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Pegasus XL (2009-09-30)

The next installment in my "just cut and paste rocket crap from Wikipedia" series is all about a fun little rocket, one of the smallest satellite launchers ever. "In a Pegasus launch, the carrier ... [Read More]

Ares 1-X ! (2009-10-28)

"Ares 1-X launch from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 at approximately 11:30 a.m.. T minus 1:00 on." This is a great rocket because it is: simple, safe, fairly cheap, and never ... [Read More]

The Ares 1... er I mean Liberty rocket (2011-02-08)

"The bottom part of the proposed Liberty rocket would be based on the solid-fueled boosters that help get the shuttle off the ground. The top half would use the liquid-fueled core-stage technology ... [Read More]

Glory mission launch failure (2011-03-04)

"NASA Launch Director Omar Baez said the countdown and launch went smoothly until the point at which they should have received data indicating that the fairing had separated from the vehicle. Once ... [Read More]

Endeavour - STS-134 (2011-05-27)

"A camera mounted on each of space shuttle Endeavour's solid rocket boosters capture the launch of the orbiter on STS-134 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on May 16, and documents the SRBs' ... [Read More]