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A test fueling of space shuttle Endeavour's external tank revealed no gaseous hydrogen leaks, verifying recent repairs were successful, NASA managers confirmed during a Wednesday afternoon news conference at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Read MoreNASA will conduct a tanking test at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, July 1, to ensure repairs to space shuttle Endeavour's external fuel tank were successful.
Read MoreThe Vega launch site in French Guiana has completed its initial preparation phase, and is ready for facility integration and qualification tests that should lead to the first flight of Arianespace’s new lightweight launcher in 2010.
Read MoreOrbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB), in conjunction with the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, will hold a Ground Breaking Ceremony on June 29, 2009, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility.
Read MoreInitial preparations for Vega’s new launch site in French Guiana have been completed, clearing the way for facility integration and qualification tests that should lead to a maiden flight of this new lightweight launcher in 2010.
Read MoreOerlikon Space will continue to supply the payload fairings for the Ariane 5 launch vehicles.
Read MoreThe May 31st transfer of Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida from the Space Shuttle Program to the Constellation Program is the next step in preparing the first flight test of the agency's next-generation spacecraft and launch system.
Read MoreThe Atlantis astronauts uncovered a 21-inch stretch of nicks on their space shuttle Tuesday, but NASA said the damage did not appear to be serious.
Read MoreNASA Shuttle Launch Director Michael Leinbach shows his lucky silver bullet while in firing room #4 of the NASA Kennedy Space Center, Launch Control Center, Monday, May 11, 2009, at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Read MoreThe heavy-lift Ariane 5 for Arianespace's upcoming space exploration mission is now complete following the installation of its payload fairing over the dual passengers of Europe's Herschel space telescope and the Planck observatory.
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