Herschel + 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.
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Ares 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 MoreU.S. Intelligence Experts Believe North Korea Will Launch Missile With SATCOM Payload
North Korea is planning a space launch, as it claims, director of U.S. intelligence Dennis Blair told lawmakers Tuesday amid speculation about what sort of rocket Pyongyang plans to fire.
Read MoreReady? Set? No! NASA STS-119 — At Least Not Tonight . . .NEW UPDATE HERE
NASA officials scrubbed Wednesday’s attempt at 2:37 EDT to launch space shuttle Discovery after a slight leak was detected in a gaseous hydrogen (GH2) vent line.
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 MoreHerschel + Planck’s Space Ride Arrives
Arianespace has taken delivery of its second Ariane 5 ECA for launch in 2009, receiving the heavy-lift vehicle for installation of two spacecraft that will study the universe's origins.
Read MoreThe Magic Of Merlin Is All Fired Up
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) successfully conducted a full mission duration firing of its new Merlin Vacuum engine on March 7, at SpaceX’s Test Facility in McGregor, Texas.
Read MoreNASA Ignited Over Ares I
NASA has completed a successful test firing of the igniter that will be used to start the Ares I rocket first stage motor.
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.
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