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SpaceX Falcon 1 lifts off successfully, first privately-funded spacecraft in orbit

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On Fourth Launch Attempt, SpaceX Falcon 1 Reaches Orbit

xp65 writes with the just-announced success of Elon Musk's SpaceX's long efforts to reach orbit with a privately-developed launching craft: "T+0:08:21 Falcon 1 reached orbital velocity, 5200 m/s Nominal Second stage cut off (SECO) — Falcon 1 has made history as the first privately developed liquid fueled launch vehicle to achieve earth orbit!" dbullard adds "This was a completely new vehicle — it's not using any previously developed hardware. All developed from scratch. No government supplied hardware, Russian engines, or old ICBM motors. My hat's off to the employees of Space X — all 550 of them. (Note — no 'cast of thousands,' just 550). They've got video of the entire launch."

Chandrayaan-1 Spacecraft's Orbit Raised Further

Bangalore, Oct 25 (ISRO) The second orbit-raising manoeuvre of Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft was carried out at 05:48 hrs IST this morning (October 25, 2008) when the spacecraft’s 440 Newton Liquid Engine was fired for about 16 minutes by commanding the spacecraft from Spacecraft Control Centre (SCC) at ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) at Peenya, Bangalore.? With this engine firing, Chandrayaan-1’s apogee has been further raised to 74,715 km, while its perigee has been raised to 336 km. In this orbit, Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft takes about twenty-five and a half hours to go round the Earth once. This is the first time an Indian spacecraft has gone beyond the 36,000 km high geostationary orbit and reached an altitude more than twice that height.

Chandrayaan-1 Spacecraft's Orbit Raised Further

Bangalore, Oct 25 (ISRO) The second orbit-raising manoeuvre of Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft was carried out at 05:48 hrs IST this morning (October 25, 2008) when the spacecraft’s 440 Newton Liquid Engine was fired for about 16 minutes by commanding the spacecraft from Spacecraft Control Centre (SCC) at ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) at Peenya, Bangalore.? With this engine firing, Chandrayaan-1’s apogee has been further raised to 74,715 km, while its perigee has been raised to 336 km. In this orbit, Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft takes about twenty-five and a half hours to go round the Earth once. This is the first time an Indian spacecraft has gone beyond the 36,000 km high geostationary orbit and reached an altitude more than twice that height.

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Space X Falcon 1 Successfully In Orbit

The commercial spaceflight company Space X successfully launched its Falcon 1 unmanned booster, becoming the first private company to send a rocket into orbit. The two-stage rocket lifted off at 7:16 p.m. EDT (23:16 GMT) from the the launch site on the Kwajalein Atoll in the about 2,500 miles (4,023 km) southwest of Hawaii. This successful launch comes almost two months after an engine timing error during stage separation caused the failure of Space X's third Falcon 1 test. If you missed watching the live webcast, below is the video. Watching the live webcast was wonderful; the people who actually built this rocket could be heard cheering in the background as each milestone in the climb to orbit was reached. Congratulations to everyone at Space X!

China first spacewalk mission blasts off - press

China has successfully rocketed three astronauts into space on a mission to attempt the nation's first spacewalk. The spacecraft Shenzhou VII, mounted on a Long March II-F rocket, blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch centre in Gansu province at 9.10pm. The spacecraft successfully unfolded its solar panel at 9.23pm and entered its preset orbit seven minutes later.

China's third manned spacecraft Shenzhou-7 completed orbit maneuver successfully at 4:05 a.m.(Beijing Time) on Friday, entering into the round orbit. •

BEIJING, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- China's third manned spacecraft Shenzhou-7 completed orbit maneuver successfully at 4:04 a.m.(Beijing Time) on Friday, entering into the round orbit 343 kilometers above the earth.

India's first lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 lifts off

India's first lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 lifted off from Sriharikot in southern Andhra Pradesh, at 6:20 a.m. (0050 GMT) on Wednesday, according to NDTV.

India's first lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 lifts off

India's first lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 lifted off from Sriharikot in southern Andhra Pradesh, at 6:20 am (0050 GMT) today, according to NDTV.

India's first lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 lifts off

The satellite Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, India's first moon mission craft is seen at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) center in Bangalore. India has begun counting down Monday to the launch of its first unmanned mission to the moon that will mark a giant catch-up step with Japan and China.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)

India's first lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 lifts off

The satellite Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, India's first moon mission craft is seen at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) center in Bangalore. India has begun counting down Monday to the launch of its first unmanned mission to the moon that will mark a giant catch-up step with Japan and China in the fast-developing Asian space race.

Chandrayaan-1 Successfully Reaches 100km Lunar Orbit

Matt_dk writes "Today, Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft has successfully reached its intended operational orbit at a height of about 100 km from the lunar surface. This followed a series of three orbit reduction manoeuvres conducted during the past three days by repeatedly firing the spacecraft's 440 Newton Liquid Engine. The next major event of Chandrayaan-1 mission planned in the coming days is the release of Moon Impact Probe (MIP) from the spacecraft and its eventual hitting of the moon's surface."

India's Chandrayaan-1 On Its Way to the Moon

Chandrayaan-1, India’s first mission to the Moon, was successfully launched earlier this morning from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR) in Sriharikota, India. The PSLV-C11 rocket lifted off at 02:52 Central European Summer Time (CEST). About 20 minutes later the spacecraft was , injected into a highly elongated orbit around the Earth. The spacecraft will reach the moon in about two weeks. It will take several days for the Chandrayaan-1 to reach its lunar transfer orbit, and then it will take about 5 days to reach the moon. Once the spacecraft is orbiting the moon, it will progressively lower its altitude through propulsive maneuvers to reach its final 100 km-high circular orbit.

First unmanned Indian spacecraft enters lunar orbit

Bangalore: India on Saturday successfully put its first unmanned spacecraft Chandrayaan-I into lunar orbit - a major step towards placing it in its designated slot 100km from the Moon, a top Indian space agency official said.

India successfully puts spacecraft into lunar orbit

India Saturday successfully put its first unmanned spacecraft Chandrayaan-I into lunar orbit - a major step towards placing it in its designated slot 100 km from the moon, a top Indian space agency official said.

India successfully puts spacecraft into lunar orbit (Lead)

India Saturday successfully put its first unmanned spacecraft Chandrayaan-I into lunar orbit - a major step towards placing it in its designated slot 100 km from the moon, a top Indian space agency official said.

India successfully puts spacecraft into lunar orbit (Lead)

India Saturday successfully put its first unmanned spacecraft Chandrayaan-I into lunar orbit - a major step towards placing it in its designated slot 100 km from the moon, a top Indian space agency official said.

India successfully puts spacecraft into lunar orbit

Bangalore, Nov 8: India Saturday successfully put its first unmanned spacecraft Chandrayaan-I into lunar orbit - a major step towards placing it in its designated slot 100 km from the moon, a top Indian space agency official said.

India's first lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 lifted off from Sriharikot in southern Andhra Pradesh, at 6:20 a.m. (0050 GMT) on Wednesday, according to NDTV.•

The satellite Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, India's first moon mission craft, lifts off from Sriharikot in southern Andhra Pradesh, at 6:20 a.m. (0050 GMT) on Wednesday.

SpaceX Introduces DragonLab(TM) -- a Free-Flying, Reusable Spacecraft Offering Fast Track to Orbital Flight for Pressurized and Unpressurized Payloads

HAWTHORNE, Calif. (Business Wire) -- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) is introducing a new commercial product called DragonLab(TM), a free-flying, reusable spacecraft capable of hosting pressurized and unpressurized payloads to and from space. DragonLab will launch to orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle.

Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft moves to higher orbit

Chandrayaan-1, India's first unmanned mission to the moon, is now moving in an orbit of 74,715 km from the earth, making it the first Indian spacecraft to go beyond the 36,000-km-high geostationary orbit, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said Saturday.

Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft moves to higher orbit

Chandrayaan-1, India's first unmanned mission to the moon, is now moving in an orbit of 74,715 km from the earth, making it the first Indian spacecraft to go beyond the 36,000-km-high geostationary orbit, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said Saturday.

First Chicago Bancorp & First Chicago Bank & Trust Names J. Mikesell Thomas President and CEO, and a Director of the Company, and CEO of First Chicago Bank & Trust

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NASA successfully tests deep space 'Internet'

NASA successfully tested first deep space communications network modeled on Internet by transmitting dozens of space images to and from a NASA science spacecraft.NASA successfully tested first deep space communications network modeled on Internet by transmitting dozens of space images to and from a NASA science spacecraft.

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