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Arianespace's Ariane 5 heavy-lift flight with the world's largest commercial telecommunications satellite was given the go-ahead for its July 1 liftoff following today's launch readiness review ?(June 29).
Read MoreAlthough yesterday's launch of GOES-O took a few attepts before it finally launched successfully, reports from Boeing [NYSE: BA], ULA, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) indicate they have received the first on-orbit signals from GOES-O, revealing that the Earth-observation satellite is healthy and operating normally.
Read MoreUPDATE: There's a new launch date assigned to the Delta IV with GOES-O payload, thanks to all of the natural phenomena that occurred as described below... the new date is Saturday, June 27th, with a launch window of between 6:14 and 7:14 p.m., EDT.
Read MoreChange in plans for the SIRIUS FM-5 satellite is now scheduled for July 1 at 1:10 am from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Read MoreThe TerreStar-1 telecommunications satellite was mated to its Ariane 5 launcher today, taking Arianespace’s upcoming heavy-lift mission one major step closer to the July 1 liftoff.
Read MoreThe SIRIUS FM-5 satellite will supplement the existing fleet of SIRIUS satellites with a high-power geostationary satellite that enhances the listening experience.
Read MorePreparations of the TerreStar-1 passenger for Arianespace’s third Ariane 5 mission in 2009 have moved into their final phase with this week’s fueling of the satellite at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
Read MoreAn Atlas V rocket from United Launch Alliance, with NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellites (LRO/LCROSS) aboard, rolls out from its Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, to its launch pad today.?
Read MoreNASA managers have scheduled the next launch attempt of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 mission for 5:40 a.m., EDT, on Wednesday, June 17th from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Read MoreThe launch of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 mission to the International Space Station is on hold due to a leak associated with the gaseous hydrogen venting system outside the external fuel tank.
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