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SORCE Heliophysics Science Satellite Celebrates Ten Years in Orbit
Orbital Sciences Corporation, one of the world’s leading space technology companies, today announced that the company is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the launch and successful operation of the company-built Solar and Radiation Climate Experiment (SORCE) satellite. Ten years ago today, SORCE was launched into orbit aboard Orbital’s Pegasus rocket in a mission that originated […]
Aeronautical Information Regulation and Control \ AIRAC \ airspace \ ATM network \ Dublin \ Eurocontrol \ flight \ Free Route Airspace \ Network Manager
Network Manager delivers further Airspace Design improvements in December
Substantial savings have been made in Europe’s ATM network, thanks to the latest European Route Network Improvement Plan. 2012’s AIRAC – Aeronautical Information Regulation and Control – cycle release of 13 December 2012, saw the delivery of 36 packages of airspace design improvements which made for savings of 113 000 nautical miles flown less compared […]
Airbus \ Asia Pacific \ Charles Champion \ flight \ Fly Your Ideas \ students \ UNESCO
Airbus selects students with most innovative ideas to shape the future of flight
Airbus has selected 100 student teams from across five continents to go to the next round of the 2013 Fly Your Ideas challenge. Of these, 49 per cent are from Asia Pacific, 37 per cent from Europe, 8 per cent from the the Americas, 3 per cent from Africa and 3 per cent from Middle […]
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Boeing to Upgrade CSEL, Base Stations
Boeing will upgrade U.S. Air Force Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) handheld radios with new capabilities to enable faster search and rescue of isolated personnel, and also upgrade the CSEL ultrahigh frequency (UHF) base stations, under contracts valued at $13.6 million. “These new contracts confirm that Boeing is meeting our commitments to provide our military […]
Airbus \ Airbus 319 \ aircraft \ airline \ Boeing 747 \ inflight entertainment \ Jim Compton \ Ku-band satellite Wi-Fi \ united airlines \ Wi Fi
United Airlines Launches Satellite Based Wi-Fi Service
United Airlines has introduced onboard satellite-based Wi-Fi internet connectivity on the first of its international widebody aircraft, becoming the first U.S.-based international carrier to offer customers the ability to stay connected while traveling on long-haul overseas routes. The aircraft, a Boeing 747 outfitted with Panasonic Avionics Corporation’s Ku-band satellite technology, serves trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific routes. […]
helicopters \ Innovative Power Solutions \ IPS \ jets \ power generators \ Source Zodiac Aerospace \ Zodiac Aerospace
Zodiac Aerospace to Acquire IPS
Zodiac Aerospace has signed and completed the acquisition of IPS – Innovative Power Solutions, based in Eatontown, NJ. IPS manufactures electrical power generators as well as converters, and enjoys the trust of major customers in the field of regional jets, business jets and helicopters. IPS employs approximately 60 people. This acquisition will reinforce Zodiac Aerospace’s […]
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Boeing Completes Preliminary Design Review for Space Launch System Core Stage
Boeing and NASA on Dec. 20 completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the Space Launch System (SLS) core stage and avionics, validating the design of the rocket that will send humans beyond low Earth orbit to places like the moon, an asteroid and ultimately Mars. The PDR is a comprehensive review that demonstrates that […]
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Bombardier Awarded Fleet Operations and Maintenance Extension with GO Transit in Toronto
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation announced today that Ontario’s Metrolinx/GO Transit has exercised options for 10 years of fleet operations and maintenance services for its commuter rail system serving the city of Toronto and surrounding regions. The total value of these two contracts, which are extended to 2023, is approximately $927 million CDN ($937 million […]
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MEXSAT Bicentenario Satellite Sends 1st Signals from Space
The MEXSAT Bicentenario satellite, built by Boeing [NYSE: BA] partner Orbital Sciences Corporation [NYSE: ORB], sent its first signals from space today following launch from Kourou aboard an Ariane 5 rocket. Bicentenario is the first of three MEXSAT satellites for the Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT) of Mexico that will enhance the country’s communications […]
Air Force \ Air Force Space \ Boeing \ Boeing Delivers \ Bruce Chesley \ Nanosatellites \ SENSE \ Space Environmental NanoSat Experiment \ US Air Force
Boeing Delivers 2 Nanosatellites to US Air Force
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has delivered two Space Environmental NanoSat Experiment (SENSE) satellites to the U.S. Air Force that will help assess the value of small satellites in military space operations. Weighing less than 9 pounds (4 kilograms) each and measuring 30 x 10 x 10 centimeters in size, the nanosats are scheduled to launch on […]