20 December 2017
Cygnus spacecraft completes eighth cargo supply mission to ISS
Orbital ATK’s ‘S. S. Gene Cernan’ Cygnus spacecraft has completed its eighth cargo supply mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
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19 December 2017
MDA signs contracts with Canadian Space Agency
Maxar Technologies’ business unit MDA has signed four contracts worth C$53.75m ($41.7m) with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to advance new robotics and rovers for space exploration, as well support...
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19 December 2017
ASI to secure entire research flight on Virgin Galactic
The Italian Space Agency (ASI) has signed a letter of intent to secure a full suborbital flight on Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo.
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19 December 2017
BAE Systems completes first flight trial with Magma UAS
BAE Systems has collaborated with the UK-based University of Manchester to complete the first phase of flight trials with the small-scale Magma unmanned aerial vehicle (UAS).
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18 December 2017
ESA selects Airbus for Copernicus Data and Information Access Service
The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Airbus as one of four suppliers for the Copernicus Data and Information Access Service (DIAS) under a four-year contract.
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18 December 2017
Vector and Astro Digital to conduct dedicated satellite launch in 2018
Nanosatellite launch company Vector is set to collaborate with real-time satellite imagery data provider Astro Digital to conduct a dedicated launch next year featuring one of the latter’s satellites for...
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18 December 2017
Nasa discovers new planet in Kepler-90 System
NASA has discovered an eighth planet circling Kepler-90, a Sun-like star 2,545 light-years from Earth.
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15 December 2017
Deals this week: Airbus, Sierra Nevada, Slingshot Aerospace
Qatar Airways has placed a $6.35bn firm order with Airbus to purchase up to 50 A321neo aircraft with Airbus Cabin Flex configuration.
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15 December 2017
Lufthansa pulls out of deal to buy Air Berlin’s Niki unit
German airline Lufthansa Group has dropped its plan to purchase Niki Luftfahrt, the Austrian subsidiary of collapsed carrier Air Berlin.
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15 December 2017
GE and Tata Group to manufacture LEAP engine components in India
GE Aviation and Tata Group have signed an agreement to manufacture CFM International’s LEAP engine components in India.