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Las Cruces NM (SPX) Sep 27, 2006 The first launch from Spaceport America in New Mexico has failed to reach sub-orbital space and landed in the desert. The Space XL rocket, launched by Connecticut's UP Aerospace, lifted off at 2:14 p.m. Monday but only made it to an altitude of 40,000 ft before coming back down to Earth several miles from the planned landing site, the Las Cruces (N.M.) Sun News reported Tuesday. The rocket reportedly corkscrewed only seconds after the launch, and disappeared from sight while trailing a line of smoke. Lonnie Sumpter, launch director and executive director of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority, at that point announced that the rocket had encountered "an anomaly," the Sun News said. However, the company described the experience a success. "UP Aerospace proved its business model," Bill Heiden, the company's chief financial officer, told the newspaper. "We proved our relationships with our partners, we inaugurated the spaceport today (Monday)." Related Links Rocket Science News at Space-Travel.Com
Arianespace CEO Calls For New Pricing Regime
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 11, 2006Arianespace is on track to meet its goals for new order bookings and missions performed in 2006 as the company continues to focus on offering top-quality launch services at fair market prices. Speaking to industry executives and journalists at the World Satellite Business Week conference in Paris, CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall said Arianespace expects to sign contracts for 10-12 new payloads in 2006, and will conduct a total of five to six Ariane 5 missions during the year.
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