23 September 2014
SpaceX breaks ground on commercial launch facility in Texas
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has started construction of a commercial launch facility near Boca Chica Beach in Texas, US.
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23 September 2014
India’s Mars orbiter spacecraft enters orbit
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully placed its unmanned Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft to the Martian orbit, to study the planet's atmosphere and identify presence of methane.
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23 September 2014
Obayashi plans to build space elevator by 2050
Japanese construction firm Obayashi is planning to construct an elevator by 2050, which can reach up to 96,000km into space.
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22 September 2014
Lockheed Martin selects Sciaky additive manufacturing process for propulsion tanks
Lockheed Martin Space Systems has awarded a contract to Phillips Service Industries’ subsidiary Sciaky to provide an electron beam additive manufacturing (EBAM) system.
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22 September 2014
Airbus to provide technical support for Aerion’s AS2 supersonic business jet
Aerospace firm Aerion has partnered with Airbus to advance the development and commercialisation of the Aerion AS2 supersonic business jet, which is planned to take its first flight in 2019.
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22 September 2014
Aireon to offer free satellite-based aircraft tracking system
Aireon is planning to offer its aircraft locating and emergency response tracking (ALERT) service for free-of-charge for all automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) equipped jets and helicopters.
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21 September 2014
Nasa’s MAVEN spacecraft enters Martian orbit
Nasa’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft has successfully arrived Martian orbit to study the red planet’s upper atmosphere.
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21 September 2014
Boeing gets $2.1bn Ethiopian Airlines’ order for 737 MAX 8 aircraft
Ethiopian Airlines has placed an order with Boeing for 20 737 MAX 8s with options for a further 15 737 MAX 8s in a deal valued $2.1bn at list prices.
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21 September 2014
SpaceX’s Dragon blasts-off with first 3D printer in space on-board
Space Exploration Technologies’ (SpaceX) Dragon has successfully blasted-off with around 5,000lb of Nasa science equipment, including a 3D printer, to the International Space Station (ISS) from Space Launch Complex-40 at...
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17 September 2014
ULA and Blue Origin collaborate to develop BE-4 rocket engine
Boeing and Lockheed Martin’s joint venture United Launch Alliance (ULA) has teamed-up with Blue Origin to fund development of a new BE-4 rocket engine.