Chavez Confident Of Satellite Launch For Venezuela
During his "Alo, Presidente" radio program early last week, Hugo Chavez, the purported leader of Venezuela, stated the Simon Bolivar satellite will be lifted into orbit on November 2nd.
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Flight 4 of Falcon 1 Fired Up
Standard procedures of the Flight 4 of Falcon 1 include rigorous testing. On Saturday we reported that the testing took place and reports were to be available soon. The results are in and, as expected, no major issues came up.
Read MoreSuper 10x Contract For Arianespace
A contract on Saturday, September 20, for the acquisition of ten Soyuz launch vehicles was signed between Ariane
Read MoreNASA’s First — Simultaneous Shuttles Shuttled to Pads
For the first time since July 2001, two shuttles are on the launch pads at the same time at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Space shuttle Endeavour completed a 4.2-mile journey to Launch Pad 39B on Friday, September 19, at 5:59 a.m. CDT.
Read MoreNimiq4 Takes Off On a Breeze — Provides DTHTV ‘O Canada’
Success for International Launch Services (ILS) Proton Breeze M launch vehicle carrying the Nimiq 4 satellite into space for Telesat at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan at 3:48 a.m. today local time (5:48 p.m. Friday EDT, 21:48 Friday GMT). This was the fourth launch of the year, and 47th overall, for ILS.
Read MoreFalcon1 Flight 4 Fit to Fly
It's become a routine, and a successful one at that for the SpaceX team at the Kwajalein Atoll of the Marshall Islands. A static flight was conducted today, Saturday, of the Falcon 1 Flight 4, and launch is planned for sometime between Tuesday and Thursday (California time).
Read MoreChina’s Shuttle Launch Will Be Expensive To Attend
From the Shanghai Daily, September 18th issue, the story is headlined "Space launch fans need spacious wallets". Space travel fans who want to see the launch of China's Shenzhou VII shuttle at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center later this month will have to pay 15,000 yuan (US$2,206) for the experience.
Read MoreNo Nimiq-4 Go
From International Launch Services (ILS) comes word that the launch of a Proton launch vehicle with the Nimiq 4 satellite was postponed for 24 hours.
Read MoreOrbital and USAF Minotaur IV Test A-OK
The thrill of watching a successful ground test of a rocket was enjoyed by Orbital Sciences Corporation [NYSE: ORB] when they completed the full-scale "pathfinder" ground operations of the Minotaur IV space launch vehicle in preparation for its inaugural flight that is currently scheduled to take place in early 2009.
Read MoreNASA Ares I Partners With 27 Sweet Alabama Firms
NASA would be the first one to tell you that it takes a ton of help to get their rockets out the door and up into space, and so it goes with the Ares I rocket. Described as America's next flagship in space, the Ares I is now in development by NASA and its industry partners, to carry human explorers and new missions of discovery to the moon and beyond.
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