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Scotland site selected as launch base for Lockheed Martin, Orbex

July 16, 2018 Stephen Clark

Two companies — U.S. aerospace giant Lockheed Martin and British start-up Orbex — seeking to carve out a share of the burgeoning small satellite launch market plan to fly their rockets from a remote site on the northern shore of Scotland, British government and industry officials announced Monday.

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Intelsat satellite in service after overcoming engine trouble

January 30, 2017 Stephen Clark

An Intelsat communications satellite launched last August entered service Sunday, about three months later than planned after a main engine problem forced engineers to position the craft in geostationary orbit using backup low-thrust rocket jets.

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Juno’s British-built engine readied for all-important firing at Jupiter

June 29, 2016 Stephen Clark

Ground controllers pressurized the Juno spacecraft’s propulsion system Tuesday to prep for a July 4 rocket firing by the probe’s UK-made rocket engine that will steer the spinning, solar-powered robot into orbit around Jupiter.

News Headlines

  • SpaceX launches Falcon 9 on record-breaking 17th flight for booster
    September 20, 2023
  • Radar-imaging satellite lost as Rocket Lab Electron rocket suffers launch failure
    September 19, 2023
  • Radar-imaging satellite lost as Rocket Lab Electron rocket fails
    September 18, 2023
  • Russian-US crew launches on Soyuz rocket to International Space Station
    September 15, 2023
  • FAA closes SpaceX-led Starship mishap investigation
    September 12, 2023
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