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First satellite launch into orbit by SpaceX

RedPepper — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:04:12 +0000

SpaceX successfully launched a Malaysian satellite into orbit late Monday night, the second successful launch for the private space exploration company, which aims to reduce the cost of orbital transport tenfold. After a series of expensive failures, SpaceX had its first successful launch last September, but that mission carried a dummy payload. Before, on previous [...]

Second test satellite for GPS-like project Galileo

RedPepper — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:59:14 +0000

This weekend a second satellite for European GPS-like project Galileo has launched to the Earth’s orbit carrying a very accurate two rubidium atomic clock. The satellite’s build atomic clock is accurate to a 10 nanoseconds a day that is the most accurate clock on orbit. In the near future by 2010 the European Union will [...]

Uncontrolled US spy satellite may crash on Earth

RedPepper — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 09:04:18 +0000

A big U.S. spy satellite has lost power and might hit the Earth in late February or early March, government officials said Saturday. The satellite, which no longer can be controlled, might contain dangerous materials, and it is unknown where on the planet it may come down, they said. The officials spoke on condition of [...]

China will lose the space war with United States?

RedPepper — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:49:28 +0000

A year ago China has destroyed a weather satellite out of orbit, and threw the international community into panic. Some figured the satellite-killer test was the indication of a future war in space, the type of conflict that might cripple a tech-dependent United States military. Geoffrey Forden, PhD – an MIT research associate and a [...]