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Unmanned Space Systems (USS) News Archive
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Test Looms for British Unmanned Space Plane Concept
Posted on April 18, 2011 | No CommentsA huge, unmanned British space plane is on pace to start launching payloads into Earth orbit in less than a decade — provided it can pass a crucial engine test... -
Unmanned X-37B Shuttle Lands In California
Posted on April 15, 2011 | No CommentsThe top secret, unmanned X-37B U.S. Air Force shuttle landed back in California on Friday after a nine-month classified military mission into space. The Boeing X-37 – also known as... -
New U.S. Spy Satellite Launches on Clandestine Mission
Posted on April 15, 2011 | No CommentsA rocket carrying a new U.S. spy satellite lit up the California night sky Thursday on a secret mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. The spy satellite NROL-34 soared into... -
China Sends Beidou Navigation Satellite to Space
Posted on April 14, 2011 | No CommentsComing off a record year of space activity, China launched Saturday their first satellite of 2011, a year that should see the country orbit a mini-space station and make leaps... -
As NASA Shuttles Retire, Private Sector Rockets
Posted on April 14, 2011 | No CommentsTimed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the first Space Shuttle launch, NASA today announced where its three remaining orbiters Atlantis, Discovery and Endeavour will retire. While the announcement... -
Private Rocket Firm Under Pressure to Fill Space Shuttle Void
Posted on April 14, 2011 | No CommentsPrivate rocket builder SpaceX is trying to speed up testing of its new Dragon spaceship to enable it to visit the International Space Station on the next demonstration flight. With... -
BRP wins contract to help build space rover
Posted on April 7, 2011 | No CommentsThe Valcourt vehicle firm famed for its Ski-Doos, Sea-Doos, ATVs and other recreational machines obtained $5.6 million in contracts Wednesday to develop chassis and propulsion systems for two space rover... -
SpaceX Targets 2013 for Launch of Falcon Heavy
Posted on April 6, 2011 | No CommentsSpace Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announced plans April 5 for a new heavy-lift rocket, a vehicle that would be the most powerful commercial rocket ever built and haul much heavier loads... -
KinetX Extends its Reach to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems
Posted on April 6, 2011 | No CommentsPHOENIX, April 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — KinetX, Inc., a small aerospace technologies company based in Tempe, AZ, has expanded its offerings with subsystems for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or UAVs. Currently... -
Themis completes successful pilot operation for civilian customer
Posted on March 23, 2011 | No CommentsThemis has recently completed s successful pilot operation for a large defense organization in an Asian country. The pilot, which was based on Themis’s PBH (Pay by the hour) service,...
