News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
The government commission of the state-run corporation Roskosmos may make a final decision regarding the date of launching the manned spacecraft Soyuz MS to the International Space Station on 6 June, TASS reported citing a source in the space rocket industry. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016060300
XCOR Aerospace announced that it has decided to focus the majority of its resources on the final development of its liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen (LH2) programme. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016060301
The French Navy has awarded a four year contract covering the provision of a satellite-based maritime surveillance service to a consortium of Airbus Defence and Space and Telespazio France. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016060302
Ball Aerospace and World View are working together to explore the feasibility of a commercial capability to perform persistent remote sensing from the Stratollite platform. The collaboration will culminate with World View performing a long-duration, persistent Stratollite flight to demonstrate remote sensing capabilities for commercial applications. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016060303
http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2016/06/03/smart-city-trailblazer-weighs-potential-for-satellite/
http://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2016/06/03/germany-to-build-test-rig-for-ariane-6-upper-stage-engine/
http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2016/06/03/american-taps-viasat-for-connectivity-on-new-boeing-737s/
http://www.satellitetoday.com/regional/2016/06/03/algerian-dtv-channel-launches-on-arabsats-badr-5-satellite/
http://www.satellitetoday.com/regional/2016/06/03/fox-networks-germany-ses-bolster-multi-year-contract/
http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2016/06/03/apax-partners-closes-marlink-acquisition/