| SPACE DAILY | SPACE MART | TERRA DAILY | SPACE WAR | ENERGY DAILY | MARS DAILY | SPACE TRAVEL | GPS DAILY |
| May 12, 2008 |
 |
our time will build eternity |
|
Indian rocket puts a record 10 satellites into orbit Bangalore, India (AFP) April 28, 2008 
An Indian rocket launched a record 10 satellites into orbit in a single mission Monday, underlining the nation's emergence as a major competitor in the multi-billion-dollar space market. The PSLV rocket ejected all the satellites within minutes of each other after liftoff at 9:20 a.m. (0350 GMT) in clear weather from the Sriharikota space station in southern India, the Indian Space Research ... read more |
SPACE.WIRE |
|
|||||||
EADS Astrium To Buy Surrey Satellite From University Of Surrey
Guildford UK (SPX) Apr 07, 2008Europe's leading space firm, EADS Astrium, has agreed to acquire microsat powerhouse Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) from the University of Surrey. This landmark deal provides the financial and industrial resources required for SSTL's expansion and future development. Completion of the acquisition is subject to obtaining the relevant regulatory approval. "In the UK we are renowned for our design and manufacture of micro satellites ... more Pentagon awards contract for 'fractionated' satellites 
Washington (AFP) March 5, 2008Lockheed Martin has been awarded a 5.7 million dollar Pentagon contract to design clusters of small, individually launched satellites that can operate as a network in space, the company said Wednesday. The contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Agency (DARPA) was for the first phase of a program dubbed "F6," which stands for "Future, Fast, Flexible, Fractionated, Free-Flying Space ... more Surrey Wins Role On Canadian Satellite Program 
Guildford UK (SPX) Feb 05, 2008Surrey Satellite Technology Limited in the UK has been awarded a contract from Canadian company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates to deliver a satellite platform as part of the Sapphire space object surveillance program. MDA has been selected as the mission prime and will lead the Sapphire mission team that will include SSTL and COM DEV of Cambridge, Ontario, who will build the ... more ISRO To Launch New Genre Of Micro-Satellites 
Ahmedabad, India (PTI) Sep 10, 2007Having successfully launched several indigenous satellites in the past, the Indian Space Research Organisation is now in the process of launching the first of its new genre of micro-satellites weighing less than 100 kgs. "Our main aim now is to make the satellite systems as compact as possible," said Dr S K Sharma, the Group Director, Project Planning Group (PPG) at the Space Applications ... more Boeing Completes CubeSat Mission To Advance Nano-Satellite Technology 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Aug 17, 2007Boeing has completed the first phase of its nano-satellite research and experimentation with the successful conclusion of the CubeSat TestBed 1 (CSTB1) mission. The spacecraft, launched April 17 from the Baikonur Cosmosdrome in Kazakhstan, accomplished 100 percent of its primary mission objectives. Through experiments such as CSTB1, Boeing is evaluating a variety of technologies, design el ... more |
microsat:
 microsat:  microsat:  |
Brasilia (XNA) May 21, 2007Representatives of Brazil's Space Agency (AEB) and India's Space Department (ISRO) have set up a team to study cooperation in the space sectors of both countries, the AEB announced on Thursday. The two countries' team space study will be presented in September, in India, at the 58th International Space Congress sponsored by the International Space Federation. Satellite projects, such as sa ... more US Naval Academy-Built Satellite To Carry NASA Experiments 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 15, 2007A partnership between NASA and the U.S. Naval Academy is offering students real-world experience. During 2007 and 2008, students at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., will build a satellite called "MidSTAR-2" through a U.S. Department of Defense program that will carry four experiments into space in 2011 to look at different parts of Earth's atmosphere, gamma rays and solar winds. S ... more Boeing Pico-Satellite Mission To Advance Miniature Satellite Technology
St. Louis MO (SPX) Apr 20, 2007A pico-satellite developed by Boeing to evaluate miniature spacecraft technologies was successfully launched to orbit on April 17 by an ISC Kosmotras Dnepr rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Initial system checks indicate that the CubeSat TestBed 1 (CSTB1) spacecraft is operational and ready for a series of on-orbit demonstrations that will help Boeing further develop nano- ... more AeroAstro-built STPSat-1 Satellite Operating Successfully On-orbit 
Ashburn VA (SPX) Apr 18, 2007AeroAstro reports that STPSat-1 successfully completed Normal Operations Readiness Review (NORR), conducted on 28 March at the Space Development and Test Wing (SDTW) at Kirtland AFB, NM. The NORR marks completion of the on-orbit checkout period that began with STPSat-1's launch on 8 March from Cape Canaveral on an Atlas V rocket. The checkout encompassed complete verification of each spacecraf ... more Cornell University Chosen To Build Nanosat-4 Flight Experiment 
Reston VA (SPX) Apr 04, 2007The Cornell University student team and their CUSat nanosatellite design has won the University Nanosat Flight Competition Review (FCR). This win moves the Cornell team on to build the Nanosat-4 flight experiment for the Air Force/AIAA University Nanosatellite Program, a national student satellite design and fabrication competition. "We're extremely grateful, and honored, to be awarded the ... more |
microsat:
 microsat:  microsat:  microsat:  |
Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Feb 07, 2007Recently, the Swedish-led Prisma satellite system successfully passed the Critical Design Review (CDR). The CDR was hosted at Swedish Space Corporation's Engineering center in Stockholm and included engineers from the Swedish Space Corporation as well as from the partner organizations CNES, DLR and DTU. Now that the design is approved, the final manufacturing of the flight hardware can beg ... more SSTL Wins ESA Backing For Geostationary SmallSat Development 
Surrey, UK (SPX) Feb 06, 2007Pioneering UK satellite engineering company Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has been awarded a key development contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to continue development of a Geostationary small satellite platform, extending SSTL's expertise further beyond its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) heritage. The 2.28 euro million contract award is a valuable opportunity to progress the on ... more Exploiting Space With Low-Cost Satellites 
Paris, France (ESA) Jan 29, 2007At a time when European science budgets are increasingly under pressure UK academia and industry representatives met in London (24th January 2007) to look at opportunities for exploiting space using low cost satellites. UK industry and academia has developed a unique partnership in designing and building compact and extremely cost effective satellites packed with innovative technology including ... more Iran May Be Ready To Attempt First Satellite Launch 
Washington (AFP) Jan 25, 2007Iran is poised to launch a satellite into space, a step that could herald a new dimension in Tehran's strategic capabilities, Aviation Week and Space Technology said Thursday on its website. A recently assembled, 30-ton ballistic missile-turned space launcher could also be used for testing longer-range missile strike technologies, according to the report which the weekly magazine said would appe ... more NASA GeneSat Shows Small Satellites Can Deliver Big Science 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2007A very small NASA satellite has proven that scientists can quickly design and launch a new class of inexpensive spacecraft -- and conduct significant science. The 11-pound (5-kilogram) GeneSat-1, carrying bacteria inside a miniature laboratory, was launched on Dec. 16, 2006. It was a secondary payload on an Air Force four-stage Minotaur 1 rocket that delivered the Air Force TacSat 2 satellite to ... more
|
microsat:
 microsat:  microsat:  microsat:  |
|
|
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2007 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement |
