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Europe delighted as new rocket notches up success
www.space-travel.com | 5 hours 45 minutes ago
Kourou, French Guiana (AFP) Feb 13, 2012 - Europe on Monday successfully launched a new lightweight rocket carrying a test payload, culminating a more than 12-year quest to master the entire range of space launchers.

Armadillo Aerospace Launches Their Third "STIG-A" Rocket from Spaceport America | SpaceRef - Your
www.spaceref.com | Feb 6, 2012
New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) officials announced today a launch of a "STIG-A" rocket designed and built by Armadillo Aerospace. The launch took place from Spaceport America's vertical launch complex on Saturday, January 28, 2012.

Armadillo Aerospace Launches Third 'STIG-A' Rocket From Spaceport America | Aero-News Network
www.aero-news.net | Feb 4, 2012
Flight Was Successful, But Main 'Ballute' Did Not Deploy As Intended A STIG-A rocket was launched over the weekend by Armadillo Aerospace from the Ne| Published: Sat, Feb 04, 2012 | Aero-News Network

Armadillo Aerospace launches rocket from Spaceport America - The Deming Headlight
www.demingheadlight.com | Dec 13, 2011
UPHAM, NM New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) officials announced a successful launch over the weekend of Dec. 4 of an advanced sounding rocket designed and built by Armadillo Aerospace.

Colorado Seeks Spaceport Status
www.avweb.com | Dec 10, 2011
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has sent a letter to the FAA seeking designation as a spaceport and the ability to create facilities for that purpose.

Armadillo Aerospace's STIG-A rocket launches successfully from Spaceport America - Las Cruces
www.lcsun-news.com | Dec 6, 2011
UPHAM, N.M. - New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) officials announced Tuesday a successful launch over the weekend of an advanced sounding rocket designed and built by Armadillo Aerospace.

NASA's Fla. Visitor Center Clearing Way for Shuttle Arrival | Retired Space Shuttles Museum
www.space.com | Nov 30, 2011
Construction crews are preparing the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida for the arrival of the space shuttle Atlantis, which is scheduled to go on display there in 2013.

IN FOCUS: Space industry unites in criticism of ITAR restrictions
www.flightglobal.com | Nov 24, 2011
In Kiruna, Sweden, sits the world's northernmost spaceport and a major outpost of Europe's scientific community. Kiruna is also an excellent site for...

Launch Team Focuses on Unique Needs of Curiosity
www.marsdaily.com | Nov 21, 2011
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Nov 21, 2011 - About the size of a small SUV and weighing as much as some cars, the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity is being asked to conduct the most intensive examination of the surface of the red planet eve

Boeing brings space taxi jobs to Florida - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com | Nov 1, 2011
Read 'Boeing brings space taxi jobs to Florida' on Yahoo! News. CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Boeing Co will bring hundreds of jobs to Florida by basing a program to develop passenger spaceships at the Kennedy Space Center, first for NASA and later for commercial use, officials said on Monday.