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After successful Proton launch Eutelsat wants another
The launch provider International Launch Services (ILS) and the commercial satellite operator Eutelsat announced a contract for the launch of a Eutelsat satellite in the 2014-2016 timeframe by ILS Proton M/Breeze M from the Baikonur Cosmodrome near Tyuratam in Kazakhstan. This announcement was made the day after the successful Proton M/Breeze M launch of the Eutelsat 3D satellite.
Eutelsat 3D communications satellite is launched by Proton M/Breeze M
At 1402GMT on 14 May 2013, a Proton M/Breeze M launch vehicle successfully lifted off from the Baikonur launch site near Tyuratam in Kazakhstan. On board was the Eutelsat 3D communications satellite being launched for the European satellite operator Eutelsat. Built by Thales Alenia Space and weighing in at 5470kg, the spacecraft was injected into a Geostationary Transfer Orbit. The satellite will use its own on board engine to circularise itself into a Geostationary position and will be operated over 3 degrees East longitude.
ILS Proton gets launch order from Echostar
Commercial launch provider International Launch Services (ILS) and commercial satellite operator, EchoStar Satellite Services, have signed an agreement for an ILS Proton M/Breeze M rocket to launch an unnamed satellite weighing in at more than 6,900kg in the late 2015 or early 2016 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The Russian rocket firm Khrunichev is the majority shareholder of ILS and maker of the Proton launch vehicle.
Commercial launch provider International Launch Services (ILS) and commercial satellite operator, EchoStar Satellite Services, have signed an agreement for an ILS Proton M/Breeze M rocket to launch an unnamed satellite weighing in at more than 6,900kg in the late 2015 or early 2016 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The Russian rocket firm Khrunichev is the majority shareholder of ILS and maker of the Proton launch vehicle.
Chris Hadfield, ISS Chief Musician, Bids Farewell
In case you haven't yet seen it, here's Canadian astronaut covering David Bowie's 'A Space Oddity' as a farewell to the ISS. He and two others should be returning home in a Soyuz capsule on 12 May. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaOC9danxNo
Chris Hadfield, ISS Chief Musician, Bids Farewell
In case you haven't yet seen it, here's Canadian astronaut covering David Bowie's 'A Space Oddity' as a farewell to the ISS. He and two others should be returning home in a Soyuz capsule on 12 May. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaOC9danxNo
Astronauts fix ISS ammonia leak
Astronauts on the International Space Station spotted a leak of ammonia from the station'scooling system. The crew first saw the leak, in the vicinity of the P6 trusssection, around 1530 GMT on 9 May. The leak was in the same area as anotherleak that astronauts...
Second Vega launches three satellites
Arianespace's second Vega launch was successfully conducted at 0206 GMT on 7 May from itsdedicated launch pad at Kourou in French Guiana. The three satellites launchedwere the 140 kg Proba V, the 120 kg VNREDSat 1A and the 1kg ESTCube 1. The Proba V satellite's main...
ILC-Dover wins NASA new spacesuit contract
In late April, it was announced that that ILS Dover, a US firm specialising in spacesuit design, had won a $4.4 million contract from NASA to design, manufacter and test an new design dubbed Z-2. The firm beat competitor Dave Clark Co for the contract.Unlike the current NASA spacesuit used on the International Space Station and formerly on the Space Shuttle, the design is to have constant volume joints to allow significant leg movements. this will allow astronauts to walk on lunar, asteroid and planetary bodies The Z-2 is also designed to operate at higher pressures and be compatible with the latest airlock designs.
Chinese NASA “fugitive” may not be a spy but he could be embarrassed (Updated)
Bo Jiang, the Chinese scientist who was accused of spying on stage secrets during his work with NASA via the National Institute of Aerospace, and who was arrested after booking a one way ticket back to China in March, is now likely to be cleared of spying. While suspected of spying, Jiang had been formally arrested at Dulles International Airport, Washington D.C. under the charge of not fully declaring all of the computer equipment he was carrying.
On a lighter note: Hyperbola sic transit gloria ad Roma
Sinister! Dexter! Sinister! Dexter! (left, right, left right) Flightglobal will be marching its Hyperbola legion 9well this writer) to Rome next week for the 17th International Space Conference being held at the Hotel Parco dei Principi in Rome on 8, 9 and 10 May. Organised by Pagnanelli Risk Solutions, this year’s conference’s expert presenters and panelists will be covering solar storms and other natural and man made hazards to spacecraft and the Earth.
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