The Aerospatiale-built, European Space Agency Huygens Titan lander craft has been delivered to NASA for integration with the Cassini Saturn orbiter. The craft will be launched on 6 October 1997. Alenia Spazio has also delivered the Cassini's 3.96m-diameter high-gain antenna.
Source: Flight International
Orbital launch pioneer SpaceX is being contracted by the American space agency NASA to develop a so-called “US Deorbit Vehicle” that can safely return the International Space Station to Earth via controlled re-entry.
BAE Systems has completed its acquisition of Ball Aerospace, with the move further strengthening its US business presence.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has retired its Mars helicopter Ingenuity after the craft suffered damage upon landing.
