ILS To Bring Even More Sirius Music To North American Ears
International Launch Services (ILS) and SIRIUS XM Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) now have a contract for the launch of the XM-5 satellite on an ILS Proton.
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Russia Ramps Up Space Craft Production
Russia's space corporation Energia is doubling production of manned spacecraft, the Company's president has stated.
Read MoreArianespace Says “Bon Voyage, Soyuz! Bonne Chance!”
Prepped for a very long voyage, the initial two Soyuz vehicles are being loaded aboard the MN Colibri transport ship in St. Petersburg, Russia this week in preparation for their transatlantic crossing to for Arianespace's operation from the Spaceport in French Guiana, South America.
Read MoreNSS-12 and THOR 6 Successfully Blast Off To Orbit Via Ariane 5
Arianespace has successfully launched the Ariane 5 ECA with its twin passengers, NSS-12 and THOR 6, from the Spaceport in French Guiana. More to follow after the captured video is processed for viewing...
Read MoreArian 5 Preps For Heavy Lifting Of Big Boy THOR 6
Payload integration of Arianespace's sixth Ariane 5 for launch in 2009 has begun at the Spaceport, with the mission's lower payload, THOR 6 for Telenor Satellite Broadcasting, now installed atop the heavy-lift vehicle.
Read MoreEthereally Rising Out Of The Fog Is ULA’s DMSP-F18 Launch For U.S.A.F.
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V carrying the Air Force’s Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F18 mission lifts off from Space Launch Complex-3 here at 9:12 a.m. PDT.
Read MoreEthereally Rising Out Of The Fog Is ULA’s DMSP-F18 Launch For U.S.A.F.
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V carrying the Air Force’s Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F18 mission lifts off from Space Launch Complex-3 here at 9:12 a.m. PDT.
Read MoreJob Security With The 600th Launch Of An Atlas Vehicle
Atlas V is scheduled to launch the Air Force’s Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F18 (DMSP F18) mission October 18 from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, with a launch window of 9:12-9:22 a.m. marking the 600th launch of an Atlas vehicle.
Read MoreAriane 5 ECA Doubling Up Again For Late October Launch
The next Ariane 5 mission has moved into its final preparation phase as the vehicle for this sixth flight of 2009 is delivered to Arianespace.
Read MoreA Major SBSS Stutter — Minotaur Malody
The launch of a pathfinder space tracking satellite is on hold due to problems with equipment on its Minotaur 4 rocket, the Air Force said on Monday in a written statement.
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