SES Selects Two U.S. Companies to Build Four New Satellites as Part of Accelerated C-Band Clearing Plan
Northrop Grumman and the Boeing Company to manufacture and assemble the C-band only satellites in Dulles, Virginia and in Los Angeles, California photo caption: Boeing/Artist’s Rendition of SES-20 and SES-21 satellites SES, the leader in global content connectivity solutions, announces it has selected two U.S. satellite manufacturers, Northrop Grumman and the Boeing Company, to deliver Read More
NASA to Hold Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Launch Briefing
NASA leadership and a panel of scientists and engineers will preview NASA's next mission to the Red Planet, the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, at a media briefing at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday, June 17. The live briefing will stream on Facebook, Ustream, YouTube, Twitter, NASA Television and the agency's website. Perseverance is a robotic scientist Read More
SpaceX launch June 13th 2020 with photos
At 5:21 AM EDT June 13th 2020 from launch complex 40 the dark morning sky turned to daylight when nine Merlin SpaceX engines ignited and successfully launched the Falcon 9 rocket with 58 company satellites into orbit including 3 ride share satellites. SpaceX also successfully re landed on JRTI Just Read The Instructions out in Read More
SkyNet de Colombia and SES Networks Ramp Up Connectivity Services
….to Aid Worst-hit COVID-19 Colombian Amazonas Communities Colombian municipalities of Leticia and Puerto Nariño in the Amazonas can access improved telemedicine services and reliable residential broadband Internet for e-learning platforms, remote working and communication with relatives Local residents, businesses, government entities and the San Rafael de Leticia Hospital in the Colombian Amazonas are experiencing efficient, Read More
The EU Commission and the European Space Agency launch a new platform to monitor green and sustainable recovery
Since the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, space activities have been playing a strong role. The Copernicus programme has been fully mobilised from day one of this crisis, to help citizens and public authorities in the Member States during these difficult times. Developed by the Commission in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), the Read More
Launch of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, designed to better understand the geology of Mars
…and seek signs of ancient life on the Red Planet. Photo - Illustration of NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover studying a Mars rock outcrop (not to scale). Mars 2020 is targeted for launch in July/August 2020 aboard an Atlas V-541 rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Credits: Read More
Launch pad photos from SpaceX – the power
Launch Pad photos from June 3rd Night launch picked up cameras from SpaceX on Thursday June 4th in the rain. The power of 210,000 pounds of thrust from SpaceX booster B-1049.5 liftsoff pad 40 performing perfectly flying and relanding for the fifth time making history again for SpaceX. This booster relanded out in the Atlantic Read More
SpaceX Starlink 7 Mission from Launch Complex 40 Cape Canaveral – with photos
SpaceX keeps hitting 9th inning game winning shots the last four days with a successful and historic crewed demonstration test flight with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley docking at the ISS, the first stage booster B-1058.1 landing on OCISLY, first touch screen navigation of a Dragon capsule and now an on time launch Read More
Sécurité aérienne: la EU Commission met à jour la liste des compagnies aériennes interdites dans l’UE
La Commission européenne a mis à jour aujourd'hui la liste des compagnies aériennes soumises à une interdiction d'exploitation ou à des restrictions d'exploitation au sein de l'UE, car ne satisfaisant pas les normes de sécurité internationales. La Commission souhaite garantir le plus haut niveau de sécurité aérienne à tous les passagers voyageant dans l'UE. Suite Read More
ULA Launch Atlas V USSF-7
ULA Successfully Launches the Sixth Orbital Test Vehicle for the U.S. Space Force Mission dedicated to front-line responders and those affected by COVID-19 A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 501 rocket carrying the USSF-7 mission for the U.S. Space Force lifted off on May 17, 9:14 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex-41. This marks Read More