January 2015 Space News |
- US Missile Defense Agency Spends $58 Million on New Facility in Alabama Sputnik 29 Jan 2015 -- The United States has spent about $58 million on a large Missile Defense Agency facility construction at the Von Braun Complex in the US state of Alabama, the agency has announced in a statement.
- Five New Space Missions Observe Earth VOA 27 Jan 2015 -- NASA is preparing a Thursday, January 29, launch of the first U.S. satellite to observe Earth's water cycle. The Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) will help scientists better predict extreme weather, climate change, flood and droughts. The new instrument will join four others in what has been the U.S. space agency's busiest 12-month period in more than a decade.
- Rosetta Mission Reveals Secret Life of Ancient Comet Sputnik 23 Jan 2015 -- The early findings of the Rosetta mission, which was sent to observe the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, are showing space scientists that comets are much more than the 'dirty snowballs' they have been labelled; they are more diverse than previously thought and home to a variety of features which offer information on the origins of our planetary system.
- 45th SW launches 3rd Mobile User Objective System satellite AFNS 22 Jan 2015 -- The 45th Space Wing successfully launched the third Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite, built by Lockheed Martin, for the U.S. Navy on Jan. 20.
- Lift-off, Signal Acquired for Navy Communications Satellite NNS 20 Jan 2015 -- The Navy's third Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite was launched today at 8:04 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 41. This communications satellite will significantly improve capability for Navy and Department of Defense tactical operators.
- All Systems Go for Navy's Communications Satellite Launch Jan. 20 NNS 20 Jan 2015 -- Final preparations are underway to launch the Navy's latest communications satellite that will significantly improve capability for Navy and Department of Defense tactical operators.
- European Space Agency: Missing Beagle-2 Mars lander found after over 10 years Iran Press TV 16 Jan 2015 -- The European Space Agency (ESA) says it has found the Beagle-2 Mars lander, which has been missing on the planet for more than ten years.
- Space Corporation Says Russia Could Export 30 More Rocket Engines to US Sputnik 16 Jan 2015 -- Russian rocket manufacturer Energia is currently in talks with US space launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) over a contract to deliver 30 additional RD-180 rocket engines, Energia head Vladimir Solntsev said Friday.
- Russia, US Sign $1Bln Contract on RD-181 Rocket Engine Deliveries Sputnik 16 Jan 2015 -- Russian rocket producer Energiya has signed a $1 billion contract with US Orbital Sciences Corporation for the delivery of 60 RD-181 engines, the company's press service said Friday in a statement.
- NASA New Horizons Spacecraft Begins Encounter With Pluto Sputnik 16 Jan 2015 -- NASA's New Horizons spacecraft's long-awaited encounter with Pluto has recently begun after a voyage of more than 3 billion miles, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
- Mission Control Confirms No Ammonia on International Space Station Sputnik 15 Jan 2015 -- No ammonia has been detected in the air of the US segment of the International Space Station after Wednesday's false alarm, Mission Control in Moscow told RIA Novosti on Thursday.
- Reason for Amonia Leak Alert on ISS Unknown, Data Being Analyzed: NASA Sputnik 14 Jan 2015 -- The reason for the ammonia leak alert on the International Space Station is not clear yet, and the data of the alarm is now analyzed, a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) spokesperson told Sputnik on Wednesday.
- US Astronauts to Sleep Over in Russian Segment of ISS Due to Ammonia Leak Sputnik 14 Jan 2015 -- US astronauts Barry Wilmore and Terry Virts as well as Italy's Samantha Cristoforetti will be spending the night in the Russian segment of the International Space Station due to a possible ammonia leak in the US segment, a Command Control source told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.
- 45th SW supports 5th SpaceX launch for ISS resupply mission AFNS 12 Jan 2015 -- The 45th Space Wing supported Space Exploration Technologies' (SpaceX) successful launch of their Falcon 9 Dragon spacecraft headed to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, Jan 10.
- International Space Station Captures Dragon Cargo Spacecraft: NASA Sputnik 12 Jan 2015 -- The International Space Station (ISS) crew has successfully captured the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said Monday.
- AF, small business developing critical processors for satellites AFNS 11 Jan 2015 -- The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and a small business partner are developing technologies that they expect will enable successful use of high-power processors that operate on satellites with funding from the Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.
- Service module of China's lunar orbiter enters moon's orbit People's Daily 11 Jan 2015 -- The service module of China's unmanned test lunar orbiter successfully decelerated which allowed it to enter an 8-hour orbit on Sunday, according to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center.
- US Dragon Spacecraft Blasts Off to ISS, Falcon 9 Rocket Landing Fails Sputnik 10 Jan 2015 -- The US spacecraft Dragon with 1.6 tons of supplies for the International Space Station (ISS) was successfully launched Saturday from Cape Canaveral in Florida, NASA said on its website.
- Space Station Cargo Reaches Orbit; Rocket Landing Attempt Fails VOA 10 Jan 2015 -- A huge rocket carried an unmanned supply ship loaded with cargo for the International Space Station into orbit Saturday, but a pioneering attempt to reland the booster on an ocean barge failed.
- South Korean Satellite Faces Collision With Space Junk: Reports Sputnik 03 Jan 2015 -- A South Korean geological monitoring satellite is on course to come within close hazardous proximity with space debris, Yonhap reports.
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