Orbital Sciences' Antares Rocket Hot Fire Test Successful
Orbital Sciences Corporation has successfully conducted an extended-duration “hot fire” test of the first stage propulsion system of its new Antares medium-class rocket.
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Startup Company Develops Hosted Payload Approach for Weather Satellite Problem
As private companies gain more ground in the space and satellite industry, a startup company from Las Vegas, Nev., is attempting to get in on the race by developing a commercial weather satellite.
Government/Military
Singapore Poised to Develop Satellite and Space Technology Industry
Singapore has announced its intentions to develop its satellite and space technology industry.
Government/Military
Landsat 5 Satellite Sets Guinness World Record
After almost three decades in orbit, the Landsat 5 satellite has set a new world record as the longest-operating Earth observation satellite.
Government/Military
International Scientific Community Renews Call to Make Military Satellite Data Available
In the aftermath of the Russian meteor explosion last week, the international scientific community has renewed the call to make U.S. military satellite data available since those same satellites also detect incoming meteoroid
Government/Military
Orbital Sciences Comments on US Satellite Plan
Orbital Sciences Antares rocket. Image credit: Orbital Tags: Orbital Sciences, Budget Cuts, Satellite Launch Publication: News.Yahoo.com Publication Date: 02/19/2013 Orbital Sciences’ Michael Hamel, head of business development, has expressed his...
Orbcomm to Relocate Headquarters
Orbcomm has announced it will relocate its corporate headquarters from Fort Lee, N.J. to Rochelle Park, N.J. today.
Government/Military
Launch Date Announced for Next SpaceX Dragon Resupply Mission
NASA has announced the next commercial cargo resupply mission will take off on March 1.
GOA Labels Weather Satellite Gap High Risk
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has officially labeled the forthcoming gap in weather satellite coverage as high risk. Solving this problem was one of two new issues added to the office’s list of high-risk programs and topics, which is updated every two years.
Weather Satellite Captures Images of Russian Meteor Explosion
A weather satellite spotted the meteor that exploded the Ural Mountains in Russia early Friday morning. The object caused a sonic boom as it entered Earth’s atmosphere and injured hundreds of people in Russia’s Chelyabinsk region, approximately 930 miles east of Moscow.