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July 20, 2011

United Launch Alliance Marks 50th Successful GPS Launch

IIF-2 Mission Delivered To Orbit

A Delta IV rocket carrying the Air Force's Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-2 payload lifted off from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral, FL at 0241 EDT Saturday. This was the seventh United Launch Alliance launch this year.

ARTEMIS Spacecraft Will Fly As Low As 60 Miles Above The Lunar Surface

Two small NASA probes that had been used to study space weather now are orbiting the moon to study its interior and surface composition.

Some Restrictions Removed From Low-Risk Technology Exports

The Aerospace Industries Association said Monday it welcomes the administration's proposed rule to relieve low-risk technology exports of burdensome and unnecessary restrictions.

Orbit Around Second-Most Massive Object In Asteroid Belt Achieved Friday Night

NASA's Dawn spacecraft has returned the first close-up image after beginning its orbit around the giant asteroid Vesta. On Friday, July 15, Dawn became the first probe to enter orbit around an object in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.