NASA Completes Orion Parachute Tests for Manned Missions
NASA has completed the final test to qualify Orion’s parachute system for flights with astronauts, checking off an important milestone
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Interplanetary mission
NASA Launches InSight Mars Lander Abroad ULA Atlas V Rocket
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying NASA’s InSight Mars lander lifted off from Space Launch Complex-3 at
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Travis Air Force Base Delivers NASA InSight Spacecraft
Airmen from the 21st Airlift Squadron and the 860th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, California, loaded and
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NASA InSight Mission to Mars Arrives at Vandenberg Air Force Base
NASA’s InSight spacecraft has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base in central California to begin final preparations for a launch
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Lockheed Martin Begins Construction on First Orion Spaceship
Lockheed Martin has officially begun the construction of the first Orion spaceship which will carry astronauts for deep space missions to
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U.S. Navy, NASA Complete Orion Underway Recovery Test in Pacific
The U.S. Navy’s San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) successfully completed test recovery operations of NASA’s Orion
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Thales Delivers SuperCam Laser to French Space Agency for Mars 2020 Mission
Thales has delivered the laser for the SuperCam instrument to the French space agency CNES, which is partnering NASA for
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Magellan Delivers Canadian Satellite Power Control Unit for Upcoming Space Mission
Magellan Aerospace announced that it has delivered the first of three Power Control Units (“PCU”) for an upcoming space mission.
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SSL to conduct power, propulsion study for NASA’s deep space gateway concept
SSL has been selected by NASA to conduct a four-month study for a module that will provide power and control for
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