
Launch


OSTM/Jason 2 Moves Closer To Climatic Launch
On June 15th, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, OSTM/Jason 2 is scheduled for launch.
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May 21st Set For Galaxy 18 Liftoff By Sea Launch
The Sea Launch team arrived at the launch site in the Equatorial Pacific over the weekend and initiated a 72-hour countdown, in preparation for the launch of Intelsat’s Galaxy 18 satellite on Wednesday, May 21.
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Arianespace Alters Launch Date Of Ariane 5
In order to perform complementary checks on the Ariane 5 launch vehicle, Arianespace has rescheduled the launch of Skynet 5C and Turksat 3A.
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Ariane 5 ECA Has A Moving Experience
The launch vehicle for Ariane 5's third flight of 2008 is now under Arianespace responsibility after delivery by prime contractor Astrium at the Spaceport in French Guiana.
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J-2X Core Component Tests Completed
Engineers at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center are wrapping up the first series of tests on core components for the J-2X engine that will power the upper stage of the Ares I crew launch vehicle and the Ares V cargo launch vehicle.
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Seven Year-Old Gets Fired Up By NASA
NASA's Space Shuttle Program on Thursday successfully conducted a test firing of a space shuttle reusable solid rocket motor in Utah.
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Shuttle Off To A Discovery
Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on Saturday, May 3rd, as preparations for the STS-124 mission move forward.
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Go West, Jason-2, Go West… and Launch
The Jason-2 ocean altimetry satellites has managed to complete its long journey to the United States and is currently scheduled for its launch on June 15th from Vandenberg AFB in California.
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Land Launch of AMOS-3
The Land Launch Zenit-3SLB system debuted its first launch from the Zenit launch site at the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan on April 28, with the successful launch of the AMOS-3 communications satellite.
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