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NASA senior managers completed a review of space shuttle Discovery’s readiness for flight and selected 31 May as the official launch date for the STS-124 mission.
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Japan’s long-delayed medium-sized Galaxy Express (GX) rocket may cost three to five times as much as originally expected, the Yomiuri Shimbun reports. The project is now likely to face a review, the report said.
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The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center awarded United Launch Alliance a contract modification to perform the launch services for the Space Based Infrared Systems (SBIRS) GEO-2 satellite aboard an Atlas V Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle.
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NASA engineers have successfully completed the first series of tests in the early development of the J-2X engine that will power the upper stages of the Ares I and Ares V rockets, key components of NASA’s Constellation Program.
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The launch vehicle for Ariane 5’s third flight of 2008 is now under Arianespace responsibility after its delivery by prime contractor Astrium at the Spaceport in French Guiana.
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Russia’s Energomash is planning to double the number of engines produced for Atlas and Zenit launch vehicles in the future, the head of the company said.
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Alliant Techsystems said it conducted a successful test firing of NASA’s space shuttle reusable solid rocket motor (RSRM) as part of continuous testing to improve performance and ensure safety of the space shuttle and to aid development of the first stage of Ares I.
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NASA has designated the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission to fly aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II Heavy rocket.
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