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Space News June 22, 2010

Governor Bill Richardson Announces Rick Homans as Spaceport Executive Director

Governor Appoints Duffy Rodriguez as Secretary of Taxation & Revenue SANTA FE â€“ Governor Bill Richardson today announced that Rick Homans will become the permanent…

Space News June 16, 2010

IRIDIUM AND SPACEX SIGN MAJOR COMMERCIAL LAUNCH CONTRACT

Contract for Launch of Iridium NEXT Satellite Constellation Represents a New Benchmark in Value for Commercial Launch Services MCLEAN, Va. and HAWTHORNE, Calif. â€“ June…

Space News June 15, 2010

Lockheed Martin Completes Final Friction Stir Weld on Orion Spacecraft

NEW ORLEANS, La, June 15th, 2010 — The Orion crew exploration vehicle took shape as the two halves of the crew module were fused together…

Space News June 14, 2010

SPACEX AND THE NATIONAL SPACE ORGANIZATION (NSPO) SIGN CONTRACT TO LAUNCH EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE

Hawthorne, CA â€“ June 14, 2010 â€“ Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and the National Space Organization (NSPO) have signed contract for the launch of NSPO’s…

Space News June 14, 2010

Lockheed Martin Solar X-Ray Imager on NOAA GOES-15 Spacecraft Sees â€œFirst Lightâ€

PALO ALTO, Calif., June 14th, 2010 — The Solar X-ray Imager (SXI) instrument aboard the NOAA GOES-15 spacecraft has seen â€œfirst light.â€ SXI was designed…

Space News June 7, 2010

SPACEX ACHIEVES ORBITAL BULLSEYE WITH INAUGURAL FLIGHT OF FALCON 9 ROCKET

A major win for NASAâ€™s plan to use commercial rockets for astronaut transport Cape Canaveral, Florida â€“ June 7, 2010 â€“ SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies…

Space News June 1, 2010

Boeing Team Ships 1st SBSS Spacecraft to Launch Site

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 1, 2010 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and its teammate Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. today announced that the first…

General Aviation News, Space News May 29, 2010

NASA's Airborne Infrared Observatory Sees The "First Light"

MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. — The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a joint program by NASA and the German Aerospace Center, achieved a major milestone…

Space News May 28, 2010

Boeing GPS IIF-1 Satellite Sends 1st Signals from Space

May 28, 2010 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] has acquired the first on-orbit signals from the Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-1 satellite, the inaugural spacecraft in…

Space News May 26, 2010

Space Shuttle Atlantis Returns Home After Its Final Planned Mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Atlantis and six astronauts ended a 12-day journey of more than 4.8 million miles with an 8:48 a.m. EDT…

General Aviation News, Space News May 26, 2010

Phoenix Mars Lander Does Not Phone Home, New Image Shows Damage

PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander has ended operations after repeated attempts to contact the spacecraft were unsuccessful. A new image transmitted by NASA’s…

Space News May 26, 2010

Space Shuttle Crew Set To Return To Earth Wednesday

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Atlantis and its six-member crew are expected to return to Earth on Wednesday, May 26, after a 12-day mission….

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