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Archive for January 9th, 2007

NASA extends Ares I development contract

January 9th, 2007 by

NASA has authorised a contract action having a value of US$48 million with ATK Thiokol to continue design and development of the first stage for the Ares I crew launch vehicle.

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Kazakhstan lifts ban on Dnepr launches from Baikonur

January 9th, 2007 by

Kazakhstan has lifted the ban on the launches of Dnepr rockets from Baikonur cosmodrome, a Kazakh official said according to Interfax.

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Delay of the day: Skynet 5A, INSAT 4B

January 9th, 2007 by

Arianespace has rescheduled the launch of Skynet 5A, Britain’s first military communications satellite, and India’s INSAT 4B.

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Arianespace to launch ProtoStar I

January 9th, 2007 by

New satellite operator ProtoStar Ltd. has chosen Arianespace to launch the DTH satellite ProtoStar I, formerlyknown as ChinaSat 8.

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