Settling Onto SYLDA Is HOT BIRD-10
The photo shows HOT BIRD-10 ready to be lowered onto the SYLDA payload dispenser, which is the cylindrical-shaped structure at the base of this integration rig in the Ariane 5’s final assembly building.
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Ares 1-X Will Be Rolling Into Space
Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. (TBE) has shipped the Ares I-X Roll Control System Module (RoCSM) to the Kennedy Space Center.
Read MoreRussian Coronas-Photon Launch Is A No-Go
Russia's first carrier rocket launch of 2009 has been delayed until Friday, January 30th, for technical reasons, a spokesman for the Russian Space Forces said.
Read MoreMission — The Key to the Climate Is In Carbon, Reports NASA
A NASA spacecraft dedicated to studying atmospheric carbon dioxide is in final preparations for a February 23 launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, and is the first of its kind.
Read MoreHerschel + Planck Pair Up For Arianespace Sequel
Launch vehicle components for Arianespace's second Ariane 5 flight of 2009 have arrived in French Guiana, allowing preparations to begin for an April mission that will carry two key European space science payloads.
Read MoreNew Mexico + Sweden Now Have Space In Common
Officials from the New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Spaceport Sweden to align with Spaceport America as ‘Sister Spaceports’.
Read MoreFour Will Ride Ariane 5 To Orbital Slots
Final integration has been initiated for the multi-satellite payload to be carried on Arianespace's first Ariane 5 flight of 2009.
Read MorePrime Time For NASA + NOAA
The launch of the NOAA-N Prime polar-orbiting weather satellite for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket is scheduled for Wednesday, February 4th.
Read MoreAnother Step Closer to Take Off of Ariane 5 into NEW SKIES
It's countdown to Arianespace's initial Ariane 5 mission of 2009, which has taken another major step closer to its February 12 liftoff with the launch vehicle's transfer to the Final Assembly Building at Europe's Spaceport.
Read MoreAres I-X Simulator Just In Case
NASA is using powerful computers and software programs to design the rocket that will carry crew and cargo to space after the space shuttle retires.</b></font> But those computers will have their work checked the old-fashioned way with the first of several uncrewed demonstration launches beginning in 2009.
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