24 May 2009
SatcomsEutelsat W2A Satellite In C And Ku-band Goes Live And Captures New Business At 10 Degrees East
(19 May 2009) Eutelsat Communications today announced the full entry into commercial service of the Ku-band and C-band missions of the W2A satellite which was launched on April 3.
RRsat Expands Access To Africa Via Telstar 11N Satellite
(21 May 2009) RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd., a rapidly growing provider of comprehensive content management and global distribution services to the television and radio broadcasting industries, announced today that it has started operating a new Multi Channels Per Carrier (MCPC) platform on the Telstar 11N satellite located at 37.5 degrees West.
Satellite Internet Services Company, BusinessCom, Expands VSAT Services Capacity Over Eastern Hemisphere
(19 May 2009) Despite global satellite capacity shortages worldwide, BusinessCom Internet via Satellite announced today it has expanded its VSAT services capacity over the eastern hemisphere.
BroadcastFaith Satellite Radio Contracts Capacity On Intelsat 10 Satellite To Expand Its Programming Throughout Africa
(19 May 2009) Faith Satellite Radio, the only faith based satellite radio service covering Africa, and Europe began offering its services to parishes in Africa in June 2007.
God's Learning Channel Joins SatLink's AsiaSat 2 Religious Neighbourhood
(18 May 2009) God's Learning Channel is the newest faith-based channel to enter into a covenant with SatLink Communications on the latter's powerful AsiaSat 2 C-band MCPC (Multiple Channels Per Carrier) digital platform.
Earth ObservationESA Map Reveals European Shipping Routes Like Never Before
(22 May 2009) A synoptic view of European shipping routes can be seen for the first time thanks to a new map created using seven years of radar data from ESA’s Envisat satellite.
Key NPOESS Sensor Starts Thermal Vacuum Testing
(19 May 2009) A key sensor for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) has started its final and most critical environmental test at Northrop Grumman Corporation's subcontractor, Raytheon Company.
MDA To Provide Ground Station Solution For Worldview Satellite Program
(19 May 2009) MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., a provider of essential information solutions, announced today it has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract from DigitalGlobe, Inc. to upgrade an existing multi-satellite ground station solution delivered by MDA in 2007.
Northrop Grumman Team Completes Review Of NPOESS Against Critical Design Criteria
(18 May 2009) A Northrop Grumman Corporation-led team completed the initial review of the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) design against the critical design review (CDR) criteria.
NavigationLockheed Martin GPS III Team Successfully Completes Major Design Review Phase On Schedule
(21 May 2009) The Lockheed Martin team developing the U.S. Air Force's next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) spacecraft, known as GPS III, has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) phase, a major program milestone that allows the team to begin the Critical Design Review (CDR) stage.
Military SpaceOrbit Wins Contract To Supply OrSat Ku-Band And C-Band Marine Satellite Communication Systems To French Navy
(21 May 2009) Orbit Technology Group, a recognized leader in the development of advanced solutions for Stabilized Mobile Satellite Communication and Tracking Antennas, announced the award of an order, in excess of US$ 4 million, by the French Navy via DCNS.
Tactical Satellite-3 Operating Smoothly Following Successful Launch
(21 May 2009) So far so good for Tactical Satellite-3's initial hours of its planned year-long mission.
AstrophysicsHerschel And Planck Commissioning Has Begun
(20 May 2009) After a perfect injection by the Ariane 5 launcher on 14 May, the critical Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) for Herschel and Planck has started to wind down, while commissioning of the scientific instruments and subsystems on both spacecraft has begun.
AstronomyNASA's Spitzer Begins Warm Mission
(15 May 2009) After more than five-and-a-half years of probing the cool cosmos, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has run out of the coolant that kept its infrared instruments chilled.
Space Dynamics Laboratory Ships Science Instrument To Chart The Skies
(19 May 2009) Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) announced that it has completed NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) science instrument.
Pulsars"Missing Link" Revealing Fast-Spinning Pulsar Mysteries
(21 May 2009) Astronomers have discovered a unique double-star system that represents a "missing link" stage in what they believe is the birth process of the most rapidly-spinning stars in the Universe -- millisecond pulsars.
GalaxiesGiant Galaxy Messier 87 Finally Sized Up
(20 May 2009) Using ESO's Very Large Telescope, astronomers have succeeded in measuring the size of giant galaxy Messier 87 and were surprised to find that its outer parts have been stripped away by still unknown effects.
MMTO Confirms Ultra-faint Object In Milky Way Halo Is Dwarf Galaxy
(18 May 2009) How small can a galaxy be?
SunWorld Largest Telescope At NJIT's Big Bear Captures Sun's Magnetic Field Better
(19 May 2009) NJIT's new 1.6-meter clear aperture solar telescope—the largest of its kind in the world—is now operational.
MoonNASA Details Plans For Lunar Exploration Robotic Missions
(21 May 2009) NASA's return to the moon will get a boost in June with the launch of two satellites that will return a wealth of data about Earth's nearest neighbour.
EarthNorthrop Grumman Awarded Contract To Build CERES Sensor
(20 May 2009) Northrop Grumman Corporation was awarded a contract by NASA Langley Research Center to build a sensor that measures the time and space distributions of incoming energy from the sun and outgoing thermal and reflected energy from Earth (known as Earth's radiation budget).
MarsMars And Earth Activities Aim To Get Spirit Rolling Again
(18 May 2009) NASA's rover project team is using the Spirit rover and other spacecraft at Mars to begin developing the best manoeuvres for extracting Spirit from the soft Martian ground where it has become embedded.
NASA Rover Sees Variable Environmental History At Martian Crater
(21 May 2009) One of NASA's two Mars rovers has recorded a compelling saga of environmental changes that occurred over billions of years at a Martian crater.
AsteroidsNASA Study Shows Asteroids May Have Accelerated Life On Earth
(20 May 2009) A NASA-funded study indicates that an intense asteroid bombardment nearly 4 billion years ago may not have sterilized the early Earth as completely as previously thought.
Manned SpaceAlion To Research Spatial Disorientation Faced By Astronauts In Flight
(15 May 2009) Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions provider based in McLean, Virginia, has been awarded a grant valued at US$ 1.73 million by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI), a non-profit partnership with NASA, to review spatial disorientation by astronauts during spaceflight.
ATK And NASA Team Complete Successful Ares I Main Parachute Drop Test
(20 May 2009) Alliant Techsystems, the prime contractor for the first stage of the Ares I launch vehicle, along with NASA, the U.S. Army, and the United Space Alliance (USA), successfully conducted a drop test of the three main parachutes that will slow the descent of the Ares I first stage booster, allowing it to be recovered, refurbished, and reused.
ESA Prepares For The Next Generation Of Human Spaceflight And Exploration By Recruiting A New Class Of European Astronauts
(20 May 2009) ESA today presented the six individuals who will become Europe's new astronauts.
European-Built Node 3 Says Farewell To Europe
(18 May 2009) The official departure ceremony of Node 3 took place at the site of ESA’s Node 3 prime contractor Thales Alenia Space in Turin, Italy, on 16 May.
Harris Corporation Awarded Contract To Provide Spare Parts For International Space Station Audio Visual Display System
(18 May 2009) Harris Corporation has received a three-year, multi-million dollar contract from The Boeing Company to supply spare hardware for the International Space Station's Audio Visual Display System (AVDS).
NASA Gives Space Station Crew 'Go' To Drink Recycled Water
(20 May 2009) NASA's Mission Control gave the Expedition 19 astronaut crew aboard the International Space Station a "go" to drink water that the station's new recycling system has purified.
NASA Tests Largest Rocket Parachutes Ever For Ares I
(20 May 2009) NASA and industry engineers successfully completed the first test of the Ares I rocket's three main parachutes Wednesday.
NASA To Test World's Largest Rocket Parachutes For Ares I
(15 May 2009) With Memorial Day just around the corner, NASA plans a spectacular aerial display May 20 of the newly designed parachute recovery system for its Ares I rocket.
Rocking And Rolling On The Launch Pad
(12 May 2009) Difficult as it is to believe, when the Space Shuttle rolls out from the Vehicle Assembly Building, it is kept steady by only eight bolts called hold-down posts.
Manned Space - STS-125
STS-125 MCC Status Report #08
(15 May 2009) Mission Specialists Mike Good and Mike Massimino will venture outside shuttle Atlantis today to complete the second of the mission’s five spacewalks.
STS-125 MCC Status Report #09
(15 May 2009) Mission Specialists Michael Good and Mike Massimino spun up the Hubble Space Telescope with six new gyroscopes and a new battery during a 7-hour, 56-minute spacewalk.
STS-125 MCC Status Report #10
(16 May 2009) Mission Specialists John Grunsfeld and Drew Feustel are preparing to begin the third spacewalk of Atlantis’ mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
STS-125 MCC Status Report #11
(16 May 2009) Mission Specialists John Grunsfeld and Andrew Feustel completed the third spacewalk of Atlantis’ mission to the Hubble Space Telescope in 6 hours, 36 minutes, stepping smoothly through the difficult tasks of repairing a delicate camera and installing its most sensitive spectrograph ever.
STS-125 MCC Status Report #12
(17 May 2009) The crew of Atlantis is preparing for the fourth spacewalk of the mission, which will begin today at 8:16 a.m. CDT.
STS-125 MCC Status Report #13
(17 May 2009) In the sixth longest spacewalk in history, Astronauts Mike Massimino and Michael Good tackled the intricate task of removing and capturing 111 screws to be able to revive the Hubble Space Telescope’s two-dimensional spectroscopy capability.
STS-125 MCC Status Report #14
(18 May 2009) As Atlantis’ crew begins their eighth day in space, astronauts Drew Feustel and John Grunsfeld are hours away from conducting the final spacewalk on the Hubble Space Telescope.
STS-125 MCC Status Report #15
(18 May 2009) Human hands have touched the Hubble Space Telescope for the last time.
STS-125 MCC Status Report #16
(19 May 2009) The crew of Atlantis will bid farewell to the Hubble Space Telescope today.
STS-125 MCC Status Report #17
(19 May 2009) The crew of Atlantis bid farewell to the Hubble Space Telescope on behalf of NASA and the rest of the world today.
STS-125 MCC Status Report #18
(20 May 2009) As the voyage of the space shuttle Atlantis boldly continued this morning, the crew woke up at 3:03 a.m. CDT to the theme from the television series “Star Trek,” which was composed by Alexander Courage. The song was played for the entire crew.
STS-125 MCC Status Report #19
(20 May 2009) The space shuttle Atlantis crew enjoyed a day off, answered reporters’ questions and chatted with colleagues on the International Space Station today.
STS-125 MCC Status Report #20
(21 May 2009) The crew of Atlantis will spend the day preparing the shuttle for tomorrow’s return home.
STS-125 MCC Status Report #21
(21 May 2009) As Atlantis’ crew prepares for landing Friday, mission managers are closely monitoring a low pressure system that has brought 16 inches of rain in three days to the Shuttle Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
TechnologyImproved Gallium Nitride Recipe Could Spark Space Communication Revolution
(20 May 2009) Gallium nitride is a semiconductor tipped for a bright future.
NASA Selects 21 Tech Projects For Reduced-Gravity Flight Testing
(18 May 2009) NASA has selected 21 technology demonstration projects to fly on reduced gravity aircraft flights during the week of Aug.10 through its Facilitated Access to the Space Environment for Technology Development and Training program known as FAST.
Launch ServicesArianespace Chosen To Launch Alphasat
(20 May 2009) Inmarsat has chosen Arianespace to launch its new Alphasat I-XL communications satellite.
ESA's Herschel Calls Home Using Mobile Phone Technology
(19 May 2009) For the first time in spaceflight history, a satellite has used mobile phone technology to radio back to Earth.
Launch Services - ProtoStar 2
ILS Proton Successfully Launches Indostar II/Protostar II Satellite
(16 May 2009) International Launch Services (ILS), a world leader in providing mission and launch services to the commercial satellite industry, successfully carried the Indostar II/Protostar II satellite into orbit today, marking the second commercial mission of the year for International Launch Services (ILS) and the fourth successful Proton launch of 2009.
Launch Services - TacSat 3
NASA Flight Facility Successfully Launches Nanosatellite
(19 May 2009) NASA's PharmaSat nanosatellite successfully launched at 4:55 p.m. PDT from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport located at Wallops Island, Va.
NASA's Wallops Flight Facility Site Of Successful Satellite Launch
(19 May 2009) NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on the east coast of Virginia was the site of the successful launch at 7:55 p.m. today of an Air Force Minotaur 1 rocket carrying the Air Force Research Laboratory's TacSat-3 satellite and two secondary payloads.
ATK's Responsive Space Modular Bus Allows TacSat-3 To Demonstrate Potential Operationally Responsive Space Capability
(20 May 2009) Alliant Techsystems' Responsive Space Modular Bus (RSMB) was successfully launched as part of the Department of Defense's Tactical Satellite-3's mission from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va.
Orbital Successfully Launches Minotaur I Rocket Carrying TacSat-3 Satellite For U.S. Air Force
(20 May 2009) Orbital Sciences Corporation announced today that its Minotaur I rocket successfully launched the Tactical Satellite-3 (TacSat-3) for the U.S. Air Force.
Launch Services - TerreStar-3Terrestar-1 Is Welcomed To French Guiana For Its June Launch On Ariane 5
(18 May 2009) The world’s largest commercial satellite ever to be launched has arrived in French Guiana, where the TerreStar-1 spacecraft will be readied for Arianespace’s late June mission aboard a dedicated Ariane 5.
World's Largest Commercial Satellite Arrives At Launch Facility
(18 May 2009) TerreStar Networks, a majority owned subsidiary of TerreStar Corporation and Space Systems/Loral, the leading provider of commercial satellites today, announced that TerreStar-1 has arrived on schedule in Kourou, French Guiana where it is scheduled to launch on June 24th aboard the Ariane 5 heavy lift launch vehicle.
Terrestar-1 Enters The Pre-Flight Checkout Phase For Arianespace’s Next Ariane 5 Launch
(19 May 2009) The Spaceport’s S5 payload preparation facility has become the centre of attention for Arianespace’s upcoming Ariane 5 mission as the TerreStar-1 satellite passenger begins its pre-launch checkout process.
LaunchesProtoStar-2 (IndoStar 2)
TacSat 3, CP-6, Genesat 2, HawkSat 1, PharmaSat 1
Meridian N2
BusinessAstrium Signs Strategic Partnership Agreement With Kazakhstan
(19 May 2009) Astrium CEO François Auque and Gavyllatyp T. Murzakulov, CEO of JSC National Company “Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary”, a company reporting to the National Space Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan, have signed a technological and strategic partnership agreement that will allow Astrium to play an active role in the development of the Republic of Kazakhstan’s space industry.
Integral Systems Relocates Corporate Headquarters To Columbia, MD
(21 May 2009) Integral Systems, Inc. has announced that its corporate headquarters have now relocated from Lanham, MD, to Columbia, MD.
Products and ServicesComtech EF Data Introduces New CDM-740 Satellite Modem For Point-To-Multipoint Applications
(20 May 2009) Comtech EF Data Corporation announced today the new CDM-740 Satellite Modem.
Entropic Communications Next Generation Channel Stacking Switch Technology Delivers Solutions For Free-To-Air Satellite Market
(19 May 2009) Entropic Communications, Inc., a leading provider of silicon solutions to enable connected home entertainment, announced today that its next-generation Channel Stacking Switch (CSS) technology has been tapped by several OEMs for the large free-to-air (FTA) European satellite market.
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