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Space News June 16, 2012

Shenzhou-9 launch successful, first Chinese woman in space

Atop an upgraded Long March 2F carrier rocket, blast off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China at 6:37 pm Saturday. A see-off…

Space News June 15, 2012

China to launch Shenzhou IX spacecraft Saturday

China will launch the Shenzhou IX manned spacecraft at 6:37 pm Saturday and send the country’s first female astronaut into space, a spokeswoman said Friday. …

Military Aviation News June 7, 2012

Boeing Accepts Delivery of 1st Harpoon Launch Structure from Danish Aerotech

Delivery made on cost and on schedule Harpoon work builds on longstanding partnership between companies KARUP, Denmark, June 7, 2012 — The Boeing Company…

Space News May 31, 2012

FAA Launch Permit Gives Virgin Galactic’s Space Vehicles the Green Light for Powered Flight

SpaceShipTwo Set to Go for Heavy-Weight Glide Tests with Supersonic Flight Targeted for Year End Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial spaceline, announced today that…

Space News May 31, 2012

Boeing Delivers 1st Space Launch System Hardware to NASA

The Boeing Company has delivered NASA three flight computer software test beds, the first critical element for flight software development in support of NASA’s Space…

Space News May 22, 2012

SpaceX Launches NASA Demonstration Mission to Space Station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The second demonstration mission for NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program is under way as SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and…

Civilian aviation news May 14, 2012

Flexjet and Qatar Airways Launch Marketing Alliance

Flexjet fractional owners gain elite travel status when traveling with Qatar Airways Marking its second strategic marketing alliance with an international airline, Flexjet—a subsidiary of…

Space News April 18, 2012

United Arab Emirates’ second communications satellite ready to launch

Y1B, the second communications satellite for Yahsat, will be orbited by a Proton launcher from Baikonur on 24 April 2012 Y1B will complete the UAE’s…

Space News April 12, 2012

Lockheed Martin Delivers Two Commercial Communications Satellites For Upcoming Historic Launch

Lockheed Martin has delivered its 100th and 101stcommercial geostationary communications satellites in preparation for the first dual launch of satellites built by Lockheed Martin aboard…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News March 22, 2012

Airplane rivals launch joint biofuel project

Plane makers and bitter rivals Airbus of Europe, Boeing of the US and Embraer of Brazil announced on Thursday a joint plan to develop affordable…

Space News March 20, 2012

Europe’s next weather satellite gears up for launch

Following the safe arrival of the MetOp-B weather satellite in Kazakhstan, the sophisticated craft is now being carefully assembled and tested before launch on 23…

Space News March 13, 2012

SPACEX SIGNS LAUNCH AGREEMENTS WITH ASIA BROADCAST SATELLITE AND SATMEX

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has signed contracts with Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) and Sat?lites Mexicanos (Satmex) for two launches aboard SpaceX?s Falcon 9 rocket. ?This…

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