Successful launch for ESAs CryoSat-2 ice satellite
Europe’s first mission dedicated to studying the Earth’s ice was launched today from Kazakhstan. From its polar orbit, CryoSat-2 will send back data leading to…
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NASA'S Shuttle Discovery Heads to Station After Predawn Launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Discovery lit up Florida’s Space Coast sky about 45 minutes before sunrise Monday with a 6:21 a.m. EDT launch…
CryoSat-2 installed in launch silo
facilities to the underground launch silo this morning. Although it is only 7 km between the two sites, the specialised lorry, nicknamed the ‘crocodile’, takes…
Last Night Launch Space Shuttle Begins a Complex Mission
“What a beautiful launch we had this morning… the orbiter performed extremely well,” said Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for Space Operations, during the STS-130 postlaunch…
Endeavour Launch Rescheduled
Managers officially have scheduled space shuttle Endeavour’s next launch attempt for Monday, Feb. 8 at 4:14 a.m. EST. The Mission Management Team will meet at…
NASA Managers Say "Super Shuttle" Sunday Launch a "Go"
Officials meeting at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida reviewed space shuttle Endeavour’s readiness for flight at the L-2 prelaunch meeting. They unanimously decided to…
NASA Gives 'Go' for Feb. 7 as Final Space Shuttle Night Launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Endeavour is set to begin a 13-day flight to the International Space Station with a Feb. 7 launch from…
Russia to launch 10 spaceships in 2010
MOSCOW: Russia plans to launch 10 spacecraft this year, including four manned spacecraft and six cargo spaceships, the Russian spacecraft manufacturer Rocket and Space Corporation…
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…
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…
Boeing SLAM ER Missile System Achieves 2 Launch Milestones
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 30, 2009 — The Boeing [NYSE: BA] Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM ER) missile system recently reached two program milestones…
Shuttle launch postponed to 29 August
27 August 2009  STS-128 mission managers have announced that the teams need another 24 hours to review data from yesterday’s fill and drain test before…
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