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Virgin Galactic's first feathered test glide, performed on May 4, 2011 (Credits: Virgin Galactic). An interesting article by Leonard David on... Read more →
ROSAT Falls East of India
According to German Aerospace Center officials, the German Roentgen Satellite (ROSAT), which reentered Earth's atmosphere on October... Read more →
FAA Issued NOTAM for ROSAT Debris
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a NOTAM to warn pilots to watch out for possible falling debris of the German Roentgen Satellite... Read more →
ROSAT Reenters Earth’s Atmosphere
The 2.7 tons German Roentgen Satellite (ROSAT) made its final dive into Earth's atmosphere in the night of October 22, 2011, but German Aerospace... Read more →
UPDATE: ROSAT Reentry Expected in the Next 24 Hours
UPDATE Sat 22 Oct 18:00UT ROSAT orbit 87.79 minutes, 161.4 x 167.3 km Position 30.6S,51.9E alt=167.2km Unlit ~Re-entry ~13h The... Read more →
Galileo Deploys Successfully
IOV satellites ejected from Fregat upper stage (Credits: ESA). Source ESA: The first pair of satellites for Europe's Galileo global navigation... Read more →