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NASA TV To Broadcast Spacey Stuff

October 2, 2008 / Launch Schedule & Calendars

There's going to be a lot of activity at NASA Television, as they will broadcast the launch of the next International Space Station crew October 12 and the landing of the current crew on October 23. NASA's Expedition 18 Commander and Science Officer Mike Fincke, Soyuz Commander and Flight Engineer Yury Lonchakov and spaceflight participant Richard Garriott, a U.S. citizen, are scheduled to launch Sunday, October 12, at 3:01 a.m. EDT from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

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SpaceX Is Spot On For SpotBeam Award

October 1, 2008 / Launch Providers

To recognize Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) for its recent launch and orbit success, the California Space Authority (CSA) will honor the company with a Space Innovation SpotBeam Award at this year’s SpotBeam Awards Dinner and Ceremony.

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SpaceX Falcon 1 Flight 4 . . . Still Flying

September 30, 2008 / Launch Providers

Just an update regarding the successful launch of Flight 4 of the Falcon 1 that occurred on Sunday, September 28 from the Reagan Test Site (RTS) on Omelek Island at the U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) in the Central Pacific, about 2,500 miles southwest of Hawaii. We watched the live webcast and enjoyed the cheers that went up from the control room.

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Flight 4 of Falcon 1 Ready, Get Set . . .

September 29, 2008 / Launch Providers

Mere hours from now, if all goes well Falcon 1 is currently cleared for liftoff sometime between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. (California time) Sunday September 28th. However, if anything requires investigation, the launch will be postponed, but you’ll be informed.

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Falcon 1 Flight 4 Liftoff Perfect

September 29, 2008 / Launch Providers

We watched live as the SpaceX Falcon 1 Flight 4 webcast shared their launch. We confess to simultaneously watching a football game that we opted to turn off and instead watch the webcast. The football game was a disapointment, the successful launch was a joy to see! As was the separation that came several minutes later.

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Intelsat’s Galaxy 19 Refreshes N. American Fleet

September 26, 2008 / Launch Providers

Intelsat, Ltd., announced today that at 5:28 a.m. EDT the Galaxy 19 satellite was successfully launched aboard a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL rocket. The satellite, built by Space Systems/Loral, will operate from 97 West, replacing the Galaxy 25 spacecraft. Galaxy 19 will provide 50-state coverage, in addition to reaching the Caribbean, Canada and Mexico, to video, government and network customers.

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