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An Alliant Techsystems suborbital rocket carrying two NASA hypersonic experiments was destroyed shortly after liftoff from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia Friday, August 22nd. No injuries or property damage were immediately reported. The exact launch time was 5:10 a.m. EDT. The anomaly that caused the failure occurred approximately 27 seconds into flight and is not known.
Read MoreAir Force Space Command has proposed an action to make Space Launch Complex (SLC) 36 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, available for operational use by the State of Florida, subject to completion of the environmental impact analysis. The proposed action would grant the state access to the property under a real-estate license for an initial term of five years.
Read MoreRoll out the barrels, or in this case, space shuttle external fuel tank ET-129.
Read MoreThe French Guiana launch site, the Spaceport, has received another launcher—the Ariane 5 arrived at the location aboard the MN Colibri and all components have been unloaded at the port of Paricabo and then transferred to the Spaceport.
Read MoreThe French Guiana launch site, the Spaceport, has received another launcher—the Ariane 5 arrived at the location aboard the MN Colibri and all components have been unloaded at the port of Paricabo and then transferred to the Spaceport.
Read MoreAdding to the Atlas rocket's legacy of launches from the west coast that started in 1959, United Launch Alliance's Atlas V made its debut flight from Space Launch Complex-3 East at Vandenberg A.F.B. at 3:02 a.m. PDT, March 13th.
Read MoreThe major task of fueling Europe’s Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) for Ariane 5’s upcoming milestone mission is entering its final phase at the Spaceport in French Guiana.
Read MoreSpace Florida drives aerospace economic development in Florida and serves as a catalyst for space-related business development, education, spaceport operations, research and development, workforce development, and financing.
Read MoreAccording to RIA Novosti (the Russian News & Information Agency), a new, yet-to-be-built space center located in the far eastern section of the country will be the site of a series of manned spacecraft launches, starting in 2018.
Read MoreSpace Exploration Technologies Corp., otherwise known as SpaceX, conducted official ground breaking ceremonies today at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. This opens a new era in commercial space operations for the company.
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