ESA Says Go GOCE
A new launch date has been set for GOCE. The change of date is due to precautionary measures taken after the malfunction of an upper-stage section of a Russian Proton launcher.
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A Blast For GLAST
The Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) has now been targeted by NASA for a launch on June 3rd from Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Read MoreNew NASA Dating Dynamics
NASA has adjusted the target launch dates for two space shuttle missions in 2008. Shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to the Hubble Space Telescope is now targeted for Oct. 8, and Endeavour's STS-126 supply mission to the International Space Station has moved from Oct. 16 to Nov. 10.
Read MoreGalaxy 18 Into Orbit Thanks to Sea Launch + A Zenit-3SL
Sea Launch Company has successfully delivered the Galaxy 18 communications satellite to orbit from its ocean-based platform on the Equator, marking its third successful launch in 2008.
Read MoreOSTM/Jason 2 Moves Closer To Climatic Launch
On June 15th, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, OSTM/Jason 2 is scheduled for launch.
Read MoreMay 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.
Read MoreArianespace 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.
Read MoreAriane 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.
Read MoreJ-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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