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Falcon 1 Assembly and Test Continues On Kwajalein Atoll
Kwajalein Atoll, Pacific (SPX) Oct 27, 2005 The target launch date for the Falcon I maiden flight is now late November to early December from our island launch complex in the Kwajalein Atoll. All systems will be ready for flight by the end of this week with the exception of Merlin qualification, which we are extending by four weeks for added surety. The customer for this mission is DARPA and the Air Force and the payload will be FalconSat-2, part of the Air Force Academy�s satellite program that will measure space plasma phenomena, which can adversely affect space-based communications, including GPS and other civil and military communications. There will be web video coverage of the launch and access details will be posted on the SpaceX website in the coming weeks. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Space X SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Rocket Science News at Space-Travel.Com
Successful First Test For Vega's Zefiro 9 Engine
Paris, France(ESA) Dec 28, 2005Flames, smoke and a deafening noise accompanied the first firing test of Vega's Zefiro 9 third-stage solid rocket motor. A first examination of the data indicates that everything went well at the test carried out yesterday at Salto de Quirra in southeast Sardinia. |
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