Astronauts and groundcrew for Space Shuttle Atlantis's STS-117 International Space Station assembly mission were planning a launch dress rehearsal, known as the terminal countdown demonstration test, at the end of last week. Atlantis was rolled out to pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 15 February for a 15 March launch.
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Source: Flight International
Orbital launch pioneer SpaceX is being contracted by the American space agency NASA to develop a so-called “US Deorbit Vehicle” that can safely return the International Space Station to Earth via controlled re-entry.
BAE Systems has completed its acquisition of Ball Aerospace, with the move further strengthening its US business presence.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has retired its Mars helicopter Ingenuity after the craft suffered damage upon landing.
