ILS Has THOR 5 Poised, Pumped & Prepped
International Launch Services (ILS) is set to launch the THOR 5 satellite aboard a Proton M/Breeze M launch vehicle.
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Feeding Ariane 5 For Launch
The major task of fueling Europe’s Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) for Ariane 5’s upcoming milestone mission is entering its final phase at the Spaceport in French Guiana.
Read MoreULA Tips The 5th Into Space
United Launch Alliance successfully launched a Delta II expendable launch vehicle on Thursday, December 20th, from Space Launch Complex 17-A at 3:04 p.m., EST. Carried aloft was the Air Force’s GPS IIR-18(M) satellite.
Read MoreRussian Angara Engines Brought Into Spotlight
Being developed at the Khrunichev Space Center is the Angara launch vehicle family. These will be environmentally clean vehicles.
Read MoreSpace Florida Huge PlanetSpace Supporter…& For Good Reason!
Space Florida drives aerospace economic development in Florida and serves as a catalyst for space-related business development, education, spaceport operations, research and development, workforce development, and financing.
Read MoreTo The Moon With LOX & Methane, Says ATK
The ascent engine is a critical propulsion system on the Lunar Lander. Its operation is required to return the astronauts from the lunar surface to rendezvous with the orbiting Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV).
Read MoreThe Pratt & Whitney Punch Behind The Push Of COSMO/SkyMed-2
A RS-27a rocket engine powered the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket that carried aloft the Italian Space Agency's COSMO/SkyMed-2 satellite from Vandenburg A.F.B. last Saturday night.
Read MoreESA Fires Away With P80 For Vega
Tested at the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, was the P80 rocket motor. This motor will power the first stage of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Vega small launcher.
Read MoreRascom & Horizons Prepp’d For Historic Sixth Launch For Arianespace
The Ariane 5 for Arianespace's record sixth flight of 2007 has been transferred to the Final Assembly Building at the Spaceport in French Guiana in preparation for its December launch. Ariane 5 GS was rolled out yesterday from the Spaceport's Launcher Integration Building.
Read MoreHappy Birthday, ULA…
United Launch Alliance (ULA) marked its first anniversary of operation on December 1, 2007, with company-wide employee celebrations and preparations for the final three launches of the year.
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