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine (SABRE).
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