Space

  New Delhi. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Department of Space Dr Jitendra Singh said that Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO's) maiden mission to the Moon has sent images which show that Moon...

  Abu Dhabi / Toulouse. Airbus has been selected by Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), the UAE’s leading global satellite operator, to build Thuraya 4-NGS, the next generation mobile telecommunications system that will drive...

  Riyadh. Airbus has been contracted by Arabsat, one of the world’s top satellite operators, to build BADR-8, their new generation telecommunications satellite. BADR-8 will replace and increase Arabsat’s capacity and augment its core business...

  New Delhi. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Department of Atomic Energy and Space Dr Jitendra Singh said in New Delhi on August 14 that to mark the completion of one year of...

PROMONTORY, Utah. Northrop Grumman Corporation conducted its first ground test of an extended length 63-inch-diameter Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM 63XL) today in Promontory, Utah. This variation of the company’s GEM 63 strap-on booster was...

  New Delhi: In a boost to indigenous industry, Spacetech startup Skyroot Aerospace has successfully test fired an upper stage rocket engine, becoming the first Indian private company to demonstrate the capability to build a...

  New Delhi. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Department of Atomic Energy and Space Dr Jitendra Singh said in New Delhi that one of the major highlights of the Modi government has been...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Boeing has received a contract to build four additional 702X satellites from SES as the leading global content connectivity provider increases the number of O3b mPOWER satellites in its Medium Earth...

  Cannes. Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67 per cent) and Leonardo (33 per cent), has signed a €72 million first tranche contract with OHB System, prime contractor of the project, to...

DENVER. Lockheed Martin developed the technology behind the aeroshell that will protect NASA's newest Mars rover, Perseverance, and deploy the first-ever Mars helicopter. The Mars 2020 spacecraft with its Perseverance rover is scheduled to...

SAN DIEGO, CA. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has been awarded a contract by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to build the Total and Spectral solar Irradiance Sensor-2 (TSIS-2) spacecraft which will provide...

  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...