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South Korea Tests First Indigenous Hypersonic Missile
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UAE space economy grows 27.1% to $1.5 billion
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China’s LandSpace Launches 10 Satellites to Advance Orbital Computing and Communications
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Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

First Soyuz Almost Ready for Launch from French Guiana

The final countdown before its maiden flight later this year has begun for Soyuz with a simulated launch campaign at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. This dry run ensures that the Soyuz and the new facilities work together...

Friday, April 1st, 2011

Soyuz Launch Site Ready for First Flight

The Soyuz site at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana is now ready for its first launch. ESA yesterday handed over the complex to Arianespace, marking a major step towards this year’s inaugural flight.C onstruction of the Soyuz...

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

Launch of New Russian Navigation Satellite Postponed to Next Year

The launch of Russia's new-generation Glonass-K satellite has been postponed until 2011, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. The satellite atop a Soyuz-2.1.b carrier rocket was to blast off from the Plesetsk Space Center on December 28. "Preparations have...