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10.03.08 - The IBEX spacecraft, its associated upper stage booster and the Pegasus XL rocket are in the Orbital Sciences Corporation launch vehicle hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
09.26.08 - IBEX was attached to the Pegasus XL rocket on Tuesday, Sept 23. A check of the critical systems of the spacecraft was performed on the spacecraft Thursday following mating with the launch vehicle.
09.19.08 - The IBEX spacecraft, its upper stage booster and the Pegasus XL rocket are in the Orbital Sciences launch vehicle hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
08.29.08 - At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, final spin-balance testing of the integrated IBEX spacecraft and upper stage booster flight stack was successfully completed on Aug. 16.
08.15.08 - At Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., the IBEX spacecraft was fueled with hydrazine control propellant on Aug. 12. This was followed by spacecraft spin balancing on Aug. 14.
08.08.08 - At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California this week, the IBEX spacecraft is undergoing testing of its science instruments. On Monday, Aug. 11, the spacecraft will be fueled.
08.01.08 - The IBEX spacecraft arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Monday, July 28. It was taken to the Astrotech Space Operations facility for processing.
06.06.08 - NASA is targeting no earlier than June 11 for the launch of the GLAST spacecraft aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket. The launch window extends from 11:45 a.m. to 1:40 p.m. EDT and remains unchanged through Aug. 7.
05.30.08 - The launch of NASA's GLAST spacecraft aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket is being scheduled for Thursday, June 5, instead of no earlier than June 3.
05.23.08 - The rollout of the GLAST spacecraft from Astrotech to Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station began shortly after midnight on May 17.
05.16.08 - At Astrotech this week, the GLAST spacecraft underwent final closeouts in preparation for being transported to the launch pad. It was mated to the launch vehicle's payload attach fitting on Wednesday.
05.09.08 - NASA management currently is targeting no earlier than June 3 for the liftoff of the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, atop a Delta II rocket.
05.02.08 - At Pad 17-B on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, a cryogenic test of the Delta II first stage for the GLAST mission is scheduled for May 7. This test includes a countdown and the loading aboard of liquid oxygen as a leak check of the first stage.
04.25.08 - At Pad 17-B on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the Delta II second stage was hoisted into position on Tuesday. Upcoming milestones include a cryogenic test of the first stage using liquid oxygen, along with an associated countdown operation.
04.18.08 - At Pad 17-B on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the GLAST mission's Delta II second stage is planned to be hoisted atop the first stage on Monday. This week, work to complete the manufacturing, testing and evaluation of the new H-beam associated with the lifting of the second stage was completed.
04.11.08 - At Pad 17-B on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the Delta II first stage and nine solid rocket boosters have been erected. During preparations to hoist the second stage atop the first stage, an incident occurred which caused an adapter beam associated with the lifting operation to fracture.
04.04.08 - The GLAST spacecraft's solar array illumination test is occurring today. This weekend, the work to install the Ku-band communications transmitter will begin. A functional test will follow on Tuesday.
03.28.08 - The spacecraft comprehensive performance tests continue on GLAST. Next week, the illumination test of the twin solar arrays is scheduled to occur on Wednesday, and they will then be stowed for flight on Thursday.
03.21.08 - Twin solar arrays were attached to the GLAST spacecraft on Thursday, March 20. A solar array deployment test is under way today and will be followed by a solar array illumination test on April 2.
03.14.08 - Prelaunch preparations are under way on NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope after the spacecraft's arrival in Florida on March 4.