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China, Europe announce joint satellite mission
Jun 09, 2015 (XNA)
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have decided their joint space satellite program will focus on an X-ray imaging satell...
US Ban on Russian Rocket Engines Displeases Both Sides
Jun 05, 2015 (Sputnik)
US legislation banning contracts for Russian-made space rocket engines displeases both the supplier in Russia and consumers in the United States, the press secr...
Three candidates for ESA's next medium-class science mission
Jun 05, 2015 (ESA)
Exoplanets, plasma physics and the X-ray Universe are the topics chosen by ESA to be considered for the fourth medium-class mission in its Cosmic Vision science...
NewSpace Initiative connects ASU with space industry
May 21, 2015 (SPX)
The next big thing in space research is small. Small, agile companies and small, inexpensive devices are changing how we explore the universe. Arizona State Uni...
Britain's commercial space project delayed due to Russian rocket failure
May 21, 2015 (XNA)
The Britain's biggest commercial space project has been delayed for several months due to the recent failed launch of Russia's Proton rocket, said Inmarsat, the...
Four decades of tracking European spacecraft
May 21, 2015 (ESA)
Forty years ago this week, a satellite ground station in Spain became the first to be assigned to what would become ESA. Since then, the network - Estrack - has...
Russia must be more competitive in commercial space market
May 21, 2015 (XNA)
Russia must be more aggressive in the market of commercial space launches, otherwise it might lose its competitiveness, a top Russian government official said T...
Government Spending in Space Programs at $66.5 Billion in 2014
May 20, 2015 (SPX)
According to Euroconsult's newly released research report, Profiles of Government Space Programs, world government expenditures for space programs decreased by ...
European space agencies inaugurate altered-gravity aircraft
May 14, 2015 (ESA)
ESA, France's space agency CNES and the German aerospace centre DLR inaugurated the Airbus A310 ZERO-G refitted for altered gravity by running 12 scientific exp...
Pentagon wants softer sanctions on Russian rocket engine purchases
May 03, 2015 (Sputnik)
The US Department of Defense has asked the Senate to soften sanctions that ban American companies from buying the Russian-made RD-180 rocket engines. The Pentag...
Telenor satellite begins post-launch maneuvers according to plan
May 01, 2015 (SPX)
Space Systems/Loral reports that a satellite designed and built for Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc), was successfully launched and is performing post-laun...
Arianespace at the EU-Japan Business Round Table
May 01, 2015 (SPX)
Arianespace Chairman and CEO Stephane Israel took an active role in this week's meetings of the EU-Japan Business Round Table, which seeks to further strengthen...
TurkmenAlem52E MonacoSAT telecom satellite in orbit
Apr 29, 2015 (SPX)
Built by Thales Alenia Space as prime contractor, on behalf of the Turkmenistan Ministry of Communications, the TurkmenAlem52E/MonacoSAT telecommunications sate...
Turkmenistan hails 'landmark' launch of first satellite
Apr 28, 2015 (AFP)
Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov on Tuesday hailed the launch of the gas-rich Central Asian country's first telecommunications satellite, say...
Italy's presence in space
Apr 23, 2015 (SPX)
Italy, one of the key players of the European Space Agency (ESA), is continuously building up its important role in human spaceflight and in international space...
Orbital ATK delivers SKYM-1 commercial satellite to launch site
Apr 23, 2015 (SPX)
Orbital ATK has announced it delivered the SKY MEXICO-1 (SKYM-1) satellite to the launch site in Kourou, French Guiana for its DIRECTV customer. The SKYM-1 sate...
Bulgaria becomes tenth ESA European Cooperating State
Apr 21, 2015 (ESA)
ESA is celebrating the tenth signature of the European Cooperating State Agreement, strengthening its relations with Bulgaria. ESA's Director of Industry, Procu...
France, India to Boost Space Cooperation, Other Joint Projects
Apr 10, 2015 (Sputnik)
In June 2014, an Indian rocket put into orbit five foreign satellites, including one built by France. "We will further our cooperation in the field of space. We...
Wanted: a mission name for astronaut Thomas
Apr 09, 2015 (ESA)
ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet will fly to the International Space Station next year on a six-month adventure of science in weightlessness. Now Thomas wants you t...
European Space Expo brings space closer to earth
Apr 05, 2015 (XNA)
Space technology is more relevant to our everyday lives than we often think and the European Space Expo, a free, interactive exhibition, highlights exactly how ...
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