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Japan’s Epsilon launch with SPRINT-A scrubbed 27 Aug 2013 | 08:14 am
Japan’s Epsilon rocket was set to make its maiden flight Tuesday, carrying JAXA’s SPRINT-A ultraviolet astronomy satellite. Liftoff from the Uchinoura Space Centre was scheduled for 13:45 JST (04:45 U...
Countdowns and Testing – Commercial Space steps up a gear 26 Aug 2013 | 11:06 am
Several commercial space companies are in the midst of critical testing and launch preparations. While the increase in activity is aimed at successfully achieving differing mission objectives, the ove...
Orion rallying call as EFT-1 closes in on T-12 months 24 Aug 2013 | 08:49 am
NASA brought out the big guns this week to rally the Orion workforce with an address aimed at highlighting the “huge amount of progress” that has been made on the spacecraft, urging workers to avoid g...
Russian Dnepr rocket launches with Arirang-5 22 Aug 2013 | 07:53 pm
South Korea’s Arirang-5 satellite was launched on Thursday atop a Russian Dnepr rocket. The launch took place at 14:39 UTC (20:39 local time) from Site 370/13 at the Dombarovsky launch site near Russi...
Russian duo conducting EVA-35 – Luca recalls EVA drama 22 Aug 2013 | 06:01 pm
Expedition 36 Flight Engineers Fyodor Yurchikhin and Alexander Misurkin are conducting their second spacewalk in the space of a week, as preparations continue for the arrival of the next Russian modul...
Dual SLS launch campaign required for NASA’s Lunar return 21 Aug 2013 | 09:12 pm
A return to the surface of the Moon would require two Space Launch System (SLS) rockets launching over half a year apart, with a four person crew being transported to the Lunar surface on a multi-bill...
Indian GSLV launch with GSAT-14 communications satellite scrubbed 19 Aug 2013 | 02:47 pm
India was set to conduct its fortieth satellite launch Monday, with a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle attempting to end a run of four consecutive launch failures by deploying the GSAT-14 commu...
SpaceX: From Bothering Bovines to Revolutionizing Rockets 19 Aug 2013 | 07:32 am
SpaceX are continuing to make progress on several key projects as they head into a busy period of launches. With the debut launch of their Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket still on for September, an eye to the fu...
Russian EVA in progress – EMU troubleshooting continues 16 Aug 2013 | 07:43 pm
Expedition 36 Flight Engineers Fyodor Yurchikhin and Alexander Misurkin are busily working through the first of two spacewalks to prepare the International Space Station (ISS) for the arrival of the R...
NASA planners switch next SpaceX Dragon mission to 2014 15 Aug 2013 | 05:33 am
Planners within the ISS program have manifested the next two Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) missions. Both Orbital’s CRS-1 (ORB-1) and SpaceX’s CRS-3 (SpX-3) missions were initially provided with ...
