| SATELLITE AND SPACECRAFT LAUNCHES IN MARCH 2001 | ||||||
| No | Date | Spacecraft | Type | Launcher | Country | Launch site |
| 10 | 8 Mar | Discovery | ISS/Leonardo | STS 102 | USA | KSC |
| 11 | 8 Mar | Eurobird | Comsat | Ariane 5 | Europe | Kourou |
| B-SAT 2a | Comsat | |||||
| 12 | 18 Mar | Rock | Comsat | Sea Launch | USA | Odyssey |
| Last Satellite Launch Log: Flight International, 13-19 March 2001 | ||||||
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.
