NPP Satellite On Track for October 25 Launch

Officials with the Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. announce the successful completion of thermal vacuum testing for the NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) satellite. The spacecraft is now brought even closer to completion, and remains on track for an October 25 launch date. According to exp... [ read more >> ]

Ball Aerospace has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing for the NPP satellite, as it moves closer to a planned October 25, 2011, launch

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Ball Aerospace has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing for the NPP satellite, as it moves closer to a planned October 25, 2011, launch
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