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Space News May 6, 2010

NASA, Lockheed Martin Team Launch Crew Safety to New Heights

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M., May 6th, 2010 — Within 97 seconds of an initial 500,000-pound blast of solid rocket motor thrust, Orion completed its…

Space News April 8, 2010

Successful launch for ESAs CryoSat-2 ice satellite

Europe’s first mission dedicated to studying the Earthâ€™s ice was launched today from Kazakhstan. From its polar orbit, CryoSat-2 will send back data leading to…

Space News April 5, 2010

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…

Space News April 1, 2010

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…

Space News February 8, 2010

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…

Space News February 7, 2010

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…

Space News February 6, 2010

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…

Space News January 27, 2010

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…

Space News January 5, 2010

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…

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 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…

Military Aviation News September 30, 2009

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…

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