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Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 28, 2005 The design and development of the next satellite in NASA's New Millennium Program- Space Technology 8 - has been awarded to Orbital Sciences. The Space Technology 8 satellite will validate four advanced technologies in space for possible use in future NASA science missions. The satellite consists of four payload experiments: a large flexible solar array; a 40-meter deployable boom; a high radiation environment electronics; and a spacecraft thermal control device. The satellite is based on a lightweight, multi-role spacecraft similar to others in orbit performing communications, Earth and space science missions. It will weigh approximately 385 pounds. Orbital Sciences also will provide the mission's Pegasus launch vehicle under a separate contract with NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The mission is scheduled for launch in 2009. Related Links NASA's New Millennium Program SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express
Restructuring Russia's Space Program
Moscow (UPI) Nov 28, 2005In the next two years Russia intends to put on the statute book the integration of the defense sector, and especially its space industry, as a priority area of national security.
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