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The first Ariane 5 for Arianespace’s launch activity next year is taking shape at the Spaceport in French Guiana. This mission joins another heavy-lift launcher that is nearing completion for Arianespace’s final mission of 2008.
Read MoreThe European Space Agency (ESA) is reporting that the Russian authorities responsible for the Rockot launcher designated to boost the GOCE Earth Explorer satellite into orbit have now completed the investigation of the failure in the guidance and navigation system of the launcher's Upper Stage (Breeze KM).
Read MoreThe launch of a Proton launch vehicle with the ASTRA 1M satellite payload was postponed after an anomaly was discovered with ground equipment at the launch site.
Read MoreOn the move again, at a snail's pace, NASA managers have adjusted the time for space shuttle Atlantis' rollback from Launch Pad 39A to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, October 20, to 7 a.m. EDT.
Read MoreThere have been delays, but it looks as though Space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to roll back from Launch Pad 39A to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, October 20, to await launch on its mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
Read MoreIt's official, the crew of the upcoming Expedition 18 participated in a flag raising ceremony near the Cosmonaut Hotel at the Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan. Photo at right shows spaceflight participant Richard Garriott (left), along with cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov (center), Expedition 18 flight engineer; and astronaut Michael Fincke, Expedition 18 commander.
Read MoreSES ASTRA will launch their new ASTRA-1M satellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on October 31, 2008.
Read MoreThere's going to be a lot of activity at NASA Television, as they will broadcast the launch of the next International Space Station crew October 12 and the landing of the current crew on October 23. NASA's Expedition 18 Commander and Science Officer Mike Fincke, Soyuz Commander and Flight Engineer Yury Lonchakov and spaceflight participant Richard Garriott, a U.S. citizen, are scheduled to launch Sunday, October 12, at 3:01 a.m. EDT from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Read MoreThe European Space Agency (ESA) and European industries have updated the planning of the preparatory activities for the GOCE satellite, with a tentative launch date of October 27th just announced.
Read MoreDuring his "Alo, Presidente" radio program early last week, Hugo Chavez, the purported leader of Venezuela, stated the Simon Bolivar satellite will be lifted into orbit on November 2nd.
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