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Space News January 11, 2012

U.S. Air Force Awards Contract to Lockheed Martin for GPS III Launch and Checkout Capability

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $21.5 million contract to provide a Launch and Checkout Capability (LCC) to command and…

Space News November 1, 2011

China announces launch of Shenzhou-8 successful, prepares for first docking

CMSE News, November 1, Beijing, Chang Wanquan, the Chief Commander of China Manned Space Engineering Project, Commanding Officer of Tiangong 1/Shenzhou 8 Rendezvous and Docking…

Space News October 31, 2011

China to launch Shenzhou VIII early Tuesday

China will launch its unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou VIII early Tuesday for the country’s first space docking, a major step closer to the goal of building…

Space News October 20, 2011

Soyuz – Galileo IOV launch delayed

Following an anomaly detected during fueling of the Soyuz launcher’s third stage, the final countdown has been interrupted. Soyuz and its two Galileo IOV satellites,…

Space News October 19, 2011

Watch online: Soyuz – Galileo IOV launch

Soyuz VS01, the first Soyuz flight from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, was transferred to the launch zone on 14 October 2011. The vehicle was…

Space News October 14, 2011

NASA, NRO, USAF Establish Strategy for Certifying New Expendable Launch Vehicles

WASHINGTON — NASA, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the U.S. Air Force signed an agreement this week to establish clear criteria for certification of…

Space News October 13, 2011

Soyuz ready with Galileo satellites for milestone launch

International space cooperation will be highlighted in a historic event on 20 October: the launch of Europe’s first Galileo navigation satellites on Russia’s first Soyuz…

Space News September 29, 2011

Chinas 1st space module Tiangong-1 lifts off

JIUQUAN – China’s first space lab module Tiangong-1 blasted off at 9:16 pm Beijing Time (1316 GMT) Thursday from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest…

Space News September 22, 2011

46th successful launch in a row of the Astrium-built Ariane 5

Ariane 5, the European launch vehicle developed and manufactured by Astrium, today successfully lifted-off from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. For FranÃ§ois Auque,…

Space News September 20, 2011

China to launch Tiangong 1 ‘Heavenly Palace’

BEIJING – China will launch a prototype module for a planned space lab next week, Xinhua said on Tuesday, a step that will bring it…

Space News September 15, 2011

Virgin aims for first space launch within 12 months

British business magnate Richard Branson hopes to launch a vessel into space within the next 12 months, kicking off an era of commercial space travel….

Space News September 11, 2011

NASA Launches Mission To Study Moon From Crust To Core

NASA’s twin lunar Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 9:08 a.m. EDT Saturday…

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