Space Business News
September 15, 2015
ROCKET SCIENCE
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to launch from Cape Canaveral this decade
Miami (AFP) Sept 15, 2015
The commercial space race got a little more crowded Tuesday when the aerospace company Blue Origin, headed by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, said it will begin launching from Cape Canaveral, Florida, later this decade. After losing a bid in 2013 to lease a historic launch pad - where US moon missions lifted off in the 1960s and 1970s - to rival SpaceX, Blue Origin announced it would make its home nearby at the NASA center's launch complex 36, and rename it "Exploration Park." "Today we are th ... read more
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LAUNCH PAD

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LAUNCH PAD

SpaceX Signs New Commercial Launch Contracts
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LAUNCH PAD

Russia Launches Telecoms Satellite on Board Proton-M Rocket
Russia's Proton-M space rocket carrying the Express-AM8 communications satellite lifted off on Monday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, a spokesman for the Russian Federal Space Agency R ... more


SPACE TRAVEL

NASA, Harmonic Launch First Non-Commercial UHD Channel in NAmerica
NASA is partnering with Harmonic, a worldwide leader in video delivery infrastructure, to launch NASA TV UHD, the first ever non-commercial consumer ultra-high definition (UHD) channel in North Amer ... more
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DRAGON SPACE

Long March-2D carrier rocket blasts off in NW China
China on Monday launched its most sophisticated observation satellite, Gaofen-9, as part of the country's high-definition Earth observation project. Gaofen-9 was launched from the Jiuquan Sate ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE

Construction Begins on Test Version of Important Connection for SLS
Strong connection points between the stages of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) - the agency's advanced launch vehicle for exploration beyond Earth's orbit into deep space - are essential to ensure ... more
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Hamas proposes end to war with Israel in talks in Egypt
LAUNCH PAD

ILS announces one ILS Proton launch for HISPASAT in 2017
International Launch Services (ILS) and HISPASAT announce a contract for the launch of a satellite on ILS Proton in the first half of 2017 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for HISPASAT, he ... more
ROBO SPACE

Neurotechnology Provides Near-Natural Sense of Touch
A 28-year-old who has been paralyzed for more than a decade as a result of a spinal cord injury has become the first person to be able to "feel" physical sensations through a prosthetic hand directl ... more
LAUNCH PAD

Arianespace to launch BSAT-4a - 30th GEO launch contract for Japan
Arianespace reports it was selected by SSL to launch the BSAT-4a satellite for the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) of Japan. BSAT-4a will be launched by an Ariane 5 in late 2 ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

Russia successfully launches satellite with Proton rocket
Russia on Monday successfully launched a Proton rocket, carrying a Russian telecoms satellite, from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in the second successful launch since the disastrous loss of a Mexican satellite in May. ... more
GPS NEWS

Galileo taking flight: ten satellites now in orbit
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ROCKET SCIENCE

United Launch Alliance Picks US Rocket Engine Over Rival Russian One
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LAUNCH PAD

Next Ariane 5 mission readied for fast-paced 2015 launch cadence
Arianespace remains on track for a record number of launches at the Spaceport in 2015, as underscored by the busy week of preparations for Ariane 5's next heavy-lift mission - which were performed i ... more
AEROSPACE

Robotic landing gear could enable helicopters to take off and land anywhere
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GPS NEWS

Europe launches satnav orbiters
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SPACE TRAVEL

Russian cosmonaut back after record 879 days in space
Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka returned safely to Earth with two other astronauts from the International Space Station Saturday with the record for having spent the most time in space. ... more
MISSILE NEWS

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ROBO SPACE

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MILTECH

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MILTECH

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AEROSPACE

China, Russia plan new heavy-lift helicopter

AEROSPACE

Northrop Grumman speeds manufacture of F-35 center fuselages

AEROSPACE

Eurofighter says Kuwait purchasing 28 warplanes

MILTECH

Britain to gift more counter-IED help to Pakistan

AEROSPACE

Brazilian contract for Gripen fighters now in effect

MILTECH

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China loosens bank lending requirements

Bank of Russia keeps key rate unchanged

Commodities haunted by Brazil, China woes

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