Launch and Rocket News Launch and Rocket News 16-MAY-08 en-us <![CDATA[Spaceport Kourou Welcomes Fourth Ariane 5 Launch Campaign For 2008]]> Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) May 16, 2008 - Arianespace is maintaining the sustained Ariane 5 launch pace in 2008, with this year's fourth launcher now undergoing its initial buildup at the Spaceport in French Guiana.]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Sweden Launches MASER 11 Sounding Rocket]]> Esrange, Sweden (SPX) May 16, 2008 - Today at 04.00 UTC the microgravity rocket MASER 11 was successfully launched Thursday from Swedish Space Corporation's launching facility Esrange Space Center.]]> <![CDATA[Arianespace Takes Delivery Of Its Third Ariane 5 In 2008]]> Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) May 08, 2008 - The launch vehicle for Ariane 5's third flight of 2008 is now under Arianespace responsibility after its delivery by prime contractor Astrium at the Spaceport in French Guiana.]]> <![CDATA[Orbital Awarded Contract for Suborbital Launch Vehicle Research by US DoD]]> Dulles VA (SPX) May 07, 2008 - Orbital Sciences has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Defense for the Theoretical Studies and Engineering Services (TSER) program. Orbital will serve as a prime contractor to support U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force research and development programs managed by White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) in New Mexico.]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Skynet 5C And Turksat 3A Are Fueled For The Upcoming Ariane 5 Heavy-Lift Launch]]> Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) May 07, 2008 - The two payloads for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 heavy-lift mission have been fueled as preparations continue for the May 23 launch from the Spaceport in French Guiana.]]> <![CDATA[ISRO Scientists Meet With Prime Minister]]> New Delhi, India (PTI) May 07, 2008 - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday lauded Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists behind the successful launch of polar rocket that put a record ten satellites in orbit. A delegation of top space scientists led by ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair presented to Singh a model of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and satellite pictures of the national capital taken by Cartosat-2A which was launched on Monday last. ]]> <![CDATA[ULA To Launch GRAIL]]> Denver CO (SPX) May 05, 2008 - NASA has designated the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission to fly aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II Heavy rocket. The launch will be provided under terms of a launch service agreement procured previously by NASA for this vehicle. The liftoff will occur from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., in the third quarter of 2011.]]> GMV, at the heart of Navigation]]> <![CDATA[Khrunichev And ILS Announce Quality Initiative]]> Moscow (SPX) Apr 30, 2008 - Khrunichev Space Center and its partner International Launch Services today announced a broad-based quality initiative for Khrunichev and all of its subcontractors. "This will reinforce our dedication to quality across the board, ensure we improve our performance and enhance our position as a leading space company," said Vladimir Nesterov, Khrunichev General Director.]]> <![CDATA[Kalam Hails ISRO For Satellite Launch]]> New Delhi, India (PTI) Apr 30, 2008 - The launch of 10 satellites at one go by Indian space scientists on Monday got a thumbs-up from former President APJ Abdul Kalam, who dubbed it a triumph of "beautiful and creative minds. This achievement depicts the innovation taking place in the country. India has created history with this launch," Kalam said delivering the 36th Shri Ram Memorial lecture on Innovation in Industry here.]]> <![CDATA[Zenit Rocket Puts Israeli Satellite Into Orbit]]> Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 30, 2008 - A Ukrainian-Russian carrier rocket has successfully put an Israeli communications satellite into orbit, Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) said on Monday. The Zenit-3SLB rocket was launched earlier on Monday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan for the first time under the Land Launch program and after a number of delays.]]> ADVERTISEMENT

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]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Military And Civilian Telecom Satellites Are Readied For Third Ariane 5 Mission Of 2008]]> Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Apr 30, 2008 - The two payloads for Ariane 5's third mission of 2008 are undergoing pre-flight checkout at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana as Arianespace maintains the accelerated launch rate for its heavy-lift workhorse vehicle this year. These satellites - Skynet 5C and Turksat 3A - are being readied for liftoff on May 23, which will be five weeks to the day after Arianespace's most recent on-target Ariane 5 launch with the VINASAT-1 and Star One C2 spacecraft.]]> <![CDATA[Israeli communications satellite launched]]> Moscow (AFP) April 28, 2008 - A rocket carrying an Israeli communications satellite was successfully launched Monday from a Russian base in Kazakhstan, television footage showed.]]> <![CDATA[PSLV Launches Ten Satellites]]> Sriharikota, India (SPX) Apr 29, 2008 - In its thirteenth flight conducted from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, today (April 28, 2008), ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C9, successfully launched the 690 kg Indian remote sensing satellite CARTOSAT-2A, the 83 kg Indian Mini Satellite (IMS-1) and eight nanosatellites for international customers into a 637 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO).]]> To advertise in this newsletter or website please view our advertising kit - PDF file]]> Our Next XML Newspaper ]]>