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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.
Read MoreEarly this morning, the Sea Launch Company successfully delivered the Galaxy 19 satellite to orbit from its ocean-based platform on the Equator. This is the international company’s fifth successful launch from sea in 2008.
Read MoreOrbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) has successfully launched their Minotaur II rocket for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) in support of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Near-Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE).
Read MoreIntelsat, 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.
Read MoreDuring 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.
Read MoreStandard 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 MoreA contract on Saturday, September 20, for the acquisition of ten Soyuz launch vehicles was signed between Ariane
Read MoreFor 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 MoreSuccess 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 MoreIt'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).
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