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Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) supported the successful launch of an Orbital Sciences Corporation air-launched Pegasus XL vehicle from the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site from Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
Read MoreOn the move again, at a snail's pace, NASA managers have adjusted the time for space shuttle Atlantis' rollback from Launch Pad 39A to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, October 20, to 7 a.m. EDT.
Read MoreNine teams with rocket-powered vehicles will compete for $2 million in NASA prize money during the 2008 Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge, Oct. 24-25, at Las Cruces International Airport in New Mexico.
Read MoreAlliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) has reached an agreement with United Space Alliance (USA) for that firm to perform subcontractor support to ATK for NASA's Ares I launch vehicle.
Read MoreThere have been delays, but it looks as though Space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to roll back from Launch Pad 39A to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, October 20, to await launch on its mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
Read MoreIt's official, the crew of the upcoming Expedition 18 participated in a flag raising ceremony near the Cosmonaut Hotel at the Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan. Photo at right shows spaceflight participant Richard Garriott (left), along with cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov (center), Expedition 18 flight engineer; and astronaut Michael Fincke, Expedition 18 commander.
Read MoreFollow up news regarding the September 28, SpaceX launch of Falcon 1 Flight 4 from the Kwajalein Atoll sent by CEO Elon Musk. "After a week spent reviewing data has confirmed that the flight went really well, including the coast and restart. The mood here at SpaceX is just ecstatic! This is the culmination of six years of hard work by a very talented team.
Read MoreSES ASTRA will launch their new ASTRA-1M satellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on October 31, 2008.
Read MoreThe first NASA spacecraft to image and map the dynamic interactions taking place where the hot solar wind slams into the cold expanse of space is ready for launch on October 19th.
Read MoreThe California Space Authority (CSA) offers its congratulations to Vandenberg Air Force Base (Vandenberg AFB) on its fiftieth anniversary.
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