Aerospace

Exelis delivers first-of-its-kind commercial payload to DigitalGlobe for WorldView-3 satellite

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Exelis (NYSE: XLS) has delivered an integrated, super-spectral payload consisting of a telescope, sensor and shortwave infrared system for the WorldView-3 satellite. WorldView-3 is the first multipayload, commercial satellite to carry such capabilities, and will allow DigitalGlobe to further expand its imagery product offerings. „We met additional requirements and delivered the integrated, multimodality system within … Dowiedz się więcej

NASA Discusses Asteroid Initiative Progress at AIAA’s Space 2013

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Several NASA officials will update media Wednesday, Sept. 11, about the agency’s progress on a proposed mission to find, capture, redirect and visit a near-Earth asteroid. The briefing will take place at 3 p.m. PDT (6 p.m. EDT) at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ Space 2013 Conference and Exposition at the San Diego … Dowiedz się więcej

Lockheed Martin Awarded Atlas Launch Services Contract For Mexico’s Morelos-3 Communications Satellite

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Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services (LMCLS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT], has been selected by the Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes, a government agency of Mexico, to provide commercial launch services using the Atlas V launch vehicle for Mexico’s Morelos-3 communications satellite (also known as MEXSAT-2). The launch is scheduled … Dowiedz się więcej

ESA: ESOC – 46 anniversary

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ESOC 1967: The European Space Research Organisation (ESRO) was founded in 1962. The facility now known as the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) had been established in the autumn of 1963 as the European Space Data Analysis Centre (ESDAC) in Darmstadt, Germany. The facilities initially housed large mainframe computers for the analysis and study of … Dowiedz się więcej

NASA’s Upcoming Lunar Mission: Testing a Multi-Use Spacecraft Design

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On Friday, Sept. 6, NASA is scheduled to launch a small satellite mission, called the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE), which will orbit the moon to gather detailed information about its atmosphere and the role of dust in the lunar sky. LADEE is the first spacecraft designed, developed, built, integrated and tested at … Dowiedz się więcej

NASA to Share the Universe with Instagram Users through Its Images

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NASA is launching an official Instagram profile that will take its fans on an out-of-this-world journey through images of Earth and beyond. „We’re constantly looking to expand our social media portfolio to include tools that will best tell NASA’s story of exploration and discovery,” said NASA Press Secretary Lauren Worley. „Instagram has a passionate following … Dowiedz się więcej