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Due to logistics difficulties in French Guiana, Arianespace has decided to postpone the next Ariane 5 launch, initially scheduled for Wednesday December 10th, because of logistics difficulties in French Guiana.
Read MoreOn November 22, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) successfully conducted a full mission-length firing of its Falcon 9 launch vehicle's first stage at its McGregor Test Facility in Texas, on November 22.
Read MoreOn November 20th, a successful 5.5-second ground test of a launch abort motor for the Orion crew exploration vehicle was conducted by NASA and the industry team, Alliant Techsystems, at Promontory, Utah, the latter's testing facility.
Read MoreSea Launch and Intelsat have signed a multiple launch services contract for five missions on the Sea Launch system, scheduled for execution beginning in late 2010 through 2012.
Read MoreNASA's newest high-performance rocket engine, the J-2X, successfully completed its critical design review Thursday at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.
Read MoreA successful liftoff on a beautiful evening from Cape Canaveral for the STS-126 Endeavour mission was watched by thousands on NASA TV.
Read MoreTerreStar Corporation (NASDAQ:TSTR) has announced that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted a request by TerreStar Networks Inc. (TerreStar) for an extension of its satellite launch milestone from September 30, 2008 to June 30, 2009, and its operational milestone from November 30, 2008 to August 30, 2009.
Read MoreThe Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) satellite completed its design, development, manufacturing and testing process at Orbital Sciences Corporation [NYSE: ORB] and is enroute to the final launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), California.
Read MoreSatellite preparations for Arianespace's upcoming Ariane 5 launch are moving into their final phase with the fueling HOT BIRD-9, one of two passengers to be orbited on this mission for the Eutelsat telecommunications operator.
Read MoreNASA and ATK will conduct the first full-scale test fire of the motor for a new launch abort system at 1:00 p.m. MST, Nov. 20, at the ATK Launch Systems facility in Promontory, Utah.
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