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Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne said it successfully completed assembly of the oxidiser turbopump on NASA’s J-2X rocket engine, moving the next-generation, human-rated rocket engine one step closer to testing in 2011.
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SpaceX has rescheduled the Falcon 9/COTS Demo 1 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for 8 November within a 1400-1722 UTC launch window.
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The U.S. Air Force’s first unmanned re-entry spacecraft landed at Vandenberg Air Force Base at 0616 UTC on 3 December..

NASA managers have targeted space shuttle Discovery’s launch for no earlier than 3 February 2011 at 0634 UTC. Shuttle managers determined more tests and analysis are needed before proceeding with the launch of the STS-133 mission to the International Space Station.

A static test firing of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station was aborted earlier today.

NASA has signed a US$42.1 million contract modification to space shuttle reusable solid rocket motor manufacturer ATK Launch Systems Inc. to provide continued prelaunch through postlaunch support until 31 December 2011.

The first SpaceX Falcon 9 demonstration launch for NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services programme is targeted for lift-off on Tuesday, 7 December.
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United Launch Alliance (ULA) recently awarded Saft a multi-million dollar contract to develop lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries for its Atlas V and Delta IV launch vehicles.
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