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China successfully launched a Venezuelan telecommunication satellite into space during the early morning today. This is China's first manufacturing contract as well as a launch for a Latin American country.
Read MorePreparations are starting for another busy year of Arianespace launch activity. The initial Ariane 5 of 2009 has now been delivered to the Spaceport in French Guiana.
Read MoreAlliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) supported the successful launch of an Orbital Sciences Corporation air-launched Pegasus XL vehicle from the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site from Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
Read MoreAlliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) has reached an agreement with United Space Alliance (USA) for that firm to perform subcontractor support to ATK for NASA's Ares I launch vehicle.
Read MoreFollow up news regarding the September 28, SpaceX launch of Falcon 1 Flight 4 from the Kwajalein Atoll sent by CEO Elon Musk. "After a week spent reviewing data has confirmed that the flight went really well, including the coast and restart. The mood here at SpaceX is just ecstatic! This is the culmination of six years of hard work by a very talented team.
Read MoreThe first NASA spacecraft to image and map the dynamic interactions taking place where the hot solar wind slams into the cold expanse of space is ready for launch on October 19th.
Read MoreThe prestigious Team Achievement Award of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) has been awarded to the team that successfully realized the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C7) mission by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) as well as the team who deployed and recovered Space Capsule Recovery Experiment (SRE-1).
Read MoreTo recognize Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) for its recent launch and orbit success, the California Space Authority (CSA) will honor the company with a Space Innovation SpotBeam Award at this year’s SpotBeam Awards Dinner and Ceremony.
Read MoreJust an update regarding the successful launch of Flight 4 of the Falcon 1 that occurred on Sunday, September 28 from the Reagan Test Site (RTS) on Omelek Island at the U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) in the Central Pacific, about 2,500 miles southwest of Hawaii. We watched the live webcast and enjoyed the cheers that went up from the control room.
Read MoreMere hours from now, if all goes well Falcon 1 is currently cleared for liftoff sometime between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. (California time) Sunday September 28th. However, if anything requires investigation, the launch will be postponed, but you’ll be informed.
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