by David Todd | May 16, 2014 | Add category, Satellites, Seradata News
The construction orders for Koreasat 5a and Koreasat 7 have been awarded to Thales Alenia Space after the European spacecraft constructor beat off competition from Orbital Sciences Corp. The announcement of the orders by KT Sat, the satellite services division of the...
by David Todd | May 16, 2014 | Add category, International Space Station, JAXA, NASA, Russia, Soyuz, space station
The landing capsule of the Soyuz TMA-011M manned spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station AT 2236 GMT on 14 May 2014 carrying three crew: Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata and US astronaut Ric, Mastriacchio. The...
by David Todd | May 8, 2014 | Add category, ESA, exploration, NASA, Satellites, Science
Planetary Scientist, Professor Colin Pillinger, has passed away at the age of 70 after suffering a brain haemorrhage. He had been suffering for several years with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Pillinger worked for the Open University based in Milton Keynes. He gained...
by David Todd | May 6, 2014 | Add category, ESA, Satellites, Science, Seradata News
Attracted by increased UK funding and the UK’s low business tax rates, the European space manufacturer Thales Alenia Space has announced the creation of a new British subsidiary, Thales Alenia Space UK which will be based at the Harwell Science and Innovation...
by David Todd | May 2, 2014 | Add category, commercial launch services, Seradata News
As the chances of having orbital and suborbital launch vehicles operating from UK territory increases, in a proposed modification to the Outer Space Act, the Government of the United Kingdom plans to lower the requirement to provide insurance cover for third party...
by David Todd | May 2, 2014 | Add category, commercial launch services, Satellites, SpaceX
While Orbital Sciences Corp was selected as the constructor of the Thaicom 8 spacecraft last year, the Asia-Pacific satellite operator Thaicom did not announce contract formally until 29 April and that was done in a Thai stock exchange filing. The 3,100kg...
