As the newest NASA Earth-monitoring satellite soared to the sky this morning, October 28, a photographer was able to capture the entire fire arc that the Delta II rocket left behind as it headed towards Earth's orbit.
The delivery system carried the NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) satellite, which itself carr... |
28 October 2011
18:01 GMT |
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Officials at the American space agency announce that their newest weather satellite launched successfully earlier today, October 28, from the Vandenberg Air Force Base, in California. Takeoff occurred at 5:48 am EDT (0948 GMT).
The vehicle is called the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite Sys... |
28 October 2011
06:57 GMT |
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This new image released by NASA shows the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) satellite and its Delta II delivery system at their launch pad, ready for takeoff later today, NASA reports.
The delivery system is scheduled to take off at 2:48 am PDT/ 5:4... |
28 October 2011
01:45 GMT |
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Weather officials at the Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), in California, say that there are practically no chances that the launch of NASA's newest climate satellite will be prevented by bad weather tomorrow, October 28.
The American space agency wants to launch the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environ... |
27 October 2011
05:48 GMT |
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The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) spacecraft is scheduled to launch later this month. Already stowed aboard is another CERES instrument, built by the Northrop Grumman Corporation.CERES, which stands for Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy ... |
19 October 2011
10:15 GMT |
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Officials from the American space agency announced yesterday, October 12, that their newest weather and climate satellite will launch on October 27, from the Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), in California. This mission has been a long time coming.
Dubbed the National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satel... |
13 October 2011
02:44 GMT |
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NASA and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have just awarded a new contract to Azusa, California-based Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, for the development of an advanced instrument that will go on the first Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS-1) satellite.
Northrop now benefits fr... |
15 September 2011
04:57 GMT |
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NASA officials announce today, May 24, that the NASA National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) climate and weather satellite has successfully finished is flight environmental testing stage. This brings it one step closer to completion.The spacecraft, which i... |
24 May 2011
11:18 GMT |
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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 experts at the company, the ... |
19 May 2011
03:28 GMT |
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Officials at the American space agency announce the successful integration of the last of the five science instruments that are scheduled to launch aboard the NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) climate and weather satellite. The spacecraft – a polar-orbiting satellite that is scheduled to take to the skies at the... |
23 July 2010
06:42 GMT |
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