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Sun Laiyan Met with ESA EO Director Liebig
Read more →: Sun Laiyan Met with ESA EO Director LiebigDr. Sun Laiyan, Administrator of CNSA met with Volker Liebig, Earth Observation Director of the European Space Agency…
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Ares I-X fails to beat weather for opening launch attempt
Read more →: Ares I-X fails to beat weather for opening launch attemptAres I-X has seen its opening launch attempt scrubbed, following unacceptable weather conditions over the Pad. A few…
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STS-129: Special flight deck Minicam set to film ET ramps during ascent
Read more →: STS-129: Special flight deck Minicam set to film ET ramps during ascentLast week’s Space Shuttle Program (SSP) Flight Readiness Review (FRR) has approved the installation of a special minicam…
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STS-129 aims for three day launch window – ET-134 arrives for STS-130
Read more →: STS-129 aims for three day launch window – ET-134 arrives for STS-130Space Shuttle Program (SSP) manager John Shannon expects STS-129 to enjoy a three day launch window, as Atlantis…
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Ares I-X passes FTRR for Tuesday launch – weekend simulation set
Read more →: Ares I-X passes FTRR for Tuesday launch – weekend simulation setThe first – and possibly the last – Ares rocket is set to launch on October 27, following…
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Delta IV may yield to Atlantis – SSP Flight Readiness Review complete
Read more →: Delta IV may yield to Atlantis – SSP Flight Readiness Review completeAs engineers continue to prepare Shuttle Atlantis for her NET (No Earlier Than) November 16 launch, negotiations to…
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Bolden Directs MSFC Special Team to evaluate HLV alternatives
Read more →: Bolden Directs MSFC Special Team to evaluate HLV alternativesNASA Administrator Charlie Bolden has asked for a “Special Team” at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) to…
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‘2010-2012 China-Russia Space Cooperation Outline’ signed in Beijing
Read more →: ‘2010-2012 China-Russia Space Cooperation Outline’ signed in BeijingOn October 13, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held the 14th regular…
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STS-129 slips to November 16 after Atlas wins Range battle
Read more →: STS-129 slips to November 16 after Atlas wins Range battleAtlantis has been reduced to just one launch attempt – on November 16 – after STS-129 lost the…
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Atlas’ 600th Mission launches with DMSP F18 from Vandenberg
Read more →: Atlas’ 600th Mission launches with DMSP F18 from VandenbergAfter nearly 52 years of venerable service to the United States and the world’s space endeavors, the veteran…
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STS-129: Atlantis in preps for TCDT – SSME nozzle flight rationale
Read more →: STS-129: Atlantis in preps for TCDT – SSME nozzle flight rationaleAtlantis is enjoying a relatively smooth pad flow, with only three issues being worked, as engineers prepare the…
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Ares I-X TVC retesting taking place – Range Safety Waiver overview
Read more →: Ares I-X TVC retesting taking place – Range Safety Waiver overviewEngineers have replaced the faulty GN2 accumulator on Ares I-X’s Thrust Vector Control (TVC), ahead of rollout to…