GPS IIR-20 Launch Back On Track
With a window from 4:34 to 4:49 a.m., March 24th appears to be an auspicious day for the launch of the Delta II and the GPS IIR-20 payload.
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Air Force Delta II GPS IR-20 Launch Scheduled for March 24
Delta II launch of the Air Force’s GPS IIR-20 satellite scheduled for 24 March with a launch window of 4:34-4:49 a.m. EDT.
Read MoreHerschel + Planck Halt
Arianespace and ESA have jointly agreed to postpone the launch of the Herschel and Planck satellites, which were initially planned for April 16, 2009, to facilitate additional ground segment checks.
Read MoreAres I-X Leaves Promontory Now on Pilgrimage to Launch
The final pieces of the Ares I-X flight test rocket were put in place and subsequently left the Alliant Tech Systems manufacturing facility in Promontory, Utah, Thursday beginning a 2,917-mile journey to its launch site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Read MoreFriday the 13th Brings Good Luck as NASA Proceeds With Repairs
Friday the 13th was a good day as repairs began on the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate (GUCP) interface, where gaseous hydrogen leaked during Wednesday's launch attempt.
Read MoreGOCE Going For GO
With liftoff just five days away, ESA's GOCE spacecraft – encased in the protective half-shells of the launcher fairing – has been transported from the cleanroom and installed in the launch tower at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.
Read MoreWinning Ways For WGS To Continue On March 14th
The U.S. Air Force will launch the second Wideband Global SATCOM satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, March 14th at 9:25 p.m. EDT from Pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
Read MoreValve Victory Proclaimed — Discovery Could Launch On The 11th
NASA has moved up by one day to March 11 the launch of its space shuttle <i>Discovery</i> on its 16-day mission to the orbiting International Space Station (ISS).
Read MoreDiscovery Remains A Valve Victim — New Launch Hoped For By March 12th
NASA's Space Shuttle Program has established a plan that could support shuttle Discovery's launch to the International Space Station, tentatively targeted for March 12, with an exact target launch date to be determined as work progresses with the shuttle's three gaseous hydrogen flow control valves.
Read MoreCountdown Underway for Launch of Telstar 11N Satellite — First of Six Zenit Missions in 2009
Preparations are underway at the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan for the launch of the Telstar 11N communications satellite on February 26 at 10:30 am Pacific Time (18:30 GMT), in a two-hour launch window.
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