In a ceremony that took place on March 31, officials at the European Space Agency (ESA) finally handed over the newly-built Soyuz launch pad to Arianespace, the company that manufactures the highly-successful Ariane 5 delivery system. The Soyuz launch pad was constructed with assistance from the Russian Federal Space... |
9 May 2011
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The Kourou Spaceport, in French Guyana, South America now has a new, fully-operational launch pad, that is capable of supporting the take off of Russian-built Soyuz rockets. Yesterday, March 31, the complex was officially handed over to Arianespace. This marked an important milestone towards the first flight ever to ... |
1 April 2011
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The American space agency has just issued a notice related to the availability of certain capabilities located at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in Florida. These space processing and support facilities were used for the shuttles, but NASA will soon have no additional use for them.
As such, the agency is interes... |
25 January 2011
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Since the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) was first built, the facility has been more often than not focused on fulfilling a single project. First, it was the Apollo Program, then the Space Shuttle Program, and the Project Constellation. But officials at the Center say that the days when this has been the norm nee... |
10 June 2010
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Originally, the launch date for NASA's new prototype rocket was set for yesterday, October 27. Everything went according to plan, and the craft was rolled out to Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) with time to spare. An 8 am EDT (1200 GMT) launch time was targeted, but the built-in safety delay was... |
28 October 2009
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The American space agency NASA has recently released a few pictures of the amazing new rocket that it is preparing for a first test flight later this year. The images reveal that astounding ARES I-X delivery system taking shape in the Vehicle Assembly Building, at the Kennedy Space Center, in Cape Canaveral, Florida.... |
4 August 2009
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Following Sunday's move, when the space shuttle Endeavor was moved from Launch Pad 39B to Launch Pad 39A, at the Kennedy Space Center, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, the former launch facility officially passed from the Shuttle Program to Project Constellation. Over the next months, the pad will be heavily modified... |
2 June 2009
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