The European Space Agency has selected Thales Alenia Space to carry out one of the three phase B1 studies for the Planetary Transits and Oscillation of stars (PLATO) programme.
Airbus has completed the first flight of A330 with the new 242t maximum take-off-weight (MTOW) capability.
Satellite manufacturers in Europe will meet at the European Space Agency's (ESA) technical centre (ESTEC) in March, to discuss the ways to redesign low-orbit missions that comply with anti-debris regulations.
Nasa has completed the first hot fire test of an RS-25 engine of the Space Launch System (SLS), which is designed to provide human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit.
Indonesian Navy divers have recovered one of the two black boxes from AirAsia flight QZ8501 in the Java Sea.
Turbomeca has started production of helicopter engine components using a 3D printing process at its facility in Bordes, France.
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has failed in its attempt for precision landing of Falcon 9 first stage on an autonomous spaceport drone ship, as part of the fifth cargo resupply...
Indonesian search teams in the Java Sea have detected pings believed to have come from the black box flight recorders of the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, which disappeared from radars...
German Aerospace Center (DLR) researchers and Airbus have completed an in-flight laser measurement of aerodynamics to visualise the airflow over the wing of a passenger aircraft.
Azerbaijan-based Silk Way West Airlines is finalising a $1.1bn order with Boeing for three 747-8 Freighter aircraft.
