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Ever the showman, Richard Branson, along with his Virgin Galactic team and designer Burt Rutan, in a dramatic early morning Mojave Desert setting revealed WhiteKnightTwo, the twin-fuselaged mother plane of the futuristic SpaceShipTwo.
Read MoreIt's already been done, twice before, and next month the Proton Breeze M launch vehicle will, hopefully, complete the worldwide constellation of Inmarsat-4 (I-4) satellites, thereby providing global broadband coverage.
Read MoreProtoStar Ltd. has announced the successful launch (July 7th) of their ProtoStar I communications satellite aboard an Ariane 5 rocket that lifted into space from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Read MoreThe Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB), convened by International Launch Services (ILS), has cleared the Proton Breeze M to return to flight this summer, following its examination of test results and analysis regarding a redesigned engine component.
Read MoreILS International Launch Services Inc. just announced Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center has acquired the shares of ILS owned by majority shareholder, Space Transport Inc.
Read MoreAstrium is on target for the third Skynet-5 satellite launch with Skynet-5C scheduled for launch from Kourou, French Guiana on Nay 30th 2008 on an Ariane 5 launch vehicle.
Read MoreSea Launch Company has successfully delivered the Galaxy 18 communications satellite to orbit from its ocean-based platform on the Equator, marking its third successful launch in 2008.
Read MoreThe launch vehicle for Ariane 5's third flight of 2008 is now under Arianespace responsibility after delivery by prime contractor Astrium at the Spaceport in French Guiana.
Read MoreThe Land Launch Zenit-3SLB system debuted its first launch from the Zenit launch site at the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan on April 28, with the successful launch of the AMOS-3 communications satellite.
Read MoreKhrunichev Space Center and its partner, International Launch Services, has announced a broad-based quality initiative for Khrunichev and all of its subcontractors.
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