Tag: Astrium

SpaceX Awarded Launch Orders for 2018, 2019; First From a European Government

SpaceX Awarded Launch Orders for 2018, 2019; First From a European Government

SpaceX Press Release: August 8, 2013 SPACEX IS AWARDED LAUNCH OF GERMAN RADAR RECONNAISSANCE SATELLITE SYSTEM Falcon 9 rocket will deliver three-satellite SARah Constellation that will serve German Ministry of Defense Hawthorne, CA – Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) will provide the launch services for Germany’s second-generation radar reconnaissance satellite system. The satellites, provided by OHB […]

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EADS Changes to Name to Airbus Group

EADS Changes to Name to Airbus Group

The European Aeronautic, Defense and Space Company, EADS, is changing its name to Airbus Group in order to both capitalize on its best known brand, and to reflect the fact that with defense budgets under pressure,  it sees the commercial aircraft business as its main sector of growth for the foreseeable future. Of particular interest […]

Roundup: SpaceX Adds Launch Orders,  Lots in Texas

Roundup: SpaceX Adds Launch Orders, Lots in Texas

Two week ending notes for SpaceX.  In a report in Space News, SpaceX has received orders for two launches, one of which dates back to the last time the Falcon 1(e) was on the manifest. As observers may recall, the company had listed a Falcon 1E launch for Astrium for some period of time, only to […]

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