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ProtoStar Ltd. has announced the successful launch (July 7th) of their ProtoStar I communications satellite aboard an Ariane 5 rocket that lifted into space from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Read MoreThe launch of ProtoStar I, a high power Ku- and C-band satellite destined to provide DTH service to Asia, has been delayed until Monday, July 7th.
Read MoreIt's planned for August 14th—to liftoff Inmarsat and International Launch Services (ILS) next Proton Breeze M commercial mission from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Read MoreImagine trying to hold down the explosive forces generated by a rocket.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreAlliant 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 MoreThe 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 MoreJune 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 MoreHigh-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.
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