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May 25th, 2000 - Issue #243

ATLAS 3 DEBUT IS A SUCCESS

After a series of delays over the past month, the brand new Atlas 3A US/Russian rocket roared into space on its inaugural flight. The rocket cleared the launch tower Wednesday at 7:10 EDT, and the upper stage positioned the Eutelsat W4 satellite in a preliminary parking orbit.

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NEWSALERT: Thursday, May 25, 2000 @ 0900 GMT

The latest news from Astronomy Now and Spaceflight Now

ATLAS 3 ROCKET ACHIEVES SUCCESS IN DEBUT LAUNCH

A rocket born of American and Russian space technology sailed smoothly through its maiden voyage on Wednesday evening, bucking the recent trend of misfortune during inaugural launches. Includes video clips from 'rocketcams' mounted to rocket and launch pictures.

Read our description of the countdown and launch in the Mission Status Center:


NEWSALERT: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 @ 1115 GMT

The latest news from Astronomy Now and Spaceflight Now

MAIDEN VOYAGE OF ATLAS 3 ROCKET SET FOR TODAY

Lockheed Martin today will make its fifth attempt to launch the inaugural Atlas 3A rocket from Cape Canaveral on a history-making flight. Follow the countdown and launch in our Mission Status Center.

http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/ac201/status.html

Watch our streaming video broadcast of the launch:
http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/ac201/live_qt.html


NEWSALERT: Monday, May 22, 2000 @ 1702 GMT

The latest news from Astronomy Now and Spaceflight Now

LOCKHEED MARTIN BUMPS ATLAS 3 LAUNCH TO WEDNESDAY

It will be Wednesday afternoon at the earliest before the inaugural Atlas 3A rocket launch will occur from Cape Canaveral, officials decided this morning. See our Mission Status Center for the latest news.

http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/ac201/status.html

Read our story about Saturday's bizarre countdown:

http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/ac201/000520scrub.html


NEWSALERT: Friday, May 19, 2000 @ 1145 GMT

The latest news from Astronomy Now and Spaceflight Now

FIRST ATLAS 3 ROCKET SET FOR SATURDAY LAUNCH

The inaugural flight of Lockheed Martin's Atlas 3A rocket, postponed three straight days this week, has been cleared for another launch attempt on Saturday from Cape Canaveral. Read the latest news in the Mission Status Center.

http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/ac201/status.html


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