EU reserves four Ariane 6 rockets for Galileo navigation satellites
WASHINGTON — The European Commission has “pre-booked” four launches using Europe’s next-generation Ariane 6 rocket.
EC Commissioner Thierry Breton, in a speech transcript ...…
SpaceX to launch Egyptian satellite in 2022
WASHINGTON — SpaceX will launch Egyptian operator NileSat’s next communications satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket in 2022, SpaceX said Jan. 23.
Nilesat, having launched ...…
Tethers Unlimited says early results of deorbit hardware test promising
WASHINGTON — The first of four small satellites currently flying with Tethers Unlimited’s experimental deorbit module on board began its slow descent last fall ...…
Space industry group focused on cybersecurity to begin operations in spring 2020
The Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center, or Space ISAC, will launch an unclassified portal where companies can share and analyze cybersecurity information.
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NASA prepares to shut down Spitzer Space Telescope
WASHINGTON — NASA will turn off an aging infrared space telescope in a week, citing the complexities of continuing to operate the spacecraft as it drifts away from ...…