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Archive for February 16th, 2017

Electron arrives at Rocket Lab launch complex 1

February 16th, 2017 by

Rocket Lab delivered its first Electron vehicle to Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 marking the beginning of pre-flight checkouts.

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Kepler contracts Innovative Space Logistics for inaugural mission

February 16th, 2017 by

Kepler Communications has contracted Innovative Space Logistics to manifest their first launch on-board an Indian polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV), scheduled to launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in November 2017.

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NASA’s TDRS-M satellite begins final testing

February 16th, 2017 by

The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) project has begun final testing on a new satellite that will replenish NASA’s Space Network. The spacecraft is scheduled to launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 3 August 2017, on an Atlas V rocket.

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