It’s An Image Thing For Vietnam’s Next Satellite
Vietnam plans to launch its first remote sensing satellite by 2012, VNREDSAT-1, the Vietnam News Agency reported last Friday.
Read MoreMission Deployments & Manifests
South African SmallSat Sumbandilasat Shipshape
March of 2009 is the scheduled month for the launch of South Africa's microsatellite, Sumbandilasat.
Read MoreHOT BIRD-9 Now Atop Ariane 5 SatDispenser
The first satellite for Arianespace's year-ending mission of 2008 began its final integration phase on December 9th, with HOT BIRD-9 installed atop the launch vehicle's dual-payload dispenser at the Spaceport in French Guiana.
Read MoreStrutting the Truss At Kennedy
International Space Station's next element, the S6 truss segment with its set of large U.S. solar arrays will be attached to the starboard, or right, side of the station during space shuttle Discovery's STS-119 mission.
Read MoreConvergence of a New (Intelsat) Dawn for Africa
It's in the works — Intelsat, Ltd., announced a joint venture with a South African investor group led by Convergence Partners that will utilize project financing to build and launch a new satellite into the 33° East orbital location, ideally positioned to serve the African continent.
Read MoreEutelsat’s W2M + HOT BIRD-9 Getting All Gussied Up For Arianespace Launch
Arianespace has now set the date for the next Ariane 5 launch — Saturday, December 20, 2008.
Read MoreAriane 5 Now Set For Dual Payload Liftoff
The sixth Ariane 5 mission of 2008 has been set for December 20, 2008, carrying a dual satellite payload for the European telecommunications operator Eutelsat.
Read MoreRISky Business For The ISRO
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans to launch a Radar Imaging Satellite (RIS) into orbit by the end of 2009.
Read MoreIntroductions — NASA’s Welcome Home, Now Let’s Go!
One group of NASA astronauts has just safely returned from the International Space Station, and now we're learning of the next NASA crews for space shuttle missions STS-130 and STS-131. The STS-130 mission will deliver a third . . .
Read MoreCatch You On the Red Planet in 2011
If you're already packed, there's been a little delay. NASA's Mars Science Laboratory will launch two years later than previously planned, in the fall of 2011.
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