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ILS sign contract for Proton launch of Canada’s Nimiq 5
Read more →: ILS sign contract for Proton launch of Canada’s Nimiq 5International Launch Services (ILS) will launch its sixth satellite for Telesat Canada on a Proton Breeze M vehicle,…
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New baseline for heavier/taller Ares V
Read more →: New baseline for heavier/taller Ares VA new optimized form of the huge Ares V Cargo Launch Vehicle (CaLV) has been revealed in an…
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Pegasus XL launches with AIM spacecraft
Read more →: Pegasus XL launches with AIM spacecraftThe Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL launch vehicle – carrying the AIM spacecraft – has launched from its “Stargazer”…
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ISS visitations and construction to increase
Read more →: ISS visitations and construction to increaseThe International Space Station is changing. Size-wise, shape-wise and crew-wise, the multi-national complex currently circling Earth is very…
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Minotaur finally launches with NFIRE
Read more →: Minotaur finally launches with NFIREAn Orbital Science Minotaur I launch vehicle has lifted off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport launch pad on…
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Atlantis rollout pushed back a week
Read more →: Atlantis rollout pushed back a weekAtlantis and the STS-117 stack will remain inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) six days longer than expected,…
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Atlantis main engine removal delayed – ET repairs going well
Read more →: Atlantis main engine removal delayed – ET repairs going wellThe planned removal of Atlantis’ engine removal – to check for possible RepliSet contamination – has been delayed,…
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Dnepr successfully launches cluster of satellites – Bigelow delay
Read more →: Dnepr successfully launches cluster of satellites – Bigelow delayA converted RS-20 intercontinental ballistic missile, better known as the SS-18 Satan during the Cold War, has successfully…
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NASA sets new launch date targets through to STS-124
Read more →: NASA sets new launch date targets through to STS-124NASA managers have held a launch schedule meeting Monday, and have approved a refined launch manifest for shuttle…
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China launch again with second Compass satellite
Read more →: China launch again with second Compass satelliteChina have successfully launched their second Compass navigation satellite, which lifted off 4:11 am local time on Saturday…
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Spacewalk gloves in focus following Beamer incident during STS-116
Read more →: Spacewalk gloves in focus following Beamer incident during STS-116NASA’s post flight evaluations of Robert ‘Beamer’ Curbeam’s EMU (Extravehicular Mobility Unit) gloves have revealed that his right…
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MSFC merger aimed at Shuttle/Ares transition
Read more →: MSFC merger aimed at Shuttle/Ares transitionTwo departments at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) have merged in a move that sets up the…