International Launch Services (ILS) is continuing to plan out its future manifest by announcing two new missions via the signing of launch services contracts. The missions both involve EUTELSAT birds, via the first use of a first commercial contract incorporating the use of the newly announced Proton Medium rocket and the first commercial shared launch using a Proton Breeze M with the EUTELSAT 5 West B satellite and MEV-1.
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ATK and ViviSat are working to demonstrate the ability to rescue satellites that are stranded…
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ADRAS-J mission takes methodical first steps toward the commercial removal of space debris
by Martin SmithThe recent increase in launches to meet growing demands for communications and observation satellites is…
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As Boeing nears completing final assembly of NASA’s second Space Launch System (SLS) core stage…
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As 2023 nears its close, there has been a large increase in publicly visible movement…
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Artemis
EGS launch team applying first SLS launch lessons to future Artemis missions
by Philip SlossThe NASA Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program is now working on collecting, analyzing, and applying…
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SpaceX began another busy year with the launch of the Transporter-6 rideshare mission from Space…
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CommercialSpaceXUncrewed
Falcon 9 B1051 makes final flight on Galaxy-31 & 32 mission
by Lee KanayamaAfter a delay caused by Hurricane Nicole, SpaceX launched its 52nd mission of 2022 with…
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30 years after Intelsat VI rescue, Northrop Grumman aims to make in-space servicing a permanent reality
On 7 May 1992, Space Shuttle Endeavour lifted off on her first voyage at 23:40…
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Artemis
EGS, Jacobs working to finish testing in time for Artemis 1 rollout in mid-February
by Philip SlossNASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program and prime launch processing contractor Jacobs are performing final…
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Artemis
EGS, Jacobs completing first round of Artemis 1 pre-launch integrated tests prior to Orion stacking
by Philip SlossNASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program and prime launch support contractor Jacobs are working to…
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Following its successful launch and landing, Starship SN15 has been placed back onto a launch…
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Mission Extension Vehicles succeed as Northrop Grumman works on future servicing/debris clean-up craft
With the successful docking of Mission Extension Vehicle 2, or MEV-2, to the Intelsat 10-02…
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MarsOtherUncrewed
NASA, Perseverance in epicly successful entry, descent, and landing at Jezero Crater, Mars
After years of hard work and labor, NASA succeeded in the most complex landing ever…
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On Wednesday, China launched a double satellite mission intended for research in electromagnetic counterparts of…
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Northrop Grumman updates Transfer Element portion of National Team lunar lander
In an interview with NASASpaceflight, Northrop Grumman’s Sally Richardson, Program Director, Human Landing System, provided…
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Ariane 5 launches Mission Extension Vehicle, two communications satellites to orbit
An Ariane 5 rocket, operated by European Launch Service provider Arianespace, launched on its 109th…
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Mission Extension Vehicles Validate New Satellite Lifeline in Orbit
Until February 2020, when a satellite on orbit ran out of propellant, that was the…
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Arianespace has announced that the launch campaigns at the Guiana Space Center will resume soon.…
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Four and a half months after its launch on a Proton-M rocket from the Baikonur…