Space Industry and Business News  
ROCKET SCIENCE
Equipment for Angara heavy-class rocket arrives at Vostochny Cosmodrome
 by Staff Writers
 Vostochny (Sputnik) Aug 21, 2017


Main Builder for 2nd Phase of Vostochny Cosmodrome to Be Named by September 16
 Vostochny (Sputnik) Aug 19 - The main contractor for the construction of the second phase of Vostochny space center in Russian Far East will be identified by September 16, Igor Komarov, the head of Russia's Roscosmos State Space Corporation, said Wednesday.

"Yesterday we held a meeting with the [Russian] Defense Ministry, they said that by September 16 - this is the time limits when they will have identified a general contractor who will do it," Komarov told reporters at the space center.

Vostochny Space Center has been under construction since 2012 and is expected to reduce Russia's dependency on the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, which is on lease to Russia until 2050. Russia carried out a maiden space launch from Vostochny on April 28, 2016. It involved a Soyuz-2.1a light class space rocket with three research satellites.

The first technological equipment for the launch of the Angara heavy class carrier rocket has been delivered to the Vostochny Space Center in Russian Far East, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Wednesday.

"The first technological equipment for the Angara has arrived. It is in the assembly and testing facility," he said at a meeting at the Vostochny.

On Wednesday, the head of Russia's Roscosmos State Space Corporation, Igor Komarov, showed Rogozin containers with equipment for the Angara.

"Preliminary works are already underway for preparing the site and for replanting of the endangered plants [from the construction zone], and this year we plan to start the preparation for the launch pad [construction]," Komarov said. He added that the construction of the second phase of the Vostochny Space Center will need 38 billion rubles ($636 million). Komarov said that the federal target program for the development of Russian cosmodromes would be approved in August.

In late May, Roscosmos said launch pad construction for Angara carrier rockets would start in 2017. On July 11, Komarov said Roscosmos would be ready to launch a full-fledged spacecraft atop the Angara-A5M from Vostochny Space Center in 2021.

Earlier in the day, Rogozin said that the next two launches from Russia's Vostochny space center would be carried out on November 28 and December 22. Maiden space launch of the Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome was successfully conducted on April 28, 2016.

The Angara family of space-launch vehicles is designed to provide lifting capabilities of between 2 and 40.5 tones into low Earth orbit. It has been in development since 1995 and was the first orbit-capable rocket developed by Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union to replace the older Proton-M carrier rockets.

Source: Sputnik News

ROCKET SCIENCE
ISRO Develops Ship-Based Antenna System to Track Satellite Launches
 New Delhi (Sputnik) Jul 18, 2017
 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully designed and developed a ship-borne transportable antenna terminal to fulfill the telemetry tracking and command requirements for all satellites and launch vehicle missions. ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC)'s 4.6-meter ship-borne antenna system has been built indigenously and consists of three-axis Antenna ... read more
Related Links
 Roscosmos
 Rocket Science News at Space-Travel.Com

Thanks for being here;
 We need your help. The SpaceDaily news network continues to grow but revenues have never been harder to maintain.

With the rise of Ad Blockers, and Facebook - our traditional revenue sources via quality network advertising continues to decline. And unlike so many other news sites, we don't have a paywall - with those annoying usernames and passwords.

Our news coverage takes time and effort to publish 365 days a year.

If you find our news sites informative and useful then please consider becoming a regular supporter or for now make a one off contribution.
SpaceDaily Contributor
$5 Billed Once

credit card or paypal
 		SpaceDaily Monthly Supporter
$5 Billed Monthly

paypal only


Comment using your Disqus, Facebook, Google or Twitter login.
Share this article via these popular social media networks
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit GoogleGoogle

ROCKET SCIENCE
Archinaut Project conducts first large-scale 3D build in space-like environment

 Air Force tests new radar receivers for rescue helicopters

 Lockheed Martin integrates first modernized A2100 satellite

 Marine Corps testing mobile 3D printing lab
ROCKET SCIENCE
ViaSat, Data Link receive $123.4M for MIDS JRTS radios

 Envistacom wins $10M Army communications contract

 The Radio Frequency Spectrum plus Machine Learning = equal A New Wave in Radio Technology

 82nd Airborne tests in-flight communication system for paratroopers
ROCKET SCIENCE
ROCKET SCIENCE
Harris delivers navigation package for third GPS III satellite

 IAI, Honeywell Aerospace team for GPS anti-jam system

 Lockheed Martin Begins Modernizing Receivers for U.S. Air Force's GPS Signal Monitoring Stations

 Russia, China to Set Up Pilot Zone to Test National Navigation Systems
ROCKET SCIENCE
NASA, students to study eclipse with high-altitude balloons

 Lockheed Martin to hire 1,000 more workers for F-35 production in Fort Worth

 Lockheed Martin receives $24.1M F-35 systems contract

 Women to train as Russian air force pilots
ROCKET SCIENCE
Single molecules can work as reproducible transistors - at room temperature

 New ultrathin semiconductor materials exceed some of silicon's 'secret' powers

 Single-photon emitter has promise for quantum info-processing

 A semiconductor that can beat the heat
ROCKET SCIENCE
Airbus completes MetOp-C platform/payload coupling

 Ozone treaty taking a bite out of US greenhouse gas emissions

 NASA-led airborne mission studies storm intensification in northern hemisphere

 Nickel key to Earth's magnetic field, research shows
ROCKET SCIENCE
Treaty to curb mercury exposure takes effect

 Canada looking to add environmental protections to NAFTA

 Probiotics help poplar trees clean up toxins in Superfund sites

 Cambodia bans overseas exports of coastal sand








The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2024 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. All articles labeled "by Staff Writers" include reports supplied to Space Media Network by industry news wires, PR agencies, corporate press officers and the like. Such articles are individually curated and edited by Space Media Network staff on the basis of the report's information value to our industry and professional readership. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Statement Our advertisers use various cookies and the like to deliver the best ad banner available at one time. All network advertising suppliers have GDPR policies (Legitimate Interest) that conform with EU regulations for data collection. By using our websites you consent to cookie based advertising. If you do not agree with this then you must stop using the websites from May 25, 2018. Privacy Statement. Additional information can be found here at About Us.