29 November 2009Free ContentNASA Awards US$ 350,000 To Winning Astronaut Glove Designers
(20 November 2009) NASA's Centennial Challenges program awarded US$ 350,000 this week to a pair of designers who developed concepts for more flexible space gloves that could make it easier for astronauts to perform tasks.
Cisco Router Sent Into Space Aboard Intelsat Satellite
(23 November 2009) A space-tolerant router designed by Cisco, the leading supplier of networking equipment and network management for the Internet, flew into orbit today aboard a satellite of Intelsat, Ltd., the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services.
Spitzer Telescope Observes Baby Brown Dwarf
(23 November 2009) NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has contributed to the discovery of the youngest brown dwarf ever observed -- a finding that, if confirmed, may solve an astronomical mystery about how these cosmic misfits are formed.
A Historic Delivery Is Completed: The First Two Soyuz Launchers Are Now On French Guiana Soil
(25 November 2009) Unloading operations for the initial shipment of Soyuz launchers to French Guiana were completed at the Spaceport today as its final containers were transferred from the MN Colibri transport ship to Pariacabo port near the city of Kourou.
ESA Member States Approve Full And Open Sentinel Data Policy Principles
(27 November 2009) ESA Member States have recently approved the new principles for the Sentinel Data Policy, which establishes full and open access to data acquired by the upcoming Sentinel satellite missions.
SatcomsAll Aboard: Astel And SES World Skies Keep Kazakhstan Train Commuters Connected
(26 November 2009) A global enabler of communications on the go, SES World Skies, a division of SES S.A., today announced Astel has tapped its NSS-6 satellite to deliver the first high-speed mobile broadband and phone services to train passengers travelling the busiest commuter rail in Kazakhstan.
Belgium Satellite Services Upgrades To iDirect Network To Enhance Broadband Coverage Across EMEA Region
(23 November 2009) VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems Inc (VT Systems), today announced that Belgium Satellite Services (BSS), a leading provider of satellite service to the EMEA region, has installed an iDirect Series 15000 Universal Satellite Hub to strengthen the capabilities and reach of its IP satellite broadband offerings.
Eutelsat Tooway Service Selected By SFR For Its New Satellite Broadband Service For French Homes
(25 November 2009) Eutelsat Communications today announced the signature of a far-reaching contract concluded between its Skylogic broadband affiliate and SFR, one of the leading telecommunications operators in France.
Gilat Chosen By Telefonica Del Peru For Broadband Satellite Communications Project Covering More Than 3,500 Sites
(25 November 2009) Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. today announced it is providing a Gilat SkyEdge II broadband satellite communications network covering more than 3,500 rural sites nationwide to Telefonica del Peru.
MDA Wins Cdn$ 200m Contract In Russian Market
(20 November 2009) MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., a provider of essential information solutions, announced today that it has signed a contract in excess of Cdn$ 200 million with the Russian Radio Research and Development Institute (NIIR) to provide two advanced technology solutions for the Express AM5 and Express AM6 satellites.
Satellite Industry Leaders Establish New Space Association
(27 November 2009) Global satellite operators SES S.A., Intelsat, Ltd., and Inmarsat plc, today announced that they have founded the Space Data Association Ltd. (SDA), a non-profit company established in the Isle of Man that is the first satellite operator-led association dedicated to sharing critical operational data in support of satellite operations, improving flight safety and preserving the space environment.
BroadcastSES Astra Enters Into Co-Operation With Milano Teleport To Offer Capacity To Italian Broadcasters
(25 November 2009) SES Astra, an SES company, announced today that it has entered into a partnership with Italian broadcast and network service provider Milano Teleport to offer capacity from its 23.5 degrees East orbital position to Italian broadcasters.
Earth ObservationESA Member States Approve Full And Open Sentinel Data Policy Principles
(27 November 2009) ESA Member States have recently approved the new principles for the Sentinel Data Policy, which establishes full and open access to data acquired by the upcoming Sentinel satellite missions.
‘Keys’ To GOCE Satellite Handed Over
(25 November 2009) ESA’s GOCE gravity mission has achieved another major milestone as control of the satellite is transferred to the operations teams, marking the end of its commissioning and calibration phase.
NASA Assessing New Roles For Ailing QuikScat Satellite
(23 November 2009) NASA mission managers are assessing options for future operations of the venerable QuikScat satellite following the age-related failure of a mechanism that spins the scatterometer antenna.
Military SpaceComtech Telecommunications Corp. Wins US$ 2.4 Million In SATCOM Equipment Orders To Support Military Communications
(24 November 2009) Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced today that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., received US$ 2.4 million in orders for satellite modems and redundancy switches.
Newpoint Technologies And SAT Corporation Partner With Clearbox Systems To Provide BAE Systems Communications Management
(23 November 2009) Integral Systems, Inc., today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Newpoint Technologies and SAT Corporation, with support from Clearbox Systems, will provide integrated ground station network support to BAE Systems' Australia JP2008 Phase 3F Program.
AstronomyFirst General Dynamics-Manufactured Antenna Moved To Astronomical Observatory Site High In The Chilean Andes
(20 November 2009) The first of 25 North American antennas to be manufactured by General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies for the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) astronomical observatory was recently installed at the ALMA Operations Site located high in the Chilean Andes.
NJIT Receives NSF Funding To Improve Big Bear Telescope, Study Solar Energy
(20 November 2009) NJIT researchers are at work on many scientific and technological frontiers.
StarsCosmic "Dig" Reveals Vestiges Of The Milky Way's Building Blocks
(25 November 2009) Peering through the thick dust clouds of our galaxy’s "bulge" (the myriads of stars surrounding its centre), and revealing an amazing amount of detail, a team of astronomers has unveiled an unusual mix of stars in the stellar grouping known as Terzan 5.
Spitzer Telescope Observes Baby Brown Dwarf
(23 November 2009) NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has contributed to the discovery of the youngest brown dwarf ever observed -- a finding that, if confirmed, may solve an astronomical mystery about how these cosmic misfits are formed.
Black HolesFirst Black Holes May Have Incubated In Giant, Starlike Cocoons, New CU-Boulder Study Says
(24 November 2009) The first large black holes in the universe likely formed and grew deep inside gigantic, starlike cocoons that smothered their powerful x-ray radiation and prevented surrounding gases from being blown away, says a new study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder.
QuasarsNASA's Fermi Telescope Peers Deep Into A Microquasar
(26 November 2009) NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has made the first unambiguous detection of high-energy gamma-rays from an enigmatic binary system known as Cygnus X-3.
Solar SystemUCF Space Experiment To Fly On New Rocket Ship
(23 November 2009) A UCF physics experiment that could help explain the birth of the solar system has been selected to fly aboard a new generation of rocket ship.
MicrogravityFly Me To ... A Lunar Parabola
(26 November 2009) Parabolic flights with aircraft have provided microgravity conditions for scientific research, technology testing and astronaut training for the last 25 years in Europe.
Manned SpaceFrom The South Pole To The ISS – AWI And DLR To Conduct Joint Health Research In The Antarctic
(23 November 2009) The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar- und Meeresforschung; AWI) and the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) intend to carry out health research together.
Handover Ceremony Paves The Way For Launch Of Final European ISS Modules
(21 November 2009) Twelve years of design, development and hard work came to fruition with the formal handover of Node 3 from ESA to NASA on 20 November.
NASA Awards US$ 350,000 To Winning Astronaut Glove Designers
(20 November 2009) NASA's Centennial Challenges program awarded US$ 350,000 this week to a pair of designers who developed concepts for more flexible space gloves that could make it easier for astronauts to perform tasks.
Space Station Crew Soyuz Landing
(24 November 2009) The space travellers have lived and worked aboard the space station for the past six months.
Manned Space STS-129
STS-129 MCC Status Report #09
(20 November 2009) Preparations for the second spacewalk of Atlantis’ STS-129 visit to the International Space Station, transfer of material between the spacecraft and talks with media representatives helped keep astronauts busy Friday.
STS-129 MCC Status Report #10
(21 November 2009) An overnight interruption in their preparations will mean that Mission Specialists Mike Foreman and Randy Bresnik will head out of the station’s hatch on the second spacewalk of the STS-129 mission a little later than planned.
STS-129 MCC Status Report #11
(21 November 2009) It’s two down and one to go for Atlantis’ spacewalkers.
STS-129 MCC Status Report #12
(22 November 2009) The six-member crew of Atlantis will have a half-day to relax before getting ready for Monday’s third and final spacewalk.
STS-129 MCC Status Report #13
(22 November 2009) Atlantis crew members got a well-earned half-day off Sunday, a day that began with some exciting news from Mission Specialist Randy Bresnik to Mission Control Houston.
STS-129 MCC Status Report #14
(23 November 2009) The combined 12-member crew of Atlantis and the International Space Station will move the last of this mission’s spare hardware during the third and final spacewalk today.
STS-129 MCC Status Report #15
(23 November 2009) Astronauts Randy Bresnik and Robert Satcher Jr. completed all the tasks of their spacewalk almost on its original schedule despite a late start.
STS-129 MCC Status Report #16
(24 November 2009) The 12 crew members onboard the International Space Station and space shuttle Atlantis will prepare to part today.
STS-129 MCC Status Report #17
(24 November 2009) Atlantis and International Space Station crewmembers closed the hatches linking their two spacecraft at 12:12 p.m. CST in preparation for the shuttle’s undocking and return home.
STS-129 MCC Status Report #18
(25 November 2009) Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-astronaut crew are scheduled to leave the International Space Station at 3:53 a.m. CST.
STS-129 MCC Status Report #19
(25 November 2009) Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station at 3:53 a.m. CST Wednesday, ending a successful re-supply visit that included three spacewalks.
STS-129 MCC Status Report #20
(26 November 2009) The seven-member crew of Atlantis are packing the orbiter and preparing to return home, wrapping up the 31st shuttle flight to the International Space Station.
STS-129 MCC Status Report #21
(26 November 2009) Atlantis crewmembers spent part of Thanksgiving Day preparing for their scheduled Friday landing.
STS-129 MCC Status Report #22
(27 November 2009) The crew of space shuttle Atlantis has begun what is scheduled to be the STS-129 mission’s landing day.
Space Shuttle Crew Returns Home After 11-Day Mission
(27 November 2009) Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven astronauts ended an 11-day journey of nearly 4.5 million miles with a 9:44 a.m. EST landing Friday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Space TourismIcehotel To Witness World Premier Of Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo
(23 November 2009) Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi is one of three travel agencies in Sweden invited to attend the world premier of SpaceShipTwo, the space vehicle developed by Scaled Composites to take private passengers to space.
TechnologyNASA Chooses Small Business High Tech Projects For Development
(23 November 2009) NASA has selected for development 368 small business innovation projects that include research to minimize ageing of aircraft, new techniques for suppressing fires on spacecraft and advanced transmitters for deep space communications.
Launch ServicesA Historic Delivery Is Completed: The First Two Soyuz Launchers Are Now On French Guiana Soil
(25 November 2009) Unloading operations for the initial shipment of Soyuz launchers to French Guiana were completed at the Spaceport today as its final containers were transferred from the MN Colibri transport ship to Pariacabo port near the city of Kourou.
The First Two Soyuz Launchers Are Delivered To French Guiana
(24 November 2009) Arianespace has marked a historic milestone with the arrival of its first two Soyuz launchers in French Guiana, which will be used to inaugurate service with this medium-lift workhorse vehicle next year from the Spaceport.
Launch Services - Intelsat 14
Cisco Router Sent Into Space Aboard Intelsat Satellite
(23 November 2009) A space-tolerant router designed by Cisco, the leading supplier of networking equipment and network management for the Internet, flew into orbit today aboard a satellite of Intelsat, Ltd., the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services.
Intelsat 14 Launch Successful; Offers Fresh Capacity Which Will Serve Three Regions
(23 November 2009) Intelsat, Ltd., the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services, announced today that an Atlas V rocket provided by United Launch Alliance successfully launched the Intelsat 14 satellite (IS-14).
Lockheed Martin Successfully Launches Intelsat 14 Spacecraft
(23 November 2009) Lockheed Martin this morning successfully delivered a commercial telecommunications satellite for Intelsat, the leading provider of fixed satellite services, into orbit aboard an Atlas V booster provided by United Launch Alliance.
Space Systems/Loral-Built Satellite For Intelsat Successfully Performs Post-Launch Manoeuvres
(23 November 2009) Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications and the leading provider of commercial satellites, today announced that a satellite that it built for Intelsat, the world's leading provider of fixed satellite services, is performing post-launch manoeuvres according to plan.
United Launch Alliance Launches 4th 2009 Commercial Mission: Intelsat 14
(23 November 2009) United Launch Alliance deployed its fourth commercial mission of 2009 as an Atlas V rocket successfully launched the Intelsat 14 (IS-14) commercial telecommunications satellite at 1:55 a.m. EST, today.
Launch Services - Eutelsat W7
Eutelsat's W7 Satellite Delivered Into Orbit By ILS Proton Rocket
(24 November 2009) The W7 satellite of Eutelsat Communications has been successfully lofted into orbit by a Proton Breeze M rocket supplied by ILS.
ILS Proton Successfully Launches The W7 Satellite For Eutelsat
(24 November 2009) International Launch Services (ILS), a world leader in providing mission and launch services to the commercial space industry, successfully carried the W7 satellite to orbit for Eutelsat Communications of France on an ILS Proton.
Successful Launch For Eutelsat’s W7 Satellite Built By Thales Alenia Space
(25 November 2009) Eutelsat’s W7 satellite was successfully launched last night by International Launch Services (ILS) from the Baïkonour Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan.
LaunchesIntelsat 14
Eutelsat W7
BusinessEumetsat Welcomes Serbia As Its Latest Co-Operating State
(24 November 2009) Serbia has become Eumetsat’s latest Co-operating State following the completion of the ratification procedures.
Inmarsat Completes Strategic Acquisition Focused On Government Services Business
(23 November 2009) Inmarsat plc, the world's leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, today announces the acquisition of the business and assets of Segovia, Inc. ("Segovia").
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