Topic: Launch Vehicles
Honeywell awarded $90 million contract for work on rocket launchesHoneywell International Inc. said Friday that it was awarded a $90 million contract for work on a rocket program. The contract is for avionics for guidance and navigation for the Atlas V rocket. ...
The first launch of Russia's Soyuz rocket from Europe's space base in French Guiana, initially scheduled for the end of 2009, will now take place "during the fourth quarter of 2010," satellite launch operators Arianespace announced on Tuesday. In a press release, ...
Air Force to launch robotic winged space plane resembling tiny space shuttleAfter a decade of development, the Air Force this month plans to launch a robotic spacecraft resembling a small space shuttle to conduct technology tests in orbit and then glide home ...
NASA still puzzled why 2 of 3 parachutes failed in October test of proposed Ares moon rocketNASA still isn't sure why two parachutes failed during a test flight of its prototype moon rocket just over a month ago. The two-minute flight of ...
The first Russian rockets to be fired into space next year from a space centre in distant South America were Saturday to begin the long voyage to the launch site from Saint Petersburg. Two Russian Soyuz rockets, the mainstay of its space ...
2 of 3 parachutes malfunctioned in NASA test flight, causing damage to boosterTwo of three parachutes malfunctioned in the test flight of a prototype moon rocket earlier this week, causing major damage to the booster, NASA said Friday. The problem caused the ...
NASA launched Wednesday a new rocket it hopes will one day return astronauts to the Moon on a two-minute test flight. The Ares I-X rocket blasted off at 11:30 am (1530 GMT) from Cape Canaveral in Florida after a series of delays ...
NASA is hoping calmer weather Wednesday will permit a second-attempt launch of a prototype rocket that could take astronauts back to the Moon, and perhaps one day also send them to Mars. Liftoff is targeted for a four-hour window from 8:00 am ...
NASA has delayed until Wednesday the launch of its new Ares I-X rocket on its first test flight, US space agency officials said. Copyright 2009 AFP Global Edition
NASA moves new rocket to launch pad for test flight next week for moon programNASA's lofty new rocket arrived at the launching pad Tuesday for a test flight next week that comes at a time when the future of the country's spaceflight ...
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NASA Shuttle-derived Sidemount Heavy Launch Vehicl...
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H-IIA Launch Vehicle
Japanese Main Large-scale Launch Vehicle H-IIA is Japan's primary ...2007-01-18 -
NASA - Ares V Cargo Launch Vehicle
NASA is planning and designing hardware and propulsion systems for ...2007-06-02
