Boeing hopes to move NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-I) into its correct geostationary orbit this month after it was stranded in a transfer orbit in March when one of two hydrazine fuel tanks failed to be pressurised by helium. Boeing plans to use helium from a second tank for the rescue.
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.
