A Russian Progress tanker, docked to the International Space Station, was due to raise the orbit of the space outpost by around 2.5km (1.5 miles), using a 342s burn of its rocket engine on 8 January, in preparation for a new Progress tanker in late January.
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.
