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The SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle and Dragon spacecraft for the International Space Station (ISS) Cargo Resupply Services (CRS) has been selected by NASA with this important contract award, which is for a guaranteed minimum of 20,000 kg to be carried to the International Space Station.
Read MoreInternational Launch Services (ILS) and Eutelsat Communications S.A. have set a first quarter 2009 launch date for the W2A satellite, which will be the 50th commercial Proton launch for ILS as well as its first mission of the new year.
Read MoreOn the occasion of the visit of the French Prime Minister in Egypt, it was announced Arianespace has been selected to launch the Nilesat 201
Read MoreToday it was a successful launch out of the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, where an International Launch Services Proton rocket with a Breeze M upper stage deployed the Canadian Ciel 2 telecommunications spacecraft to serve North America. The Proton M/Breeze M launched the first Ciel-2 satellite for the Ciel Satellite Group, Canada's newest satellite operator from Baikonur.
Read MoreCiel is a Canadian owned and controlled organization that is supported by a strong combination of partners, including: BPC Telecommunications Corp, a company controlled by Borealis Infrastructure which is part of the OMERS Pension Plan's group of companies; Canadian satellite pioneer Brian Neill; and SES AMERICOM, an SES S.A. Company (Luxembourg and Paris Stock Exchanges: SESG).
Read MoreThe sixth Ariane 5 mission of 2008 has been set for December 20, 2008, carrying a dual satellite payload for the European telecommunications operator Eutelsat.
Read MoreArianespace and ViaSat Inc., have announced in Washington, D.C. the Companies have signed the launch Service & Solutions contract for the ViaSat-1 satellite.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, December 2nd, XCOR Aerospace, builder of the 2-seat Lynx rocket-powered suborbital launch vehicle, introduced the Company's General Sales Agent for ticket sales and announced a price that is substantially lower than prices quoted by leading competitors.
Read MoreSea Launch and Intelsat have signed a multiple launch services contract for five missions on the Sea Launch system, scheduled for execution beginning in late 2010 through 2012.
Read MoreA successful liftoff on a beautiful evening from Cape Canaveral for the STS-126 Endeavour mission was watched by thousands on NASA TV.
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