Space
NASA Kennedy Space Center Awards Custodial Services Contract
NASA has selected Brevard Achievement Center Inc., of Rockledge, Fla., to provide custodial services at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Read more…
Ariane 5 - Fifth launch of 2008
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Friday, August 15, 2008 Source: European Space Agency Ariane 5 - Fifth launch of 2008 Yesterday evening, an Ariane 5 ECA launcher lifted off from Europe's Spaceport at Kourou, in French Guiana, on its mission to place two telecommunications satellites into... Read more…
Another successful Arianespace launch: Superbird-7 and AMC-21 in orbit
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Friday, August 15, 2008 Source: Arianespace Another successful Arianespace launch: Superbird-7 and AMC-21 in orbit On Thursday evening, August 14, Arianespace orbited two communications satellites, primarily intended for TV broadcast services: Superbird-7 for Japanese... Read more…
Zero Gravity Corporation Hosts Exclusive Platinum Experience with Apollo-11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin in Las Vegas August 17
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Thursday, August 14, 2008 Source: Zero Gravity Corporation Zero Gravity Corporation Hosts Exclusive Platinum Experience with Apollo-11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin in Las Vegas August 17 UPDATE: ZERO GRAVITY CORP HAS CANCELLED THIS FLIGHT Guests to Experience Zero Gravity with... Read more…
Media Advisory: ILS Proton to launch Inmarsat-4 F3 satellite
STATUS REPORT Date Released: Thursday, August 14, 2008 Source: International Launch Services Media Advisory: ILS Proton to launch Inmarsat-4 F3 satellite Aug. 13, 2008 Payload:Inmarsat-4 F3 communications satelliteEurostar 3000GM busSeparated spacecraft mass: Approx. Read more…
NPR Taps Intelsat to Extend and Expand Capacity for the Public Radio Satellite System
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Source: Intelsat NPR Taps Intelsat to Extend and Expand Capacity for the Public Radio Satellite System Intelsat, Ltd. Read more…
SpaceDev Appoints Patricia Grace Smith to Board of Directors
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Source: SpaceDev, Inc. SpaceDev Appoints Patricia Grace Smith to Board of Directors Former FAA Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation Brings Broad Experience to SpaceDev's Board SpaceDev, Inc. (OTC BB:SPDV. Read more…
Olympic Swimmers Shattering Records in NASA-Tested Suit
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Source: Langley Research Center Olympic Swimmers Shattering Records in NASA-Tested Suit Swimmers from around the world are setting world and Olympic records in Beijing this month and most are doing it wearing a swimsuit made of fabric tested... Read more…
U.S. Air Force to license Launch Complex 36 to Space Florida
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Monday, August 11, 2008 Source: Space Florida U.S. Air Force to license Launch Complex 36 to Space Florida State to provide multi-use vertical launch complex for commercial users at Cape Canaveral CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Read more…
AFSPC Announces Commercial Space Launch Proposal with State of Florida
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Monday, August 11, 2008 Source: Air Force Space Command News Service AFSPC Announces Commercial Space Launch Proposal with State of Florida Air Force Space Command Public Affairs 8/7/2008 - PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. Read more…
