DSCOVR Launch Slips to January 29

DSCOVR Launch Slips to January 29

NOAA announced today that the launch of the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) will slip to January 29 in accordance with an Air Force decision. DSCOVR is a NOAA-NASA-Air Force …

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Russia Launches New Angara 5 Rocket

Russia Launches New Angara 5 Rocket

Russia successfully conducted the first test launch of its new Angara 5 launch vehicle today (December 23, 2014), just six months after a suborbital test flight of a smaller version …

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DSCOVR Ready at Last for January 2015 Launch – UPDATE

DSCOVR Ready at Last for January 2015 Launch – UPDATE

UPDATE, December 29, 2014:  NOAA announced today that the launch has been postponed to no earlier than January 29, 2015. ORIGINAL STORY, December 18, 2014:  At a press conference this …

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DLR's Warner to Take Helm at ESA

DLR's Warner to Take Helm at ESA

The European Space Agency (ESA) formally announced today that Prof. Dr.-Ing. Johann-Dietrich Wörner, currently the head of Germany’s space agency DLR, will become the new Director General (DG) of ESA …

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Delay for SpaceX CRS-5?

Delay for SpaceX CRS-5?

Several sources on Twitter report that Friday’s scheduled launch of the fifth SpaceX operational cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will be delayed.  The mission is designated CRS-5 …

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NASA Delays Decision on Asteroid Redirect Mission Options

NASA Delays Decision on Asteroid Redirect Mission Options

NASA Associate Administrator Robert Lightfoot revealed during a media teleconference this afternoon that he is delaying a decision between two options for implementing the Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM).   The decision …

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