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December 08, 2014

Airbus Group And Safran Launch Joint Venture

Will Develop New Space Launchers At Franco-German Industrial Sites

Airbus Group and Safran have announced the creation of their new Joint Venture named Airbus Safran Launchers.

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French Astronaut Joins ISU Resident Faculty

Dr. Jean-Jacques Favier (Ph.D.) Flew Aboard STS-78

The International Space University is very pleased that, thanks to the support of the French National Space Agency, CNES, French payload specialist astronaut Dr. Jean-Jacques Favier (Ph.D.) has joined the resident faculty in Strasbourg. Dr. Favier has attended primary and secondary schools in Strasbourg, including Lycée Kléber and is therefore the only Alsatian astronaut, now coming back to his roots.

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NASA's Van Allen Probes Spot An Impenetrable Barrier In Space

Prevents Fastest, Most Energetic Electrons From Reaching Earth

Two donuts of seething radiation that surround Earth, called the Van Allen radiation belts, have been found to contain a nearly impenetrable barrier that prevents the fastest, most energetic electrons from reaching Earth.

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Aerojet Rocketdyne Celebrates 100th High Performance Apogee Thruster Flight

Large TelComm Satellite Placed Into Orbit

Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed its 100th geosynchronous satellite apogee insertion using its iridium/rhenium High Performance Apogee Thruster (HiPAT), including first and second generation design configurations. The successful insertion was achieved with a large geosynchronous telecommunications satellite, built by commercial satellite manufacturer, SSL, which was recently launched. The milestone will be commemorated by a ceremony at the company's Redmond, Washington facility, with SSL officials in attendance.

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Apollo 13 'Successful Failure' To Be Commemorated At AirVenture 2015

Jim Lovell, Gene Kranz Among Those Participating At Oshkosh Next Summer

One of the most harrowing and triumphant adventures in space exploration history will be commemorated at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015, as members of the Apollo 13 crew and team will participate in activities marking the 45th anniversary of what was called the “successful failure” of the aborted moon mission.

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Repairs At Wallops Expected To Take A Year

Virginia Commercial Spaceflight Authority Says Pad Was Spared Major Damage

The Virginia Commercial Spaceflight Authority says that repairs to the a launch pad on Wallops Island damaged when an Orbital Antares rocket exploded on launch will take up to a year.

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