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January 24, 2016

Launch Set For First Satellite In 'SpaceDataHighway' Program

Will Provide High Speed Laser Communications Of Large Volumes Of Data

EDRS-A, the first relay satellite in the SpaceDataHighway program (also called EDRS), will be launched to geostationary orbit on January 28th 2016 (Baikonur time). The SpaceDataHighway will provide high speed laser communications in space of up to 1.8 Gigabit per second. This major program, which cost nearly €500M (approx $544 million) to develop, is the result of a public-private partnership (PPP) between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Airbus Defense and Space.

Aerospace Engineers Critique Student Projects

Local high schoolers, as part of High School Students United with NASA to Create Hardware (HUNCH), had a rare opportunity to receive feedback on school projects from local aerospace officials who may just launch their ideas into space! Wings Over the Rockies, Colorado's Official Air & Space Museum, hosted the event.