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United Launch Alliance (ULA) has signed commercial contracts with multiple U.S. companies to investigate next-generation liquid oxygen/hydrocarbon first stage propulsion concepts. In collaboration with ULA, each company will conduct technical feasibility analysis, develop high fidelity plans, identify schedule, cost and technical risks, as well as cost estimates to meet aggressive recurring cost targets. All concepts will support a first launch by 2019.

The upcoming Arianespace Soyuz mission for O3b Networks has entered its next phase of preparations, as fuelling is now underway in French Guiana with this global satellite service provider’s second batch of spacecraft – which will deliver connectivity to emerging markets worldwide.

The launch of NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission (OCO-2) at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) in California, is scheduled for 1 July. Lift-off from Space Launch Complex 2 aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket is targeted for 0956 UTC at the opening of a 30-second launch window.

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Space Systems/Loral (SSL) and Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. announced that AsiaSat 8 has arrived at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, where it will be launched aboard a Falcon 9 launch vehicle by SpaceX.

The launch of SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 rocket has been delayed to 16 June to accommodate additional work on one of the launcher’s six Orbcomm data relay satellites, officials said.

A Delta II 7320 will launch the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) mission for NASA on 1 July at 0956 UTC.