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Three rockets launch six satellites

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:30:06 +0000

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Three rockets launched on the same day from three separate facilities have successfully put six satellites into orbit. The first, a Soyuz U launched…
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Delta second stage chosen as SLS interim

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 06:30:13 +0000

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Boeing’s Delta cryogenic second stage (DCSS) has been selected as the interim upper stage for the first two flights of the Space Launch System (SLS), according…
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SpaceX completes Dragon layout concept trials

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 06:00:10 +0000

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SpaceX has finished the seventh major funding milestone under NASA’s second commercial crew development programme (CCDev II), the crew accommodation concept…
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Envisat formally declared lost

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 04:30:10 +0000

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The European Space Agency (ESA) has formally declared that the Envisat environmental and remote sensing satellite mission is now over, following the satellite’s…
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ATK announces capsule for Liberty launch vehicle

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 04:00:14 +0000

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ATK has announced the development of a unique capsule for the Liberty launch vehicle (LV) as part of its bid for NASA’s commercial crew integrated capability…
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Sukhoi Superjet cockpit voice recorder to remain in Indonesia

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:00:07 +0000

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The cockpit voice recorder of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 that crashed last week in a mountain south of Jakarta will remain in Indonesia for analysis, as will…
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Energomash developing ammonia-fueled engine

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:30:10 +0000

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Russian rocket-builder Energomash is developing a liquid rocket engine fueled by a mixture of acetylene and ammonia, called atsetam, which the company says…
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SpaceX and Bigelow to jointly market private space station flights

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:30:09 +0000

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SpaceX will team up with Bigelow Aerospace to jointly market rides to Bigelow’s orbiting private modules, using SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule. Bigelow,…
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Soyuz carries crew to International Space Station

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:30:10 +0000

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Three astronauts have been successfully launched into orbit aboard a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The astronauts, one American and two Russians,…
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Ariane launches two communications satellites

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:30:11 +0000

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An Arianespace Ariane 5 has successfully launched two satellites into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) on 15 May from its Kourou, French Guiana launch…
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