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October 14, 2019

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[ October 13, 2019 ] Photos: Proton fires off the launch pad with two U.S.-built satellites Mission Reports
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[ October 11, 2019 ] Stratolaunch under new ownership News
[ October 11, 2019 ] Alexei Leonov, world’s first spacewalker, dies News
[ October 11, 2019 ] Morgan, Koch continue battery replacement work on spacewalk Mission Reports

Launch providers announce rideshare missions large and small

August 19, 2019

SpaceX and Arianespace recently announced plans to launch rideshare missions to sun-synchronous and geostationary orbit, dedicating big rocket capacity for small satellites as the U.S.-based launch broker Spaceflight committed to using a new Indian microsatellite launcher set to debut later this year.

ESA books launch of Jupiter orbiter with Arianespace

June 19, 2019

The European Space Agency has reserved an Ariane launcher to send a spacecraft toward Jupiter in May 2022, and the mission’s project manager said Tuesday officials could assign the probe to Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket, assuming the vehicle has a successful debut by the end of 2020.

Viasat swaps Ariane 5 launch for new Ariane 6 rocket

June 17, 2019

Viasat has modified an existing contract with Arianespace to launch one of the company’s next-generation broadband Internet satellites on Europe’s next-generation Ariane 6 rocket, rather than on-board an Ariane 5 launcher, officials announced Monday.