All Space articles – Page 39
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Satellites to track ash clouds in view
A new generation of satellites should dramatically improve the tracking of future volcanic ash clouds, but airlines and passengers weary of the disruption...
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ILA: Air show is all blue in view from space
This colour composite image of Berlin Schönefeld airport is made up from three high-resolution acquisitions by German radar satellite TerraSAR-X. Green,...
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ILA: US-German space accord on the cards
A breakthrough in German-US collaboration for space-based research could be on the cards at ILA this week as NASA deputy administrator Lori Garver flies in from Washington DC for talks with the US space agency's German counterpart, DLR.
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NewsPICTURES: SpaceX Falcon 9 makes orbit on first attempt
SpaceX launched its first Falcon 9 booster from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 1445 EDT today, reporting that the vehicle successfully delivered...
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NewsSpaceX shoots for Friday morning Falcon 9 launch
Nascent space services company SpaceX will attempt the maiden launch its Falcon 9 two-stage liquid fuelled rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida...
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Iridium's NEXT plan progresses with Thales Alenia Space deal
Iridium Communications has contracted Thales/Finmeccanica joint venture Thales Alenia Space to design and construct satellites for its second-generation...
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This Week Briefing
FALCON 9 LAUNCH DELAYED AGAIN Space Exploration Technologies has once again been forced to push back the first test flight...
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NewsVIDEO & PICTURE: Atlantis Kennedy arrival marks end of 25-year career
Space Shuttle Atlantis returned to the Kennedy Space Center on 26 May after a 12-day mission to the International Space Station, marking the end of...
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Northrop to step up Global Hawk support work
The US Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $50 million contract to support its the RQ-4 Global Hawks ...
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Sea Launch prepares to exit Chapter 11 and restart operations
Three years after Sea Launch spiralled towards bankruptcy following the explosion of its Zenit 3SL rocket, the satellite...
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This Week - briefings
ISRAEL STICKS TO GUNS WITH CODE POSITIVE SECURITY Israel has rejected an appeal by the International Air Transport Association and International...
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Australia looks to join the space age
There was a time when Australia stood proud as a pioneer of orbital spaceflight. The successful orbital flight of WRESAT made the country only the fourth...
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WRESAT details
Australia's opportunity to make orbital history came at the end of a US intercontinental ballistic missile test programme, which saw nine Redstone rockets...
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NewsAir force launches US military's first spaceplane
The successful launch to orbit from Cape Canaveral on 22 April of the US Air Force's X-37B marked the flight debut of the US military's first-ever spaceplane...
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Cryosat: a decade long journey for industry
Conceived as Europe's idea of a cheaper and faster mission, the CryoSat ice-mapping satellite became a decade-long saga.
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Opinion
Comment: Obama in volte-face on space
The opponents of president Barack Obama's NASA flexible path plan won a victory last week when the head of state resurrected the cancelled Orion crew exploration vehicle - albeit a scaled-down version.
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Obama resurrects Orion as escape capsule
Ten weeks after president Barack Obama's NASA plan cancelled the agency's $4.3 billion Orion crew exploration vehicle, Congressional pressure has forced...
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NewsPICTURE: Discovery docks with ISS for penultimate mission
Space Shuttle Discovery, which was launched from the Kennedy Space Center on 5 April on STS-131 for its penultimate flight into space, has docked with the...
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Opinion
Comment: Is space charter worthy of a great nation?
The US space programme is in turmoil. President Obama's plans to axe the Moon-return programme, retire the Space Shuttle and privatise low-Earth orbit transport...
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Lockheed's Athena re-enters small payload market
Lockheed Martin and Alliant Techsystems (ATK) have teamed up to enter the small launcher market. Services will be available from 2012 using a new version...