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Ariane V due off this evening https://spaceflightnow.com/2016/12/21/va234-missio...
If successful, this could be the lightest satellite launcher so far...
http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/01/10/souped-up-jap...
http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/01/10/souped-up-jap...
SpaceX launch today 5:54
Hosted webcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTmbSur4fcs
Tech webcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WimRhydggo
Hosted webcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTmbSur4fcs
Tech webcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WimRhydggo
MartG said:
If successful, this could be the lightest satellite launcher so far...
http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/01/10/souped-up-jap...
Stage separation failure http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/01/10/souped-up-jap...
http://arstechnica.com/science/2017/01/japan-just-...
Atlas V due off in about an hour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi2_yIFylxo&fe...
Proton is now grounded..
They've discovered that during the past several years (!), Voronezh Mechanical Plant, the factory that builds its second and third stage engines, has been substituting expensive heat-resistant alloys used in their construction for less heat-resistant materials from other engines that they produce. Soyuz series rockets use their engines (RD-0110, RD-0124) on their third stages too, and the December Soyuz-U failure is being attributed to RD-0110 blowing up, so Soyuz is probably grounded too... the factory director has announced his 'voluntary retirement', while FSB and Investigative Committee of Russia are trying to figure out how did all those shenanigans slip through QA.
They've discovered that during the past several years (!), Voronezh Mechanical Plant, the factory that builds its second and third stage engines, has been substituting expensive heat-resistant alloys used in their construction for less heat-resistant materials from other engines that they produce. Soyuz series rockets use their engines (RD-0110, RD-0124) on their third stages too, and the December Soyuz-U failure is being attributed to RD-0110 blowing up, so Soyuz is probably grounded too... the factory director has announced his 'voluntary retirement', while FSB and Investigative Committee of Russia are trying to figure out how did all those shenanigans slip through QA.
Tim Peake to return to Space on a second mission! 
http://news.sky.com/story/british-astronaut-tim-pe...
http://news.sky.com/story/british-astronaut-tim-pe...
Now confirmed
A press statement from SpaceX (via the private space forum NASASpaceflight)
"SpaceX announced today that its first launch from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida will be the CRS-10 mission to the International Space Station. The launch is currently targeted for no earlier than mid-February. Following the launch of CRS-10, first commercial mission from 39A is currently slated to be EchoStar XXIII. This schedule change allows time for additional testing of ground systems ahead of the CRS-10 mission. The launch vehicles, Dragon, and the EchoStar satellite are all healthy and prepared for launch."
A press statement from SpaceX (via the private space forum NASASpaceflight)
"SpaceX announced today that its first launch from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida will be the CRS-10 mission to the International Space Station. The launch is currently targeted for no earlier than mid-February. Following the launch of CRS-10, first commercial mission from 39A is currently slated to be EchoStar XXIII. This schedule change allows time for additional testing of ground systems ahead of the CRS-10 mission. The launch vehicles, Dragon, and the EchoStar satellite are all healthy and prepared for launch."
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