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Space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Thursday, September 18th, in preparation for shuttle Atlantis' mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. Endeavour will stand by in the unlikely event a rescue mission is necessary following Atlantis' launch, which is targeted for October 10th.
Read MoreThe figurative canvas has come off, and now NASA knows what the preliminary design of the Ares I rocket will resemble, which is a major step toward building the nation's next generation launch vehicle. Starting in 2015, the Ares I rocket will launch the Orion crew exploration vehicle, including its crew of four to six astronauts, and small cargo payloads to the International Space Station.
Read MoreSpace Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) has been granted an Operational License by the U.S. Air Force for the use of Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on the Florida coast. Receipt of the license, in conjunction with the approved Site Plan, paves the way for SpaceX to initiate Falcon 9 launch operations later this year.
Read MoreThe preparatory activities for the launch of ESA's GOCE satellite from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia was halted during the afternoon of September 7th by Eurockot.
Read MoreInternational Launch Services (ILS) is getting set to launch the Nimiq-4 satellite on Friday, September 19th.
Read MoreGeoEye, Inc. has reported the successful launch and deployment of GeoEye-1, the world's highest resolution, commercial Earth-imaging satellite. GeoEye's ground station in Norway relayed the downlink signal it received from GeoEye-1 confirming that the satellite successfully separated from the second stage of the launch vehicle and began automatically initializing its onboard systems.
Read MoreNASA has adjusted the target launch dates for the two remaining 2008 space shuttle missions. Shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to the Hubble Space Telescope is targeted for October 10th, while Endeavour's STS-126 supply mission to the International Space Station has moved to November 12th.
Read MoreThe 30th Space Wing at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), California, has approved a September 6th launch for GeoEye-1. Hurricane Hanna has changed course away from Florida, so the Company's launch provider, United Launch Alliance (ULA), has mobilized personnel from the East Coast to the West Coast to support the new launch date. Final preparations for launch are underway.
Read MoreSpace shuttle Atlantis is tentatively scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 10 a.m. EDT, on Thursday, September 4. Managers will meet at 5:30 a.m. Thursday to confirm that weather conditions created by Tropical Storm Hanna will allow for the move. Atlantis is targeted to lift off October 8, on an 11-day mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
Read MoreGeoEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOY) has had to slip the launch of its GeoEye-1 satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. While the launch vehicle and satellite are on the pad and ready for a launch later this week, United Launch Alliance (ULA) advised the Company Hurricane Hanna's projected path off the east coast of Florida has impacted the availability of certified Delta II launch specialists available to travel to VAFB to support the GeoEye-1 launch.
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