May 2016

The NROL-37 Delta IV launch is delayed at the request of the customer, the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The NROL-37 spacecraft and launch vehicle are secure on Space Launch Complex 37. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016052701

China will send its lunar probe Chang’e 5 to land on the moon and return with lunar samples in the second half of 2017, according to State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND). http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016052702

On the first flight of its new Space Launch System (SLS), NASA will demonstrate the rocket’s heavy-lift capability and send an uncrewed Orion spacecraft into deep space. The agency will also take advantage of additional available mass and space to provide the rare opportunity to send more than a dozen small satellites, called CubeSats, to…

NASA and Bigelow Aerospace today evaluated why the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) attached to the ISS did not fully expand as planned. A new attempt is currently scheduled for Saturday. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016052704

UrtheCast Corp. announced that it will receive C$5.0 million in Government of Canada Technology Development Program ("TDP") funding, as part of a C$54 million contribution programme for the development of new satellite technologies, as administered by the Government of Canada. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016052705

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2016/05/27/itc-global-talks-motives-for-panasonic-avionics-acquisition/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2016/05/27/ses-raises-1-billion-to-buy-all-of-o3b-networks/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2016/05/27/myanmar-teams-with-intelsat-to-advance-2g-and-3g-wireless-networks/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2016/05/27/deep-space-industries-to-manufacture-hawkeye-360-smallsats/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2016/05/27/speedcast-to-connect-racing-yachts-for-transat-ag2r-la-mondiale/