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On June 19, the experimental military satellites, MiTEx-A, MiTEx-B, MiTEx Vehicle, will launch atop a Delta 2/7925 rocket from SLC 17A at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, US.
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Hera Mission
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A recent grant from NASA will enable the Arkansas Centre for Space and Planetary Sciences at the University of Arkansas to continue its work creating missions to asteroids and exploring the possibilities and chemistry of water on Mars as part of the nation's space effort.
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JCSAT-10 satellite
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The JCSAT-10 satellite has completed its fuelling process, marking another step in the spacecraft's pre-launch checkout for its upcoming Ariane 5 dual payload heavy-lift mission.
JSAT-10's fuelling occurred in the S5A hall of the Spaceport's large S5 payload preparation facility, which is...
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A Boeing Delta 4 Medium+ rocket will launch NRO L-22, a classified spy satellite cargo for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office, from SLC-6, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, US, at the start of a two hour launch window, at 02:00 GMT, on the 28th June.
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SOLAR-B Satellite
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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has announced the launch schedule of the 22nd scientific mission satellite "SOLAR-B" by the M-V Launch Vehicle No. 7 to the Space Activities Commission (SAC) as follows.
(Dates and time are Japan Standard Time.)
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Trishul Missile
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According to Indian defence officials a surface-to-air Trishul (Trident) missile was tested from the Chandipur-on-Sea range in the eastern coastal state of Orissa, on Sunday.
The missile, that was last tested in December, is designed to carry a 15-kilogram conventional warhead over a dist...
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M-5 solid-fuel rockets
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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will stop producing M-5 solid-fuel rockets and replace them with cheaper ones in the next fiscal year, JAXA officials said Thursday.
JAXA has determined the M-5 capabilities and price tag are excessive. The M-5 can put satellites of up to 1.8 tons into orbi...
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TRACER
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On 8 July, at 05:41local time, a successful launch of a NASA scientific balloon carrying the scientific instrument TRACER was conducted from the SSC launch facility at Esrange Space Centre. The balloon has started its flight over the Atlantic towards North America where it will land in about a week...
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THAAD Missile
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The U.S. military said it had successfully tested a missile-shield component built by Lockheed Martin Corp. on Wednesday, to shoot down a ballistic missile in the last minute or so of its flight.
The so-called Terminal High Altitude Area Defence weapon system, or THAAD, "exceeded its obje...
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Estrela do Sul 1/Telstar 14 satellite
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Loral Skynet do Brasil, a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications, today announced that it has signed a contract with Chile's Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A. (ENTEL), the country's second largest telecommunications company, to provide nationwide fixed satellite communicati...
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Dundee water rockets
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Just hours after the space shuttle left the Earth's atmosphere and North Korea test- fired some of its arsenal, young rocketeers from Dundee were making their own bid to reach the stars.
The group of eight youngsters, aged between eight and 12, were taking part in a workshop at the Mills Observat...
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SPIRIT III Launch
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After nearly three years of work, members of the SPIRIT (Student Projects Involving Rocket Investigation Techniques) program successfully launched SPIRIT III at 8:39 a.m. Norwegian time, on July 1st, at the Ando...
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RSM-54 missile test
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A Russian nuclear-powered submarine from the Northern Fleet successfully launched a ballistic missile from the Barents Sea in combat training, on Friday.
The RSM-54 missile was fired from the submarine at 06:25 GMT (10:25 Moscow time) towards the Kura testing range on the Kamchatka Peninsu...
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Pegasus XL Launch
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An air-launched Orbital Sciences Pegasus rocket will carry three small microsatellites into orbit for JPL's Space Technology 5 mission.
The airborne launch has a target drop time of 1357:21-1519:21 GMT. on February 28th, 2006. The payload will be...
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Panther 1 Launch
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Amid victory yells, a Florida Institute of Technology student-developed and built Pathfinder vehicle launched on the 28th June at 2:30 p.m. from Launch Complex 47 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The rocket, dubbed “Panther 1” for the Florida Tech mascot, followed a perfect parabolic pat...
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