The next challenge.(EDITORIAL)
For the last two decades, the commercial battle between Boeing and
Airbus has attracted extensive--in some cases excessive--media coverage
worldwide. The industrial, technological, economical and . . .
Calendar.
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2-5 7th International Symposium www.launchers-symposium.org
on Launcher Technologies,
Barcelona, Spain
3-5 . . .
Satellite market outlook brightens: market forecasts for the next
10 years predict an 8% increase in the number of satellites la
The global telecommunications satellite market jumped 40% in 2006
compared with the period 2001-2005, according to Astrium vice president
marketing telecom satellites Olry Gerard, who estimates the . . .
United Launch Alliance.(SPACE BRIEFING)(satellite launch)(Brief
article)
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket successfully aunched
six satellites for the US Air Force on 8 March, marking the first use of
the Atlas for an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) . . .
French report pleads for space boost.(SPACE BRIEFING)(Brief
article)
A second space race is currently under way--at a faster pace than
in the 1960s--and Europe needs to completely overhaul its space strategy
if it is to remain competitive over the coming decades. . . .
Budget cuts hit Aries, Orion schedules.(SPACE BRIEFING)(Orion
Crew Exploration Vehicle)(Aries launch vehicles)(Brief article)
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin has warned that the
half-billion-dollar shortfall for explorations systems in NASA FY2007
appropriations approved by Congress jeopardises our ability to manage . . .
ISS safety report puts risks in perspective.(SPACE
BRIEFING)(International Space Station Independent Safety Task Force
)
The International Space Station Independent Safety Task Force
(IISTF) has filed its most recent report to NASA and the US Congress.
The report assesses vulnerabilities of the ISS that could lead to . . .
General Atomics.(SPACE BRIEFING)(generating electrical power on
board hypersonic vehicle)(magneto-hydrodynamic generator)(Brief
A team led by General Atomics has successfully tested a new method
for generating electrical power on board a hypersonic vehicle. A
magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) generator was operated to produce . . .
Telenor Satellite Services.(SPACE BRIEFING)(contract )(Brief
article)
Telenor Satellite Services has expanded a multi-year contract with
Intelsat to include transmission services on three different spacecraft
in C- and Ku-band. The capacity is being used for . . .
SES NEW SKIES.(SPACE BRIEFING)(SES satellite AMC-12/ASTRA 4A)(SES
satellite AAP-1)(Brief article)
SES NEW SKIES has announced that SES satellites AMC-12/ASTRA 4A and
AAP-1 have been transferred to SES NEW SKIES which will now be
responsible for all customer and capacity management . . .
COTS candidates moving forward.(SPACE BRIEFING)(Commercial
Orbital Transportation Services)(Brief article)
NASA reports that two companies that are receiving NASA Commercial
Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) funds have achieved significant
milestones in their efforts to develop and demonstrate . . .
LCROSS completes critical design review.(SPACE BRIEFING)
The Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) has
successfully completed a critical design review, giving Northrop Grumman
the green light to complete building flight hardware for the . . .
ESA go-ahead for BepiColombo.(SPACE BRIEFING)(European Space
Agency's mission to explore planet Mercury)(Brief article)
BepiColombo, ESA's mission to explore planet Mercury, has been
,definitively 'adopted' by the Agency s Science Programme
Committee (SPC). The mission is cleared to start its . . .
Giove-A2 to guarantee Galileo continuity.(SPACE BRIEFING)(Brief
article)
On 5 March ESA awarded a contract to Surrey Satellite Technology
Limited (UK) for initial activities leading to the construction of a
second spacecraft for the Galileo satellite navigation system. . . .
Soyuz launch base.(SPACE BRIEFING)
The construction site of the Soyuz launch base in French Guiana was
officially opened on 26 February by Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA Director
General--Yannick d'Escatha, President of CNES, Jean-Yves . . .
NASA.(SPACE BRIEFING)(request for proposal for the Ares I launch
vehicle)(National Aeronautics and Space Administration)(Brief
a
NASA has issued a request for proposal for the Ares I launch
vehicle upper stage element. Ares I is the launch vehicle that will
transport the Orion crew exploration vehicle and its crew and cargo . . .
MiG-35 sensor suite unveiled.(DEFENCE)
The latest variant of the MiG-29 being offered to India features an
AESA radar and a full suite of countermeasures
One of the highlights of the recent Acro India 2007 Exhibit in
Bangalore, was . . .
Australia buys Super Hornets to bridge gap to JSF.(DEFENCE
BRIEFING)(Joint Strike Fighter)(Brief article)
Australia is to acquire 24 F/A-18F Block II Super Hornet multi role
aircraft, at a cost of approximately A$6 billion (US$4.6 billion) over
10 years, to ensure the transition to the F-35 Joint . . .
Typhoon completes ASRAAM tests.(DEFENCE BRIEFING)(Advanced
Short-Range Air-to-Air Missiles)(Eurofighter Typhoon)(Brief
article)
The Eurofighter Typhoon has performed the first firings of Advanced
Short-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (ASRAAM) from a front line squadron
aircraft. Four ASRAAMs were successfully launched by Typhoon . . .
Boeing.(DEFENCE BRIEFING)(contract)(Brief article)
Six Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow multi-role combat helicopters for
the Kuwait air force have debuted in Kuwait during a rollout ceremony.
The US Army delivered the aircraft to the Kuwait air force . . .
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