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Boeing’s Ferguson on Starliner – no touch screens, but far simpler than Shuttle
Read more →: Boeing’s Ferguson on Starliner – no touch screens, but far simpler than ShuttleChris Ferguson, Director of Crew and Mission Operations for Boeing and a former NASA astronaut, has outlined Starliner’s…
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Vega launch delayed 24 hours
Read more →: Vega launch delayed 24 hoursThe European Space Agency’s Aeolus satellite, covered in a payload shroud, was lifted atop its Vega launcher in…
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Arianespace Sets Big Launch Date for 100th Ariane 5 Flight
Read more →: Arianespace Sets Big Launch Date for 100th Ariane 5 FlightArianespace has scheduled the launch of the Horizons 3e and Azerspace 2/Intelsat 38 satellites — the 100th flight of its Ariane…
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SpaceX’s astronaut walkway installed on Florida launch pad
Read more →: SpaceX’s astronaut walkway installed on Florida launch padSpaceX’s crew access arm is in its retracted position at launch pad 39A after installation Monday. Credit: Stephen…
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Spaceport Colorado wins FAA license
Read more →: Spaceport Colorado wins FAA licenseNews Brief: Colorado’s Front Range Airport is getting a new name — the Colorado Air and Space Port —…
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“Not a Great Prognosis” on Satellite Pay-TV in Asia
Read more →: “Not a Great Prognosis” on Satellite Pay-TV in Asia“I don’t see a great prognosis for the satellite industry. The operators may have a different perspective, but…
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Planetary Resources auction put on hold
Read more →: Planetary Resources auction put on holdNews Brief: This month’s scheduled sale of hundreds of items from Planetary Resources’ headquarters in Redmond, Wash., has…
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Foxtel to Launch New Satellite Ultra HD Channel
Read more →: Foxtel to Launch New Satellite Ultra HD ChannelAustralian pay-TV company Foxtel announced this past week that it is planning to launch a dedicated Ultra High…
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Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch unveils plans for new family of rockets (and a space plane)
Read more →: Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch unveils plans for new family of rockets (and a space plane)Artwork shows Stratolaunch’s giant carrier plane and several classes of launch vehicles, including Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus rocket, a…
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NSSLGlobal Adds Iridium Certus to its Maritime Portfolio
Read more →: NSSLGlobal Adds Iridium Certus to its Maritime PortfolioGlobal satellite communications provider NSSLGlobal signed a service provider agreement to offer Iridium Communications‘ Certus L-Band service as…
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First milestones accomplished on NASA’s newly-launched Parker Solar Probe
Read more →: First milestones accomplished on NASA’s newly-launched Parker Solar ProbeArtist’s concept of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe departing Earth. Credit: NASA Space missions dispatched into the solar system…
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Photos: More up-close shots of Parker Solar Probe’s launch
Read more →: Photos: More up-close shots of Parker Solar Probe’s launchThese images from United Launch Alliance and NASA photographers recorded the liftoff of a Delta 4-Heavy rocket from…