Space

DENVER. NASA has a new spacecraft operating on the surface of Mars. This afternoon, the InSight Mars Lander, which was designed, built and tested by Lockheed Martin, navigated the dramatic entry and descent through...

ZÜRICH, QUEENSLAND. The agreement, the first of its kind in Australia, explores the use of RUAG Space’s new range of FlexLine carbon composite products in Gilmour Space’s proprietary hybrid rockets. The Queensland-based company is...

  KOUROU. MetOp-C is in orbit: This morning at 01:47 h (CET) a Soyuz launcher lifted-off successfully from the European spaceport Kourou (French Guiana) carrying the four ton weather satellite. Built by Airbus, MetOp-C is...

  BREMEN. Airbus will deliver the first European Service Module (ESM) for NASA’s Orion spacecraft from its aerospace site in Bremen, Germany on November 5, 2018. An Antonov cargo aircraft will fly the ESM to...

  ZURICH. Chosen by Airbus Defence and Space, RUAG Space will be in charge of the development of the structure and thermal subsystem of the ESPRIT module – the European System Providing Refuelling, Infrastructure and...

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Florida. The fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) protected communication satellite, built by Lockheed Martin for the US Air Force, was successfully launched on October 17 at 12:15 a.m....

  DENVER. The International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Bremen, Germany, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced it is studying interest in flying commercial payloads aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft. The market analysis is the first step toward...

  TTUCSON, Ariz. Raytheon Company has delivered the first Space Enabled Effects for Military Engagements, or SeeMe, satellite to DARPA. Assembled on the company's advanced missile production lines, the new SeeMe satellite will provide greater...

NDENVER. At the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Bremen, Germany, Lockheed Martin experts revealed the company's crewed lunar lander concept and showed how the reusable lander aligns with NASA's lunar Gateway and future Mars...

New Delhi. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Department of Space signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in New Delhi on September 20 for setting up of a...

  ROCKET CENTER, W.Va. Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a full rate production contract from Lockheed Martin to deliver insensitive munitions (IM) rocket motors for the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) programme. The motors,...

SRIHARIKOTA/NEW DELHI. Adding another feather to its cap, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched two satellites from the United Kingdom. Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C42) of ISRO successfully launched two satellites -- NovaSAR...

  New Delhi. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and South Africa on cooperation in the exploration and uses of outer...