Three Times Is Not A Charm — Delay To Keep Discovery Docked On Earth
NASA mission managers have delayed the planned February launch of the space shuttle Discovery for the third time.
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GOCE To Leave Earth’s Graces Next Month
Eurockot Launch Services and its customer, the European Space Agency (ESA), have started preparations for the launch of the GOCE Earth Explorer satellite from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia.
Read MoreTelstar-11N To Bridge Three Continents
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications (NASDAQ: LORL) has shipped Telstar-11N to the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, where it will be launched on the Land Launch system.
Read MoreHOT BIRD-10 + NSS-9 + Spirale Duo Launched Successfully By Arianespace
Arianespace has successfully launched Ariane 5, which orbited payloads for two of the world’s leading satellite communications operators — Eutelsat and SES.
Read MoreA Breeze Of A Launch For AM44 + MD1
The Express-AM44 and Express-MD1 satellites have been successfully launched into target orbit by a Proton-M rocket with Breeze-M accelerator and are now under control of the RSCC satellite mission control center.
Read MoreProgress Makes Its Way To ISS
Atop a Russian Soyuz rocket, the Progress M-66 spacecraft is wending its way toward the ISS from the launch site in Kazakhstan.
Read MoreAstrosat Looking Good
India’s first national Astronomy satellite — Astrosat — is to have key components assembled by the University of Leicester in the U.K.
Read MoreGreetings, Mr. Sun — Coronas-Photon To Study You Extensively After A Successful Launch
From Roscosmos we learn that a Cyclon-3 rocket has successfully lifted off from Plesetsk with its Coronas-Photon satellite payload. The launch occurred at 16:30 Moscow time and separation occurred at 17:13.
Read MoreIt Takes Boats, Roads, Trucks and More for Ariane’s Payload Stack
The logistics involved when delivering the various aspects of a spacecraft to its final destination are intense, as was validated today and earlier this week for Arianespace.
Read MorePrimetime For NOAA Prime — Satellite + Launch Vehicle Ready To Rumble
The Flight Readiness Review for the Delta II and NOAA-N Prime spacecraft was successfully completed January 29th, with a countdown dress rehearsal conducted the following day.
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