Today, February 9, officials from the European Space Agency and the Bremen, Germany-based Eurockot signed an agreement reserving a Russian-built Rockot delivery system for the upcoming launch of two ESA satellites.
Sentinel-2A and Sentinel-3A – part of the GMES Sentinel constellation program – are now s... |
9 February 2012
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According to an announcement made on Thursday, March 17, Iran recently launched a new rocket into space, carrying on top of it a space capsule. The capsule was reportedly designed to accommodate a monkey. The launch took place on Tuesday, March 15, the release further shows. The announcement was made by the Islamic R... |
18 March 2011
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Following the unsuccessful launch of another satellite late last year, the Russians have reportedly suffered a new failure in launching an advanced military satellites. The spacecraft made it to orbit, but then shortly after mission controllers lost all contact with the asset.The launch took place on February 1, 2011... |
2 February 2011
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The United States may in the near future benefit from a new, advanced missile-detection system, now that two demonstrations satellites have proven their worth. The instruments proved in recent tests that they are capable of detecting ground-based rocket launches with extreme accuracy, which means that the constellati... |
27 July 2010
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Despite the fact that North Korea launched its redesigned Taepo-Dong-2 long-range missile on Sunday ignoring all warnings, the mission in itself was an utter failure, if its goal was to deliver a small communications satellite into orbit. The UN and the United States, together with Japan and South Korea, strongly opp... |
7 April 2009
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Among the arsenal of the most advanced military superpowers, one weapon is the most feared. It's not the atomic bomb, it's even more powerful, while being almost undetectable and can launch a devastating surprise attack on almost any country in the world.Operating underwater at pressures beyond the range o... |
5 June 2007
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