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Military Aviation News April 3, 2013

A-10 fires its first laser-guided rocket

The 40th Flight Test Squadron completed another first in February when an A-10 Thunderbolt II fired a guided rocket that impacted only inches away from…

Space News March 29, 2013

New ISS crew took a faster route to the space station that took just six hours instead of 48 hours

BAIKONUR, March 29 (RIA Novosti) – The Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft, carrying new crew members to the International Space Station (ISS), docked with the station as…

Space News October 8, 2012

SPACEX LAUNCHES FIRST OFFICIAL CARGO RESUPPLY MISSION TO SPACE STATION

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) today successfully launched its Dragon spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on the first official cargo resupply mission to the International…

Space News August 20, 2012

Boeing-built Intelsat 21 Satellite Sends Initial Signals from Space

2nd 702MP satellite healthy, in transfer orbit after Aug. 18 launch EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 19, 2012 — Intelsat 21, the second Boeing [NYSE: BA]…

Military Aviation News May 8, 2012

Lockheed Martins DAGR Successfully Engages Moving Target in Apache Demonstration

Orlando, Fla., May 8, 2012 –Lockheed Martin’s Direct Attack Guided Rocket (DAGR) successfully tracked and engaged a moving target in a recent demonstration at Yuma…

Space News January 19, 2012

Vega rocket ready for first flight

Final checkout of Europe’s new Vega launcher was completed last Friday, marking another milestone towards its maiden flight from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana….

Space News October 21, 2011

Russian carrier rocket launched from Kourou, carrying two Galileo navigation system satellites

A Russian Soyuz-ST carrier rocket was launched on Friday for the first time from the Kourou launch site in French Guiana. The rocket is carrying…

Space News September 15, 2011

NASA Announces Design For New Deep Space Exploration System

New Heavy-lift Rocket Will Take Humans Far Beyond Earth NASA has selected the design of a new Space Launch System that will take the agency’s…

Military Aviation News September 13, 2011

TALON Laser-Guided Rocket Team Completes Key Development Milestone

Raytheon Company completed additional testing of the TALON Laser-Guided Rocket on the AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter. Raytheon and Emirates Advanced Investment Group are developing TALON…

Space News August 19, 2011

Chinese orbiter fails to enter orbit

China’s experimental satellite, which was launched by the Long March II-C rocket Thursday, failed to enter the designated orbit due to a rocket malfunction. The…

Space News August 4, 2011

Boeing Selects Atlas V Rocket for Initial Commercial Crew Launches

The Boeing Company today announced it has selected the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket to launch the Boeing Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 spacecraft…

Space News April 5, 2011

SpaceX Announces Launch Date for the World’s Most Powerful Rocket

Falcon Heavy will lift more than twice as much as any other launch vehicle WASHINGTON â€“ Today, Elon Musk, CEO and chief rocket designer of…

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