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The Vinci rocket engine, developed by Snecma (Safran group) as prime contractor, was successfully ground tested with its extendible nozzle deployed, under conditions representing an actual flight.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. have announced a launch date for the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 2 (H-IIB F2) with the H-II Transfer Vehicle 2 (HTV2) cargo transporter to the International Space Station onboard.Other Posts:NOAA: Mild Solar Storm Season PredictedGlobalstar, Inc. results Q1 2008Progress M-67 deorbitedHigh Paying Google Adsense KeywordsSMOS team gears up for launch of ESA’s water missionUse of Satellite Technology in BroadcastingGlobalstar Unveils Smaller, Lighter HandsetsNigcomsat-1 to be handed over after IOT completion

NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi conducted a successful test firing of the liquid-fuel AJ26 engine that will power the first stage of Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Taurus II space launch vehicle. Orbital and its engine supplier, Aerojet, test-fired the engine on Stennis’ E-1 test stand.Other Posts:Commercial Satellite Deliveries Help Lockheed Martin Space Post GainsAir Force Discloses GPS 2F DelaysNew Space Alliance CreatedHarris Names President of Civil ProgramsICO selects Alcatel-Lucent and Hughes for alpha trialIkonos still going strong after 10 years in orbitSecond modernised GPS satellite begins serviceNSR: satellite broadband experiences dynamic growth

Rocket: Delta II 7420-10; Payload: COSMO-SkyMed 4; Date: 6 November 2010, 0220 UTC; Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA. The COSMO SkyMed-4 spacecraft was deployed to low Earth orbit approximately 58 minutes after lift-off.
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The International Relations and Accounting Center of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan has chosen Arianespace to launch the country’s first communications satellite, AzerSpace 1 (a.k.a. Africasat 1a).
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NASA has postponed the launch of space shuttle Discovery to no earlier than 0905 UTC on 30 November. The delay will allow engineers and technicians time to diagnose and repair a hydrogen gas leak detected while filling the external tank. They also will assess a foam crack on the external fuel tank’s liquid oxygen intertank flange. The crack was discovered during de-tanking operations.
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A representative P80 first stage for Vega is now on the launch pad in French Guiana, marking a milestone in preparations for next year’s introduction of this lightweight vehicle, which will be operated by Arianespace in commercial missions.
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