Eutelsat’s W2M + HOT BIRD-9 Getting All Gussied Up For Arianespace Launch
Arianespace has now set the date for the next Ariane 5 launch — Saturday, December 20, 2008.
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Signed, Cieled, + Delivered For ILS Orbit Injection
Ciel is a Canadian owned and controlled organization that is supported by a strong combination of partners, including: BPC Telecommunications Corp, a company controlled by Borealis Infrastructure which is part of the OMERS Pension Plan's group of companies; Canadian satellite pioneer Brian Neill; and SES AMERICOM, an SES S.A. Company (Luxembourg and Paris Stock Exchanges: SESG).
Read MoreAriane 5 Now Set For Dual Payload Liftoff
The sixth Ariane 5 mission of 2008 has been set for December 20, 2008, carrying a dual satellite payload for the European telecommunications operator Eutelsat.
Read MoreArianespace Action Item — To Launch ViaSat-1
Arianespace and ViaSat Inc., have announced in Washington, D.C. the Companies have signed the launch Service & Solutions contract for the ViaSat-1 satellite.
Read MoreSuborbital Flight Tickets Now On Sale By XCOR
On Tuesday, December 2nd, XCOR Aerospace, builder of the 2-seat Lynx rocket-powered suborbital launch vehicle, introduced the Company's General Sales Agent for ticket sales and announced a price that is substantially lower than prices quoted by leading competitors.
Read MoreAnimals Are Next Iranian Rocket Passengers
Animals in space... that's Iran's next planned move for their Kavoshgar-2 two stage, solid fuel rocket.
Read MoreArianespace Says, “Hold That Thought!”
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 MoreSpaceX Is All Fired Up!
On 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 MoreFlames, Smoke, The Rumble Of Power… All Are Good Signs For ATK
On 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 MoreGetting Their Hands On Five Intelsat Launches Is Sea Launch
Sea 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.
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