News - March 2012

March - Featured Missions

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GRAIL Mission Updates
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Photo: NASA JPL
Juno Mission Updates
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Photo: JPL Caltech

NuSTAR Mission Updates
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ISS Expedition 30
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ATV-3 Updates
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Mars Science Laboratory
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Intelsat 22 Launch

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APSTAR-7 Launch

March 31, 2012
__China successfully delivered the APSTAR 7 Communications Satellite to Orbit. The Payload was launched at 10:27 GMT on Saturday from the Xichang Satelltie Launch Center, Sichuan province, China, aboard a Long-March Launch Vehicle in its 3B/E Configuration featuring an enlarged first stage and liquid-fueled strap-on boosters. The three Stage Rocket performed as expected.

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Robotic Refueling Mission underway aboard ISS

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The Robotic Refueling Mission is an effort by NASA and the Canadian Space Agency to demonstrate robotic Satellite Servicing Capabilities in a Space Environment. RRM is a small module that is attached to the International Space Station and holds equipment necessary for several tasks that are needed to practice servicing operations in space using the Canadian Dextre Robot and special tools that are part of the RRM Payload. This is the first time the Dextre Robot is used for technology research and development. The tests will be performed over a two year duration with first demonstrations in March 2012.

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Oko Launch Updates

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Launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kzakhstan on March 30, 2012, a Proton-K Rocket has successfully delivered an Oko Early Missle Warning Satellite to Orbit. The Russian Government owned Payload was delviered on the final Flight of the Proton-K Rocket after a 45-year career.

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Related Links - March 2012

Jupiter&Venus seen from ISS: Click Here
Mach 2012 - Re-Entry Special: Click Here
Millionth ISS Picture: Click Here
Launch Calendar March 2012: Click Here