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Space News October 27, 2009

Ares I-X Rocket Launch Team Aims for Second Try Tomorrow

The Ares I-X launch team is preparing for a 24-hour turnaround, targeting 8 a.m. on Wednesday as liftoff time for the Ares I-X flight test…

Space News October 22, 2009

SPACEX SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES FIRST STAGE 9-ENGINE ROCKET FIRING

Falcon 9 First Stage Headed to Cape Canaveral for Vehicle Integration McGregor, Texas (October 21, 2009) â€“ Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) successfully conducted two static…

Space News October 20, 2009

NASA’s Ares I-X Rocket Arrives at Launch Pad in Florida

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — For the first time in more than a quarter century, a new vehicle is sitting at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s…

Space News October 14, 2009

Space exploration: European Ministers in Prague prepare a roadmap towards a common vision

14 October 2009 ESA PR 26-2009. Ministers from the 29 European Space Agency and European Union Member States will meet in Prague on 23 October…

Space News October 9, 2009

NASA Spacecraft Impacts Lunar Crater to Find Water Ice

MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. — NASA’s Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, created twin impacts on the moon’s surface early Friday in a search…

Space News October 8, 2009

NASA set to crash on the moon, twice on friday

Two U.S. spacecraft are set to crash on the moon Friday. On purpose. And we’re all invited to watch.Â Â NASA’s Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing…

Space News October 7, 2009

NASA Space Telescope Discovers Largest Ring Around Saturn

PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered an enormous ring around Saturn — by far the largest of the giant planet’s many rings….

Space News October 6, 2009

Astrium signs major contract with Kazakhstan during President Sarkozyâ€™s visit to Astana

Astrium will build two Earth observation satellites for the Republic of Kazakhstan This contract follows the decision of the Republic of Kazakhstan in choosing France…

Space News October 5, 2009

Ariane 5 order for Stork Fokker

Stork Fokker has signed an important contract in relation to the Ariane 5 program. Dutch Space (part of the European EADS Astrium consortium) has again…

Space News September 24, 2009

SpaceX DRAGON/FALCON 9 UPDATE

We are now only a few months away from having the inaugural Falcon 9 launch vehicle on its launch pad at Cape Canaveral and ready…

Space News September 24, 2009

NASA officials assign crew for final scheduled Space Shuttle mission

WASHINGTON (AFNS)Â –Â NASA officials have assigned the crew for the last scheduled space shuttle mission, targeted to launch in September 2010. The flight to the International…

Military Aviation News, Space News September 23, 2009

Astrium to deliver into orbit the first military communication satellite for Germany

The first satellite is ready for launch in French Guiana The entire system will be fully operational by the end of 2010 once the second…

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