News tagged with transfer orbits

European space freighter is destroyed after mission

A robot freighter was destroyed on Tuesday in a scheduled operation after a successful mission to supply the International Space Station (ISS), the European Space Agency (ESA) said.

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created Jun 21, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 4

Upper stage engine ready for testing at NASA's Stennis Space Center

NASA's new J-2X rocket engine, which could power the upper stage of the nation's future heavy-lift launch vehicle, is ready for its first round of testing. The fully assembled engine was installed Saturday in the A-2 Test ...

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created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ariane 5 - First launch of 2009

(PhysOrg.com) -- Yesterday evening, an Ariane 5 ECA launcher lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport at Kourou, in French Guiana, on its mission to place two multi-role telecommunications satellites into geostationary ...

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created Feb 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0