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Africasat-1a Communications Satellite Set for Launch Aboard Ariane Rocket
Orbital Sciences Corporation, one of the world’s leading space technology companies, announced today that it is in final preparations for the launch of the Azerspace/Africasat-1a commercial communications satellite for Azercosmos, Open Joint Stock Company of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Designed, manufactured and tested at Orbital’s Dulles, Virginia […]
Europe \ Eutelsat Air Access \ Eutelsat Communications \ flight \ Internet access \ KA-SAT \ LiveTV \ videostreaming
Eutelsat moves into new-generation in-flight connectivity services via KA-SAT
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) announces the launch of a new aeronautical mobile service called Eutelsat Air Access designed to accelerate the deployment by commercial airlines operating in Europe of in-flight connectivity for passengers. Delivering speeds of up to 100 Mbps per airliner, Eutelsat Air Access will be available from mid-2013. The new service uses […]
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Boeing, US Air National Guard Welcome C-17s to Memphis Base
Boeing and the U.S. Air National Guard on Feb. 2 marked the 164th Airlift Wing’s transition to the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, making Memphis Air National Guard Base the latest to receive the advanced airlifter. The unit’s first C-17 arrived Dec. 18. A total of eight will be delivered by the end of 2014 as […]
Australia \ Boeing \ Boeing TDRS satellite \ Cape Canaveral Air Force \ Craig Cooning \ NASA \ TDRS satellite \ TDRS-K \ Tracking and Data Relay Satellite \ United Launch Alliance Atlas V
Boeing TDRS-K Relay Satellite Sends 1st Signals from Space
Boeing has received the first on-orbit signals from the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS)-K, demonstrating that the vehicle is functioning and ready to use its internal engine to boost it to its operational geosynchronous orbit. After reaching final orbit, it will undergo three months of tests and calibration before being put into operation by […]
Aerospace & Defence \ Altug Altintas \ Defence Industry \ Europe \ Muharrem Dortkasli \ Philipp Reuter \ TAI \ Turkey \ Turkish Aerospace \ Turkish Aerospace Industries
Turkish Aerospace and Defence Industry Going Public – Will It Fly?
Continuous cuts in defence budgets in the United States and Europe impel the defence industry and investment society to look for new promising markets. Turkey’s rising ventures beyond its borders serves as a connection to potentially lucrative new regions, and also the country itself should be considered when planning long term investments. Turkey’s economy is […]
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Boeing 737 Program Starts Building at Higher Production Rate
Boeing has begun assembly of the first Next-Generation 737 to be built at the rate of 38 airplanes per month. Over the past two years, production of the 737 has risen more than 20 percent, from 31.5 to 38 airplanes a month. In 2014, the rate will go up again to 42 airplanes a month. […]
Advanced Extremely High Frequency \ AEHF \ Air Force \ Boeing \ FAB-T \ Milstar mission \ Paul Geery \ U.S. Air Force \ XDR
Boeing Completes FAB-T Software Qualification Testing
Boeing recently achieved two important milestones on the U.S. Air Force Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminal (FAB-T) program, which will provide protected wideband satellite communications among ground and airborne terminals for the command and control of U.S. nuclear forces. The Boeing FAB-T team has completed software qualification testing and systems integration testing on the […]
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Boeing-led Missile Defense Team Completes GMD Flight Test
Boeing, working with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and industry teammates, today returned the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system to testing with a successful flight. GMD is the United States’ only defense against long-range ballistic missile threats. “Today’s test signals the next step in GMD’s future capability and is the culmination of successful partnerships among […]
contract \ Disaster Monitoring Constellation \ DMC3 \ FORMOSAT \ FORMOSAT-7/COSMIC-2 \ National Space Organization \ NSPO \ RapidEye \ spacecraft \ SSTL
SSTL to build satellites for FORMOSAT-7’s global weather forecasting programme
SSTL has been awarded the contract by the National Space Organization (NSPO) in Taiwan for the design and manufacture of up to twelve satellite platforms for the FORMOSAT-7/COSMIC-2 constellation. The contract was awarded in an open international competition, with SSTL providing the most cost-effective solution. The FORMOSAT-7/COSMIC-2 mission is a joint civil programme between NSPO […]
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Orbital`s OBV Rocket Successfully Launched for MDI System Test
Orbital Sciences Corporation announced today that its Orbital Booster Vehicle (OBV), which is the booster rocket for the Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI), was successfully launched as part of a test of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program. Orbital provides the OBV as part of an industry team led by The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) for the […]