New chief urges Ariane 5 modification for big satellites
The new head of European satellite launch firm Arianespace on Tuesday called for a fast-track modification of the Ariane 5 launcher to help it place larger satellites into orbit.
The new head of European satellite launch firm Arianespace on Tuesday called for a fast-track modification of the Ariane 5 launcher to help it place larger satellites into orbit.
Space Exploration
Jun 4, 2013
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Europe's lightweight rocket, Vega, was launched from Kourou space base in French Guiana late Monday for the first mission, webcast live, since its maiden flight in February last year.
Space Exploration
May 7, 2013
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A company contracted by NASA to deliver supplies to the International Space Station successfully launched a rocket on Sunday in a test of its ability to send a cargo ship aloft.
Space Exploration
Apr 21, 2013
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A company contracted by the U.S. space agency to deliver supplies to the International Space Station has cancelled the launch of a test rocket.
Space Exploration
Apr 21, 2013
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Israel's air force is on track to developing drones that within four to five decades would carry out nearly every battlefield operation executed today by piloted aircraft, a high-ranking Israeli officer told The Associated ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 21, 2013
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A test launch of an unmanned rocket that would eventually help carry supplies to the International Space Station has been rescheduled.
Space Exploration
Apr 19, 2013
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A private company contracted by the U.S. space agency to make supply runs to the International Space Station scrubbed a Wednesday test launch of an unmanned rocket, saying cables linked to the rocket's second stage apparently ...
Space Exploration
Apr 17, 2013
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NASA says a private company can conduct a test launch this week of an unmanned rocket intended to help eventual supply runs to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Apr 16, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Studying volcanos can be hazardous work, both for researchers and aircraft. To penetrate such dangerous airspace, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), especially those with electric engines that ingest little contaminated ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 2, 2013
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(Phys.org)—Before he left for Antarctica in November, W. Robert Binns, principal investigator for Super-TIGER, said that he would be deliriously happy if the balloon carrying the cosmic-ray detector stayed up 30 days.
Space Exploration
Jan 23, 2013
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