"We are psychologically and technically prepared for
blast-off and any situation which, God forbid, may occur on board."
24 May 2016 - US-based advisory investment firm Gordon Brothers Group has acquired Los Angeles-based licensing and branding company
Blast-Off Brands, the company said.
Iranian state TV broadcast images of the creatures being placedinacapsuleintherocket Kavoshgar-3 before
blast-off.
Summary: NASA has filled space shuttle Discovery's fuel tank for a
blast-off at 0359 GMT, on a 13-day flight to the International Space Station.
Council members met in an emergency session last night to discuss the
blast-off, which is feared to be part of a North Korean nuclear missile testing programme.
Richmond, VA's Georgeous Biskey scoped out this bump to
blast-off and knew it was all systems go
Yesterday's planned second
blast-off attempt was scrapped when final checks revealed a piece of foam on the launch pad had broken off from the Ariane 5 rocket's central core, mission scientists said.
But an eleventh-hour disagreement between Nasa and Russian space officials, nearly hampered
blast-off.
The launch pads of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration may send off as many 25 missions during 1986 -- 15 by the space shuttle and 10 by the conventional rockets that NASA calls "expendables." Their goals range from science to business engineering, from public relations to classified military projects, together creating what could be the busiest
blast-off year in NASA's history.
Both the US State Department and the Japanese Government have issued stark statements condemning the
blast-off.
Minutes after
blast-off, TV cameras from inside the Soyuz showed Padalka and Barratt waving for the camera and giving the thumbs-up sign.
NASA have grounded all future shuttle missions until they can find a better way to prevent damage during
blast-off