DRAGON NEWS

Cathay Pacific to cut workforce by nearly a quarter

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Oct 22^nd 2020 |

Cathay Pacific announced plans Wednesday to cut its workforce by nearly a quarter and close one of its short-haul airlines in an effort to survive the "devastating" i...

Cathay Pacific unveils US$5 billion bailout plan

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Jun 10^th 2020 |

Troubled Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific announced a HK$39 billion ($5 billion) government-led bailout plan on Tuesday as it battles a crippling downturn caused by the coronavirus.Like many carriers hammered by the ...

Cathay Pacific 2019 profits plunge, predicts virus losses

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Mar 11^th 2020 |

Cathay Pacific on Wednesday said profits plunged in 2019 as it reeled from political unrest in Hong Kong, while it warned financial losses lay ahead owing to the spre...

SpaceX in 'perfect' test of Crew Dragon emergency abort system

SPACE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Mon, Jan 20^th 2020 |

SpaceX successfully tested its emergency abort system on an unmanned spacecraft moments after launch Sunday, according to a live broadcast of the event, the last majo...

'Dragon captured' as cargo arrives at space station

SPACE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Fri, Aug 18^th 2017 |

SpaceX's unmanned Dragon cargo vessel, carrying the first super-computer to space as part of its 6,400 pound (2,900 kilograms) payload arrived Wednesday at the Intern...

SpaceX cargo ship returns to Earth

SPACE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Mon, Mar 20^th 2017 |

A SpaceX reusable cargo ship splashed down in the Pacific Ocean safely on Sunday, ending a mission to supply astronauts on the International Space Station, the company said.The Dragon capsule -- the only such vessel ...

SpaceX launches dragon cargo ship for NASA

SPACE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Mon, Sept 22^nd 2014 |

About 5,000 pounds of NASA science investigations and cargo are on their way to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft. The cargo ship launched on the company's Falcon 9 rocket from Space La...

Lockheed Martin Adds Integrated Missile Defense Command & Control Option To Dragon Family of ISR Configurations

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Thu, Sept 12^th 2013 |

LONDON, Sept. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ever increasing threats and the need to have constant situational awareness of...

SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Returns Critical NASA Science To Earth

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Thu, Mar 28^th 2013 |

WASHINGTON, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft successfully completed the company's second car...

NASA, SpaceX Discuss Dragon Mission To Space Station

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Thu, Mar 28^th 2013 |

WASHINGTON, March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA and SpaceX will host a teleconference for news media at 1 p.m. EDT, Thursday, March 28, to discuss the Tues...

SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Returns Critical NASA Science To Earth

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Wed, Mar 27^th 2013 |

WASHINGTON, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft successfully completed the company's second car...

SpaceX's Dragon Carrying NASA Cargo Resupplies Space Station

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Mon, Mar 4^th 2013 |

HOUSTON, March 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft was berthed to the International Space Station at...

SpaceX Dragon Returns From Space Station With NASA Cargo

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Mon, Oct 29^th 2012 |

HOUSTON, Oct. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 2:22 p.m. CDT Sunda...

NASA TV To Air Live Coverage Of Dragon Space Station Departure Sunday

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Mon, Oct 29^th 2012 |

HOUSTON, Oct. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA Television will provide live coverage of the release and departure of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft from the Intern...

Lockheed Martin Adds Persistent Surveillance Option To Dragon Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Configurations

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Wed, Oct 24^th 2012 |

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ever increasing threats and the need for force protection by systems that p...