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The Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-122) will launch on December 6th and ESA astronauts Hans Schlegel, from Germany, and Leopold Eyharts, from France, are set to carry ESA's Columbus laboratory to the International Space Station.
Read MoreMicroSat Systems (MSI) recognized the Wallops Flight Facility for their support of the TacSat-2 satellite launch nearly a year ago on December 16, 2006.
Read MoreThe head of Belarusian company Geoinformational Systems has said Belarus' second satellite will be launched from Russia's Plesetsk space center in late 2009. Belarus launched its first satellite, Belka, in July 2006.
Read MoreThe Sirius 4 satellite has successfully reached its final, geostationary orbit situated 22, 236 miles above Earth. This was accomplished last Saturday.
Read MoreNovember 14th, a Wednesday evening, in Korou, French Guiana—Arianespace successfully boosted two sats into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO). The Astrium built Skynet 5B is a military satcom for the British Ministry of Defence (MoD). The Star One C1 comsat is for commercial operation by Brazilian operator Star One and was built by Thales Alenia Space.
Read MoreAn Ariane 5 ECA from Kourou, French Guiana, successfully launched the Star One C1 communications satellite, built by Prime Contractor Thales Alenia Space. Star One, the largest satellite solution company in Latin America, is owned by Embratel (80 percent) and GE International Holdings (20 percent).
Read MoreOn Tuesday evening, October 23rd, at 11:38 p.m. (EST), Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Low Earth orbit was successfully entered after almost 8 minutes of powered flight.
Read MoreThe Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] is playing a significant role in the current 14-day Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-120) mission, which will deliver the European Space Agency's Harmony module to the International Space Station. Boeing has worked with Thales Alenia Space in Torino, Italy, for more than 10 years to assemble and prepare the Harmony module for launch.
Read MoreAriane 5’s readiness for the launch of the Jules Verne Automated Transfer vehicle is now one step further ahead, thanks to the successful re-ignition of the upper stage engine during its most recent mission. Additionally, during the October 17th through 18th 2007 meeting in Paris, the ESA’s Space Science Advisory Committee selected the new candidates for possible future scientific missions.
Read MoreSES SIRIUS, a SES ASTRA company, has delivered the SIRIUS 4 satellite to the Baikonour Cosmodrome.
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