On 18 October the Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 11:37…
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CONTOUR MISHAP BOARD COMPLETES INVESTIGATION
NASA’s Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) Mishap Investigation Board (MIB) identified four possible causes for the failure…
Satellite broadband to boost rural economies
The so-called digital divide that excludes rural communities from the benefits of broadband access could be…
NASA MARKS CHINA’S SPACE MILESTONE
The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe about China’s first successful human space…
ESA salutes China’s first human space flight
“Our warmest congratulations to the People’s Republic of China on this outstanding achievement” said ESA Director…
SATELLITE OPERATORS MEET TO DISCUSS INDUSTRY ISSUES
Key executives of Europe’s satellite operators met on October 3 during the SatExpo exhibition in Montecchio…
SPACE SHUTTLE RECOVERY OFFICE MOVES
NASA has moved the Columbia Recovery Office (CRO) to Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla. By moving…
ARCTIC ICE MAY AFFECT LIFE AROUND THE GLOBE
NASA satellite observations show there has been considerable warming of the Arctic over the last two…
FACILITY WILL HELP PROTECT SPACE CREWS FROM RADIATION
Imagine a human spacecraft crew voyaging through space. A satellite sends a warning; energetic particles are…
Ariadna to boost Advanced Space Research
Will spacecraft travelling through interplanetary space be able to determine their positions by using signals from…