The crew of International Space Station Expedition 12 – lasting from September to April 2006 – will not prepare for arrival of the European Space Agency’s automated transfer vehicle (ATV), confirming another delay to the ATV, which officially could fly from February. Nine of the vehicles are planned to be launched by Ariane 5 ECA from Kourou, French Guiana, to supply the station.
Source: Flight International
BAE Systems has completed its acquisition of Ball Aerospace, with the move further strengthening its US business presence.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has retired its Mars helicopter Ingenuity after the craft suffered damage upon landing.
Saab’s chief test pilot for the Gripen, Marcus Wandt, has traded the cockpit for a roughly two-week stint aboard the International Space Station.
