Long Beach CA (SPX) Mar 22, 2010 - Sea Launch received final approval on March 17 from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware on its motion to secure a second tranche of debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing in the amount of $12 million from Space Launch Services, LLC (SLS).
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Mar 22, 2010 - Alliant Techsystems has completed the second of two ground tests of a full-scale attitude control motor (ACM) for the launch abort system (LAS) of NASA's Orion crew exploration vehicle.
Los Angeles (AFP) March 22, 2010 - Virgin Galactic's experimental SpaceshipTwo (SS2), an aircraft designed to one day carry paying customers into space, had its maiden flight in the California desert Monday, company officials announced.
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (SPX) Mar 22, 2010 - International Launch Services (ILS) has carried the EchoStar XIV satellite into orbit on an ILS Proton for DISH Network L.L.C., the fastest growing pay-TV provider in America.
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 22, 2010 - An additional Soyuz capsule could be built especially for commercial space tourists, the head of Russia's Energia space corporation said on Thursday.
Washington DC (VOA) Mar 22, 2010 - The U.S. space shuttle program comes to an end this year, and a debate is underway over what should replace it. The retirement of the shuttle fleet could result in massive job losses in Florida.
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 19, 2010 - NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., and NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., will be offering exclusive licenses to four patent portfolios through a live public auction managed by ICAP Ocean Tomo, the intellectual property brokerage division of ICAP Plc (IAP.L), on March 25 in San Francisco, Calif. This will be the first auction featuring lots from multiple NASA field centers.
Paris, France (SPX) Mar 19, 2010 - Arianespace's selection by new satellite services operator OverHorizon to orbit its first relay platform was based on criteria that included launch capacity, flexibility and a track record of reliability.
Reston VA (SPX) Mar 18, 2010 - International Launch Services (ILS) and Telesat have announced a contract for the ILS Proton launch of Telesat's Nimiq 6 satellite scheduled for mid-2012.
Moscow (AFP) March 18, 2010 - A Russian cosmonaut and a US astronaut returned to Earth on Thursday from the International Space Station (ISS) after 169 days in space, mission control in Moscow said.
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 18, 2010 - The crew aboard the International Space Station conducted a change of command ceremony Wednesday as Expedition 22 comes to a close and two crew members prepare for an early Thursday return home.
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Mar 17, 2010 - The Two Satellites For Arianespace's Second Ariane 5 Flight Of 2010 Have Begun Their Checkout At The Spaceport - Which Currently Is Hosting Two Parallel Missions For The Industry's Workhorse Launch Vehicle.
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 17, 2010 - The Expedition 22 crew aboard the International Space Station conducted scientific research Tuesday while preparing for the departure of two of its members.
Huntsville AL (SPX) Mar 17, 2010 - 1960 was a year of beginnings for NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. This year, the Marshall Center is celebrating its 50th anniversary, highlighting its historical engineering and technology achievements and service to the nation and America's space program.
Paris, France (ESA) Mar 17, 2010 - On the day running up to launch when a spacecraft is fuelled, ground personnel look more like astronauts than engineers, putting on spacesuit-like protective gear.
Sacramento CA (SPX) Mar 16, 2010 - Aerojet and Orbital Sciences, along with Aerojet's Russian partner, SNTK, have announced that a series of NK-33 rocket engine tests conducted in Samara, Russia were successfully completed in support of the development of Orbital's Taurus II space launch vehicle.
