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Archive for January 20th, 2017

Delay of the day: Atlas V/SBIRS GEO Flight 3

January 20th, 2017 by

The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V carrying the SBIRS GEO Flight 3 mission was scrubbed today due to a violation of Eastern Range safety criteria.

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Airbus ready to ship Aeolus for final testing

January 20th, 2017 by

Aeolus, the European Space Agency’s wind sensing satellite, is leaving Stevenage, UK, in the next few days on the first part of its journey to space. It will be shipped to Toulouse, France, for final testing before it travels to French Guiana towards the end of the year ready for launch on a Vega launcher.

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