26 January 2015
Nasa reveals helicopter drone concept to explore Mars
Nasa scientists are developing a helicopter drone concept at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, US, to study the surrounding area of Mars.
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26 January 2015
Botswana’s police force to buy Airbus AS350 B3e helicopters
Botswana's Police Service has placed an order with Airbus Helicopters for three AS350 B3e 'Ecureuil' helicopters.
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26 January 2015
Boeing and SpaceX prepare to launch flights to ISS in 2017
Boeing and SpaceX are preparing to begin the first manned test flights to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2017.
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25 January 2015
EIB to fund Airbus’s aeronautical research activities in France
Airbus Group has secured €500m finance from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support its R&D activities in France.
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25 January 2015
Virgin Galactic to drop Scaled Composites from SpaceShipTwo rocket testing
Scaled Composites is reportedly being dropped from testing Virgin Galactic’s new SpaceShipTwo (SS2) rocket.
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22 January 2015
SES selects Arianespace to launch SES-12 communications satellite
Luxembourg-based commercial satellite operator SES has selected Arianespace to launch its first all-electric communications satellite, SES-12.
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22 January 2015
Nasa and ATK prepare for static-fire test of SLS booster qualification motor
Nasa and ATK have installed the first Space Launch System (SLS) booster qualification motor, QM-1, in a test stand in Utah in preparations for its static-fire test in March.
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22 January 2015
Horizon Air to buy two Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft
Horizon Air Industries, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, has signed a deal to purchase two Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft.
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22 January 2015
Inmarsat prepares to launch Inmarsat-5 F2 in February
UK satellite telecommunications firm Inmarsat is preparing to launch its Inmarsat-5 F2 (I-5 F2) satellite on 1 February.
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21 January 2015
Australia seeks proposals for potential recovery of Flight MH370
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is seeking proposals from organisations to prepare for potential recovery of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.