Honeywell has been negotiating for months with European jet maker Airbus to launch aircraft tests.

WSJ: Honeywell Tests Autopilots for the Tarmac

Shark floor-cleaning devices, owned by Euro-Pro Operating LLC, overhauled the design of its electronic Sonic Duo floor cleaner, set to launch in April, after tests revealed how strenuously some people used it.

WSJ: Cleaning Products Get Stronger Even Though Scrubbers Insist On Using Elbow Grease

South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok told reporters Tuesday there were no signs that North Korea could conduct additional nuclear and missile tests anytime soon, or launch some other provocation.

NPR: US Institute: All Quiet At NKorea Test Sites

Over the next few days, the rocket and spacecraft will undergo tests to determine their readiness for launch.

FORBES: China To Launch Manned Docking Mission Later This Month

There had been at least two tests of rocket motors since a failed rocket launch in April, it said.

BBC: US institute: North Korea 'testing at rocket site'

The firm has just successfully completed tests on a 30 kW prototype to see if its control system lets it launch, hover, generate power and land without human intervention.

BBC: Google acquires kite-power generator

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama (CNN) -- The best time in the life of a rocket scientist is the time spent standing by a launch pad or a test stand, watching a brand-new rocket go through performance tests.

CNN: R O C K E T M A N

Indeed, the United States could have been the first nation to successfully launch a man into space, except that while it chose to conduct those last extra safety tests, the Soviet Union sent Yuri Gagarin into orbit and the history books.

FORBES: The Return of "Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space" Game

The scheme was supposed to launch last year, but organisers announced a last-minute delay, which they blamed on Hurricane Sandy disrupting final tests.

BBC: US internet 'six strikes' anti-piracy campaign begins