Space

  Paris. The EDRS-C satellite, the second node of Airbus’ SpaceDataHighway constellation, completed its commissioning tests on July 15, 2020 and is now ready to start operational services. Following its successful launch in August 2019...

  HOUSTON. Boeing, NASA’s lead industry partner for the International Space Station (ISS) since 1993, will continue supporting the celebrated orbiting laboratory through September of 2024 under a US$916 million contract extension awarded on July...

A new Israeli spy satellite the Ofek 16 was launched successfully on July 6 from Israeli air force base using a Sahvit launcher. The new very advanced satellite will allow Israel to continue monitoring...

  The Union Cabinet on June 24 approved that the government will allow now private sectors to use facilities and assets of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and they would be provided a level-playing field...

  Sydney / Toulouse. Airbus Defence and Space has won a contract for a fully reconfigurable telecommunications satellite from Australia’s second largest telecommunications company and leading satellite operator Optus. The satellite will be based on...

  New Delhi. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said in New Delhi on June 9...

  SAN DIEGO, CA. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced on June 5 that it has partnered with the US Space Development Agency (SDA) to demonstrate and conduct a series of experiments for an Optical...

  Paris. Airbus has won the new satellite communications framework contract for military and civil missions of the European Union and its member states. This four-year framework contract was awarded by the European Defence Agency...

  CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. The Boeing-built X-37B autonomous spaceplane on May 17 launched on top of a uniquely configured United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Boeing is the prime contractor for the X-37B...

  New Delhi: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will conduct a series of tests to validate the design and construction of the missile and orbital module system for the country’s prestigious space programme Gaganyaan. The space...

  New Delhi. Indian researchers have developed a new model which has potential applications in calculating Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning errors. In a major development that could have a wider impact, ranging from accurate...

  Paris. The French Space Agency (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales) CNES has recently signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space for the development and manufacture of the thermal infrared instrument for the TRISHNA satellite. TRISHNA...

Washington: In what is seen as a major challenge to American space power, four of its greatest adversaries – Russia, China, Iran and North Korea - are investing in systems that can take out...