Houston TX (SPX) Nov 11, 2008 - NASA has announced that a team led by Lockheed Martin was selected to perform the Facilities Development and Operations Contract (FDOC) at the Johnson Space Center. The contract is scheduled to start on January 1, 2009, and is a three-year and nine-month contract worth approximately $667.3 million.
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Nov 10, 2008 - The first Ariane 5 for Arianespace's launch activity next year is taking shape at the Spaceport in French Guiana, joining another heavy-lift launcher that is nearing completion for Arianespace's final mission of 2008.
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 10, 2008 - Although there are still arguments about whether humans are destined for space, we have had a permanent human presence in Earth's orbit since the first crew occupied the International Space Station eight years ago, and the technology for private space flight is in the making. But, if people leave Earth in large numbers, what will we do? More importantly, who will we be?
Kiev, Russia (RIA Novosti) Nov 10, 2008 - Ukraine and Indonesia have signed an intergovernmental space cooperation agreement, Unian news agency said, citing Ukraine's National Space Agency.
Stuttgart, Germany (SPX) Nov 10, 2008 - The ceramic matrix composite nose cap for Earth atmosphere re-entry vehicles developed at the German Aerospace Center in Stuttgart is now fit for space. It has passed the required final load tests on the ground successfully, so it is now ready for flight.
Washington (UPI) Nov 10, 2008 - The U.S. space agency and Alliant Techsystems Inc. say they are planning the first full-scale test of the Orion crew capsule launch abort system.
Paris, France (ESA) Nov 07, 2008 - All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a sprit of brotherhood, states Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (SPX) Nov 07, 2008 - A Proton Breeze M launch vehicle successfully lifted the ASTRA 1M satellite into orbit today, marking the fifth mission of the year for International Launch Services (ILS).
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 06, 2008 - This year will be remembered for the Russian-Georgian conflict over South Ossetia and the protracted economic crisis. Moreover, it turns out that, if humankind wants to survive, it will soon have to colonize some other planet.
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 06, 2008 - Russia will launch on Wednesday a Proton-M carrier rocket with an Astra 1M satellite on board, a Russian spacecraft manufacturer said.
Beijing (XNA) Nov 06, 2008 - China put another two satellites into orbit on Wednesday, just weeks after its third successful manned space mission and the first space walk by Chinese astronauts in September.
Jiuquan, China (XNA) Nov 06, 2008 - China on Wednesday morning put two satellites into orbit after they were successfully launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
Washington (UPI) Nov 6, 2008 - The U.S. space agency says schools around the world will help it celebrate its 50th birthday next week by holding a virtual party.
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 06, 2008 - Forty-six undergraduate and graduate students have been selected to represent NASA in their local communities as recipients of the agency's International Year of Astronomy, or IYA, Student Ambassadors Program.
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Nov 05, 2008 - The first major flight hardware of the Ares I-X rocket has arrived in Florida to begin preparation for the inaugural test flight of the agency's next-generation launch system. The test flight is targeted for July 12, 2009.
London, UK (SPX) Nov 05, 2008 - According to the international space agencies, Space Weather is the single greatest obstacle to deep space travel. Radiation from the sun and cosmic rays pose a deadly threat to astronauts in space.
