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Ariane V lofts two new birds
Posted on May 16, 2012 | No CommentsArianespace provided another on-time Ariane 5 launch by orbiting a pair of telecommunications spacecraft on a mission that included multiple milestones -
EchoStar gets ready
Posted on May 14, 2012 | No CommentsThe initial passenger for Arianespace’s third Ariane 5 mission of 2012 is now in French Guiana for a heavy-lift launch scheduled for June 19 from the Spaceport -
Dawn adds new light on Vesta
Posted on May 13, 2012 | No CommentsScientists have confirmed a variety of ways in which Vesta more closely resembles a small planet or Earth's moon than another asteroid -
Carbon satellite on the move
Posted on May 12, 2012 | No CommentsThe instrument at the heart of Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) spacecraft – NASA’s first mission dedicated to studying atmospheric CO2 – has left JPL -
SEDS reports on two-day conference
Posted on May 11, 2012 | No CommentsThe UKSEDS conference took place, bringing together space students and enthusiasts to enjoy two days of talks, discussions and exhibitions. -
Ariane 5 stage to put Americans back in orbit
Posted on May 11, 2012 | No CommentsATK has developed Liberty into a commercial crew transportation system, including the spacecraft, abort system, launch vehicle, and ground & mission operations -
Private space station planned
Posted on May 10, 2012 | No CommentsSpaceX and Bigelow Aerospace will offer rides on SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, using the Falcon launch vehicle to carry passengers to Bigelow habitats -
Kent school searches space
Posted on May 9, 2012 | No CommentsA secondary school in Kent tasked its students to apply science in an educational yet engaging way, by encompassing the famous Angry Birds -
SpaceX evaluation of prototype Dragon spacecraft
Posted on May 9, 2012 | No CommentsSpace Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has finished an important evaluation of a prototype Dragon spacecraft designed to carry people into orbit. -
World’s First ‘Search and Find’ Space Mission!
Posted on May 5, 2012 | No CommentsHampshire teenagers are invited to be the first in the world to take part in a ground-breaking search and find competition by playing on their mobile devices.
