Arianespace Kept Hopping With Ariane 5 Launch Prep
The fifth Ariane-5 of this year has arrived in French Guiana—Arianespace keeps up its mission pace during the busiest year of commercial mission activity for this workhorse launch vehicle.
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A GEM Of A Project For ATK
Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) played a key role in the successful launch on June 20th of the United Launch Alliance's Delta II rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
Read MoreA Fresh Breeze For Proton Launch Vehicle
The Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB), convened by International Launch Services (ILS), has cleared the Proton Breeze M to return to flight this summer, following its examination of test results and analysis regarding a redesigned engine component.
Read MoreChecking Out The Ocean Without Getting Soaked—OSTM/Jason 2 Launch Set
June 20th at Vandenburg AFB in California is the location... the date is June 20th... and vehicle is a Delta II rocket... and the payload is the Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM/Jason 2).
Read MoreNASA’S GLAST Blast At Last!
High-fives and a loud WooHoo! After a number of delays, finally, NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, successfully launched aboard a Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 12:05 p.m. EDT, June 11th.
Read MoreGLAST BLAST Done In By A Battery
Dunno... this must be the fourth revisitation we've had regarding the launch date for NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST)
Read MoreSoftware Glitch Responsible For Launch Delay Under Investigation
During the final checks of last Friday's planned Ariane 5 ECA mission, a software programming error was discovered, resulting in the launch of the rocket with Skynet-5C and Turksat-3A satellites aboard being negated.
Read MoreHigh Five for SpaceX’s Five Firing of Falcon 9’s Rocket Engines
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) conducted the first five-engine firing of its Falcon 9 medium to heavy lift rocket at its Texas test facility.
Read MoreULA Is Ready, Once Again, To GLAST Off On June 7th.
Gee, this is getting repetitive... this is the third date change for the launch of NASA's GLAST spacecraft aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket—now scheduled for Monday, June 7th.
Read MoreArianespace Halts Launch
A launcher software test being conducted during the final, pre-launch checks for the upcoming Ariane 5 ECA launch was considered to be not normal with its results.
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