Built by Astrium, the European Space Agency (ESA) Swarm mission will measure the Earth’s magnetic field with unprecedented levels of accuracy. The three Swarm satellites will fly in a triangular formation to build up a complete picture of the Earth’s magnetic field and how it’s changing. The satellites will study everything from the core to … Dowiedz się więcej
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) marked its 10th anniversary on October 1, 2013. Our business environment has been drastically changing as the law concerning JAXA has been revised and the new Basic Plan on Space Policy defines JAXA as „the core organization that provides technical support for the entire governmental development and utilization of … Dowiedz się więcej
Thales Alenia Space Belgium announced that it will build a new plant in Leuven, which will start operations in the first half of 2014. This strategic new facility reflects Thales Alenia Space’s growing role in Belgium, a country that is fully committed to the programs developed by the European Space Agency (ESA). The new structure … Dowiedz się więcej
Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE:GY) company, announced today that its 100-lbf High Performance Apogee Thruster (HiPAT™) bipropellant engine, integrated into a propulsion system built by Space Systems/Loral (SSL), enabled NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) to achieve lunar orbit on Oct. 6. The HiPAT™ performed two phasing burns, each of which increased the … Dowiedz się więcej
Of all ESA establishments, ESTEC is the largest, with around 2700 personnel. This is where ESA missions are conceived then guided through development, and work on new technology is coordinated. When ESTEC was constructed in the early 1960s, foundations 25 metres deep were sunk to ensure sufficient stability for precision engineering tests. Even so, modern … Dowiedz się więcej
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) successfully completed software Iteration 1.5 Critical Design Review (iCDR) for the Global Positioning System (GPS) Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX). The Iteration 1.5 software development provides the mission-critical Launch and Checkout System (LCS) software to support the first GPS III satellite launch and serves as the cyber-hardened baseline to which … Dowiedz się więcej