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  • EBACE: Harrods boosts maintenance offering at Luton

    News | 20 May 2013 15:00 | Dominic Perry

    Harrods Aviation has signed two new engineering partnerships with Bombardier and Dassault Falcon Services at its London Luton site.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/EBACE-Harrods-boosts-maintenance-offering-at-Luton-386033/
  • UK spaceflight gets a boost with Peake selection for 2015 ISS mission

    News | 20 May 2013 13:56 | Dan Thisdell

    Europe's contribution to the International Space Station crew rota has been agreed up to April 2016 with the selection of Timothy Peake to join expedition...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/UK-spaceflight-gets-a-boost-with-Peake-selection-for-2015-ISS-mission-386089/
  • Atlas V launches GPS satellite into orbit

    News | 16 May 2013 14:04 | Zach Rosenberg

    A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket successfully launched a new GPS satellite into orbit. The 15 May launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida,...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Atlas-V-launches-GPS-satellite-into-orbit-385950/
  • Air launch systems begin to come of age

    News | 14 May 2013 10:45 | David Todd

    An ageing Airbus A300, currently used to train astronauts in zero- g flight, is about to find another use as the first stage of a new air-launched...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Air-launch-systems-begin-to-come-of-age-385811/
  • Dream Chaser shipped to NASA Dryden for glide tests

    News | 13 May 2013 20:02 | Zach Rosenberg

    Sierra Nevada has shipped the Dream Chaser orbital spacecraft to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center near Palmdale, California, for glide tests. The...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Dream-Chaser-shipped-to-NASA-Dryden-for-glide-tests-385798/
  • ISS ammonia pump replacement appears successful

    News | 13 May 2013 18:44 | Philip Hylands

    The coolant leak aboard the International Space Station (ISS), which required a spacewalk to replace a pump, appears successful though further testing is...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ISS-ammonia-pump-replacement-appears-successful-385793/
  • ISS ammonia leak may require spacewalk for repair

    News | 10 May 2013 17:17 | Zach Rosenberg

    An ammonia leak aboard the International Space Station (ISS) threatens to disrupt an electrical channel that may require a spacewalk to repair. The...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ISS-ammonia-leak-may-require-spacewalk-for-repair-385747/
  • Vega’s second success ‘confirms functionality’

    News | 09 May 2013 17:05 | Dan Thisdell

    The European Space Agency and its launch operator, Arianespace, have declared their new light launcher, Vega, to be "fully functional" following its second flight success in two attempts.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Vegas-second-success-confirms-functionality-385689/
  • SpaceX Grasshopper moves to New Mexico

    News | 07 May 2013 20:02 | Zach Rosenberg

    SpaceX is moving its reusable rocket test bed to Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. The move confirms big plans for the test...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/SpaceX-Grasshopper-moves-to-New-Mexico-385575/
  • Sierra Nevada passes second NASA commercial crew checkpoint

    News | 06 May 2013 09:00 | Zach Rosenberg

    Sierra Nevada has achieved its second milestone under NASA's commercial crew integrated capability (CCiCap) programme to develop the Dream Chaser, earning the company $45 million as the vehicle prepares for glide testing.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Sierra-Nevada-passes-second-NASA-commercial-crew-checkpoint-385266/
  • Hypersonic X-51 programme ends in success

    News | 03 May 2013 17:42 | Zach Rosenberg

    The Boeing X-51A Waverider test bed has successfully completed its fourth and final flight, breaking the record for longest air-breathing hypersonic flight. The...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Hypersonic-X-51-programme-ends-in-success-385481/
  • IN FOCUS: SpaceShipTwo makes first powered flight

    News | 03 May 2013 15:30 | Zach Rosenberg

    Space tourism venture completes 16s in-flight engine burn, bringing commercial suborbital flights this year a step closer...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/IN-FOCUS-SpaceShipTwo-makes-first-powered-flight-385471/
  • Chinese Long March successfully puts communications satellite into orbit

    News | 03 May 2013 09:10 | Zach Rosenberg

    A Long March 3B successfully launched on 1 May from Xichang in Sichuan Province, China.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Chinese-Long-March-successfully-puts-communications-satellite-into-orbit-385450/
  • Sukhoi Su-35 and 787 among the stars at Paris 2013

    News | 02 May 2013 15:16 | Murdo Morrison

    Flying displays by the Sukhoi Su-35 in its overseas debut and the back-in-service Boeing 787 will be among the highlights at this year's Paris air show. Boeing...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Sukhoi-Su-35-and-787-among-the-stars-at-Paris-2013-385402/
  • Maritime Heron UAV supports European airspace trial

    News | 02 May 2013 09:46 | Arie Egozi

    Europe has advanced a project to prove the feasibility of using satellite communications to enable UAS operations in non-segregated airspace ...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Maritime-Heron-UAV-supports-European-airspace-trial-385354/
  • ATK reaches major milestone with SLS rocket boosters

    News | 29 Apr 2013 19:44 | Zach Rosenberg

    ATK has reached preliminary design review (PDR) on the solid rocket boosters intended to help launch the Space Launch System (SLS). The solid rocket...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ATK-reaches-major-milestone-with-SLS-rocket-boosters-385286/
  • SpaceShipTwo ignites engine in-flight

    News | 29 Apr 2013 15:06 | Zach Rosenberg

    Virgin Galactic has conducted the first powered flight of SpaceShipTwo, the crewed suborbital vehicle set to become the first capable of routine commercial...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/SpaceShipTwo-ignites-engine-in-flight-385276/
  • China and Russia successfully launch satellites

    News | 26 Apr 2013 16:14 | Zach Rosenberg

    A Long March 2D rocket launched from Jiuquan, China has successfully inserted an Earth observation satellite into orbit, while a Russian Soyuz 2 launched from Plesetsk is inserting the latest addition to the Glonass navigation constellation.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/China-and-Russia-successfully-launch-satellites-385230/
  • Budget woes may mean schedule slips, employee furloughs for NASA

    News | 25 Apr 2013 20:26 | Zach Rosenberg

    NASA administrator Charles Bolden defended his case for fully funding the space agency's budget request of $17.7 billion in fiscal 2014 during congressional...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Budget-woes-may-mean-schedule-slips-employee-furloughs-for-NASA-385186/
  • Successful Soyuz resupply launch to International Space Station

    News | 24 Apr 2013 16:37 | Zach Rosenberg

    A Soyuz-U has launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, putting an uncrewed Progress supply capsule in orbit to dock with the International Space Station (ISS).http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Successful-Soyuz-resupply-launch-to-International-Space-Station-385100/
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