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Three rockets launch six satellites
Pubblicato da Naviganti.org il 18 maggio 2012 alle ore 02:09
Three rockets launched on the same day from three separate facilities have successfully put six satellites into orbit. The first, a Soyuz U launched from Russia's Plesetsk military spaceport, lofted a Leggi il resto...
Singapore Airlines asks pilots to take unpaid leave amid slowdown
Pubblicato da Naviganti.org il 17 maggio 2012 alle ore 11:51
Singapore Airlines asks pilots to take unpaid leave amid slowdownAFP | Mar 9, 2012, 11.24AM ISTSINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines said on Friday it had asked its pilots to volunteer for unpaid leave for up to two years as Leggi il resto...
Sukhoi Superjet cockpit voice recorder to remain in Indonesia
Pubblicato da Naviganti.org il 17 maggio 2012 alle ore 10:09
The cockpit voice recorder of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 that crashed last week in a mountain south of Jakarta will remain in Indonesia for analysis, as will the flight data recorder Leggi il resto...
Ariane launches two communications satellites
Pubblicato da Naviganti.org il 17 maggio 2012 alle ore 02:09
An Arianespace Ariane 5 has successfully launched two satellites into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) on 15 May from its Kourou, French Guiana launch site. JCSAT 13, built by Lockheed Martin, was launched for a Japanese company, Leggi il resto...
ANALYSIS: Fleet Watch – orders April 2012
Pubblicato da Naviganti.org il 16 maggio 2012 alle ore 18:09
Commercial aircraft net orders came in at 14 for April 2012 as 15 new orders were offset by one cancellation. The month was exceptionally quiet for commercial orders. Garuda Indonesia ordered 11 Airbus A330s Leggi il resto...
Soyuz carries crew to International Space Station
Pubblicato da Naviganti.org il 15 maggio 2012 alle ore 18:09
Three astronauts have been successfully launched into orbit aboard a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The astronauts, one American and two Russians, will dock with the Leggi il resto...
Airbus Military upbeat on A400M in Indonesia
Pubblicato da Naviganti.org il 14 maggio 2012 alle ore 18:09
Airbus Military is confident about the A400M's prospects in Indonesia and says it is open to collaborating with Dirgantara Indonesia on work share if Jakarta buys the airlifter. "If they Leggi il resto...
EBACE: Stratajet launches real-time pricing tool
Pubblicato da Naviganti.org il 13 maggio 2012 alle ore 18:09
Jet charter operators could soon be benefiting from a new pricing tool developed by technology start-up Stratajet. It claims its Stratafleet pricing tool, due to go live in August, takes into account "every single variable Leggi il resto...
Energomash developing ammonia-fueled engine
Pubblicato da Naviganti.org il 11 maggio 2012 alle ore 10:09
Russian rocket-builder Energomash is developing a liquid rocket engine fueled by a mixture of acetylene and ammonia, called atsetam, which the company says will dramatically reduce launch costs.The atsetam-fueled upper stage engines Leggi il resto...
SpaceX and Bigelow to jointly market private space station flights
Pubblicato da Naviganti.org il 11 maggio 2012 alle ore 02:11
SpaceX will team up with Bigelow Aerospace to jointly market rides to Bigelow's orbiting private modules, using SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule. Bigelow, which manufactures expandable, space-ready modules Leggi il resto...
