2015 – Page 88 – Spaceflight Now

Video: Falcon/DSCOVR prelaunch news conference

February 7, 2015 Justin Ray

Officials from SpaceX, NOAA, NASA and the U.S. Air Force hold the prelaunch news conference for Falcon 9 rocket launch of the Deep Space Climate Observatory.

Photos: DSCOVR buttoned up for Falcon 9 launch

February 7, 2015 Stephen Clark

Engineers worked inside a climate-controlled clean room for two months to ready NOAA’s new space weather observatory for launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Falcon 9 launch timeline with DSCOVR

February 7, 2015 Stephen Clark

Follow the key events of the Falcon 9 rocket’s ascent into space from Cape Canaveral with NOAA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory.

Japanese craft to get second chance after missing Venus in 2010

February 7, 2015 Stephen Clark

Five years after a balky valve kept it from entering orbit around Venus, Japan’s Akatsuki space probe is again approaching the sweltering planet for another shot at completing its science mission in December, officials said Friday.

Delta 4 on pad for next GPS launch

February 7, 2015 Justin Ray

The Delta 4 rocket to launch the next Global Positioning System satellite to sustain the orbiting navigation network has been rolled out to the launch pad.

Galileo satellite deployment campaign to resume

February 6, 2015 Stephen Clark

Two Galileo navigation satellites arrived at the Guiana Space Center in South America on Thursday after a trans-Atlantic flight from Paris, as European officials plan the resumption of Galileo launches after a rocket mishap deposited two spacecraft in the wrong orbit last year.

Year: 2015

Video: Falcon/DSCOVR prelaunch news conference

Photos: DSCOVR buttoned up for Falcon 9 launch

Falcon 9 launch timeline with DSCOVR

Japanese craft to get second chance after missing Venus in 2010

Delta 4 on pad for next GPS launch

Galileo satellite deployment campaign to resume

Near-ideal weather expected for Sunday’s Falcon 9 launch

New Navy satellite spreads wings, unfurls antennas in orbit

Customers assured of Dnepr rocket’s near-term availability

Dawn revealing unprecedented views of dwarf planet Ceres