Moscow (AFP) Aug 12, 2009 - Russia successfully launched a Chinese communications satellite from its Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan overnight, Russian news agencies reported Wednesday.
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Aug 12, 2009 - Build-up of the payload stack for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission is now underway at the Spaceport in French Guiana as preparations continue for the August 21 liftoff with a pair of U.S.-built telecommunications satellites to be operated by two Asian-Pacific customers.
Hong Kong, China (SPX) Aug 12, 2009 - AsiaSat 5, a new generation communications satellite of Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat), is scheduled for launch at Hong Kong Time 3:47:33 a.m. on the 12th August on an ILS Proton launch vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Beijing (XNA) Aug 11, 2009 - No scars, no history of serious illness in the last three generations of your family, and no tooth cavities - China imposes tough standards on its future astronauts.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 11, 2009 - The current Augustine Review of America's human spaceflight plans has produced a fascinating showcase of ideas. Granted, it's also quite disturbing, as a very pragmatic consensus emerges that NASA will be unable to return astronauts to the Moon in the near future.
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 11, 2009 - Ariane 5 is available to support the future of U.S. space exploration, including cargo resupply flights for the International Space Station, along with missions to the Moon and Mars.
Seattle WA (SPX) Aug 11, 2009 - Andrews Space has announced that it has delivered avionics flight hardware to Aerojet for Bigelow Aerospace's Sundancer Aft Propulsion System.
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 11, 2009 - South Korea will launch its first carrier rocket from the Naro Space Center on August 11, the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Monday. The rocket will bear a small research satellite.
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Aug 10, 2009 - The fifth Ariane 5 for launch this year has completed its initial build-up as preparations move forward for another of Arianespace's trademark dual-satellite payload missions.
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Aug 10, 2009 - Both payloads for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 flight have been fueled at the Spaceport as preparations continue for the workhorse vehicle's fourth heavy-lift launch of 2009 from French Guiana.
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Aug 10, 2009 - Space shuttle Discovery reached Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center following a slow drive on the top of the crawler-transporter from the Vehicle Assembly Building. The 3.4-mile rollout began at 2:07 a.m. and ended with the launch platform secured in place at about 1:50 p.m. The move took longer than expected because of weather conditions, including lightning.
Helsinki (AFP) Aug 10, 2009 - Finnish President Tarja Halonen received a phone call from space on Monday from Finnish-American astronaut Timothy Kopra onboard the International Space Station.
Paris, France (JPL) Aug 05, 2009 - ESA has chosen 'Alisse' as the name of ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang's mission to the International Space Station. The name was proposed in response to a competition launched by ESA's Directorate of Human Spaceflight in June.
Sacramento CA (SPX) Aug 05, 2009 - Aerojet and NEC Corporation have announced that the companies will jointly explore the feasibility of jointly supplying low power ion propulsion systems for the U.S. and Japanese aerospace markets.
Seoul (YNA) Aug 05, 2009 - South Korea said Tuesday it may have to again postpone the launch of its first space rocket because further examination of a critical combustion test conducted last week is needed.
Upham NM (SPX) Aug 05, 2009 - New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) officials announced a successful launch today for aerospace manufacturing company Moog-FTS at Spaceport America. The launch was a test of a ground-launched UAV prototype. All test objectives were met during the vehicle's low altitude suborbital trajectory. The specially designed research and development vehicle was launched by UP Aerospace.
