SpaceX launch likely delayed again / Atlas 5 rolls out for Thursday launch

   NEWSALERT: Wednesday, May 2, 2012 @ 1740 GMT
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NEXT MONDAY'S SPACEX FALCON 9 LAUNCH IN DOUBT
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The long-awaited launch of a commercial cargo ship bound for the
International Space Station almost certainly will be delayed from May 7 to
at least May 10 and possibly longer, sources said late Tuesday, to give
company engineers additional time to complete pre-flight tests and
checkout.

http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/003/120501delay/


FALCON 9 ENGINES IGNITED ON PAD FOR PREFLIGHT CHECK
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Nine kerosene-fueled engines mounted on the bottom of SpaceX's Falcon 9
rocket fired at full power for two seconds Monday, completing a key test
on a Cape Canaveral launch pad before departing to the International Space
Station.

http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/003/120430hotfire/


ATLAS 5 ROCKET ROLLS OUT FOR THURSDAY'S MILITARY LAUNCH
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Ready to deploy the Air Force's AEHF 2 satellite for secure and dependable
war-time communications to the U.S. military, the Atlas 5 rocket was
rolled to its Cape Canaveral pad this morning in preparation for blastoff
Thursday afternoon.

http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av031/status.html

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http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av031/rollout/


RADIATION BELT STORM PROBES ARRIVE AT FLORIDA LAUNCH SITE
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Twin NASA satellites designed to probe and predict changes in Earth's
radiation belts arrived at the Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, ready to
begin several months of testing and assembly before lifting off on an
Atlas 5 rocket in August.

http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av032/120501rbsparrival/


INDIAN SPACE CHIEF UPDATES GSLV LAUNCH MANIFEST
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India has scheduled up to four space launches in the next year, including
two crucial tests of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, a
medium-class rocket envisioned as the cornerstone of Indian ambitions for
fully independent access to space.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1205/01gslv/


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