. Military Space News .




.
LAUNCH PAD
Minotaur Rocket Launch from NASA Wallops Re-Scheduled
by Staff Writers
Wallops Island VA (SPX) Jun 30, 2011

A Minotaur rocket sits on the pad at Wallops Island, Va., waiting to loft the ORS-1 satellite for the Operationally Responsive Space Office. Credit: NASA/Wallops Flight Facility.

NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia has rescheduled the launch of an United States Air Force Minotaur 1 rocket carrying the ORS-1 satellite for the Department of Defense's Operationally Responsive Space Office.

Originally set for June 28, the new launch date is June 29.

The launch on June 28 was postponed due to thunderstorms in the area.

The Minotaur 1 will be launched between 8:28 and 11:28 p.m. The backup launch days are June 30 through July 10.

The rocket may be visible to residents Eastern United States from North Carolina to New York.




Related Links
theORS-1 mission
Launch Pad at Space-Travel.com

.
Get Our Free Newsletters Via Email
...
Buy Advertising Editorial Enquiries






. Comment on this article via your Facebook, Yahoo, AOL, Hotmail login.

Share this article via these popular social media networks
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit GoogleGoogle



LAUNCH PAD
Ariane 5 payload integration underway; First Soyuz launchers arrive
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Jun 27, 2011
Both satellite passengers for Arianespace's fourth heavy-lift mission of 2011 are well advanced in their integration phase as preparations move forward for the July 1 launch from French Guiana. Following activity inside the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building, BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R is now integrated on the workhorse launch vehicle. The spacecraft was positioned earlier this week, placing it a ... read more


LAUNCH PAD
Israel to join U.S. Mideast missile shield

Raytheon gets $1.7 billion Patriot deal

Raytheon to Upgrade Patriot for Saudi Arabia

Yanukovych says 'no' to missile defense

LAUNCH PAD
Iran fires medium-range missile in war game

Taiwan supersonic missile test flops

Raytheon Breaks Ground for Standard Missile Production Factory

Raytheon Delivers Patriot GEM-T Test Missiles for UAE

LAUNCH PAD
Pakistan tells US to leave 'drone' attack base

Selex Galileo's Gabbiano Radars Selected for Elbit Systems' UAS

Iran says it showed Russia downed US drones

Boeing Receives UCLASS Study Contract from US Navy

LAUNCH PAD
US Army Builds and Tests Future Network During NIE Exercise

Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Guardrail System

Russia launches Cosmos-series military satellite

Spain aims at military-civilian satellites

LAUNCH PAD
Thailand, Cambodia plan to join cluster bomb ban treaty

Boeing Supports USAF Launch of Miniature Air Launched Decoy

US Army Awards Raytheon contract to Complete Excalibur Ib Development

Oshkosh to Showcase M-ATV Tactical Ambulance

LAUNCH PAD
Textron to Supply US Army with 65 Additional Armored Security Vehicles

Danish appeals court rejects gunrunner's India extradition

Iran smuggles weapons to Iraq, Afghanistan: report

Obama says Gates a bipartisan model of 'civility'

LAUNCH PAD
Panetta vows to keep US military 'best' in world

Commentary: Vietnam redux

Outside View: Osama's perverted legacy

Walker's World: China's soft-power hurdle

LAUNCH PAD
System Integration of High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator Completed

Raytheon Acquires Directed Energy Capabilities of Ktech Corporation

MLD Test Moves Navy A Step Closer To Lasers For Ship Self-Defense

US Navy And Northrop Grumman Accomplish Goals For At-Sea Demonstration Of Maritime Laser


Memory Foam Mattress Review
Newsletters :: SpaceDaily Express :: SpaceWar Express :: TerraDaily Express :: Energy Daily
XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News
.

The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2011 - Space Media Network. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement