
Obama Promises A Better NASA
Cape Canaveral FL (UPI) Aug 04, 2008 - Likely Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, at a forum in Florida, said he would not cut the NASA budget if he is elected.
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Cape Canaveral FL (UPI) Aug 04, 2008 - Likely Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, at a forum in Florida, said he would not cut the NASA budget if he is elected.
Aug 4, 2008

Beijing (XNA) Aug 04, 2008 - China will release over 700 hours of data sent back by the Chang'e-1 satellite to domestic authorized users and the European Space Agency, according to the State Administration of Science Technology and Industry for National Defence (SASTIND) on Friday.
Aug 4, 2008

Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 01, 2008 - Long ago, someone stood alone on a sandy shore and gazed longingly out at the seemingly endless expanse of ocean, over a horizon suffused softly with ocean mist, musing I wonder, what's out there? Then, they fashioned a boat, rigged it with a large cloth to catch the wind, and set sail.
Aug 1, 2008

Dulles VA (SPX) Jul 31, 2008 - Orbital Sciences has announced that the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) satellite has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), CA following the completion of its manufacturing, integration and testing activities at Orbital's facilities in Dulles, VA.
Jul 31, 2008

Paris, France (SPX) Aug 04, 2008 - The Japanese Superbird 7 satellite for Space Communications Corporation has entered final pre-launch preparations for its heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission from the Spaceport in French Guiana during August.
Jul 31, 2008

Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 31, 2008 - The launch of a Russian Rockot carrier rocket bearing Europe's first GOCE satellite has been scheduled for September 10, the Khrunichev State Research and Production Center said on Wednesday.
Jul 31, 2008

Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Jul 30, 2008 - The fifth Ariane 5 of 2008 is now under Arianespace's responsibility for payload integration, final checkout and launch following its delivery by industrial prime contractor Astrium at the Spaceport in French Guiana.
Jul 30, 2008

Denver CO (SPX) Jul 29, 2008 - Lockheed Martin, the Space Foundation and SpaceClass have announced the launch of a strategic online education collaboration called Orion's Path. The interactive virtual classroom project will form a link between teachers, students and NASA's human space exploration program known as Constellation.
Jul 29, 2008

Oshkosh, Wis. (UPI) Jul 29, 2008 - The Oshkosh air show, the largest annual U.S. air show, is honoring the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 50th anniversary.
Jul 29, 2008

Tokyo (AFP) July 29, 2008 - The commander of the latest US shuttle mission Tuesday welcomed the advent of space tourism, predicting that such travel is on the brink of the massive growth seen a century ago with airplanes.
Jul 29, 2008

Washington (UPI) Jul 29, 2008 - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have signed an agreement to enable space-based plant research.
Jul 29, 2008

Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 28, 2008 - The Ares monthly update is a timely source of information that will be shared each month to keep readers informed about the current development status of the Ares launch vehicles, and what's ahead for the Constellation Program.
Jul 28, 2008

Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 28, 2008 - NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft, designed to image global interactions at the outer reaches of the solar system, has began its move to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), Calif.
Jul 28, 2008

Beijing (XNA) Jul 28, 2008 - China aims to attain the world level in space technology development by building a comprehensive aerospace industry by 2015, the country's Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASTC) said here on Friday.
Jul 28, 2008

Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Jul 28, 2008 - The 1734th flight of a Soyuz launch vehicle was performed Saturday, July 26, 2008 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia at 10:31 pm Moscow time (08:21 pm Paris time).
Jul 28, 2008

Washington DC (SPX) Jul 28, 2008 - NASA and Internet Archive, a non-profit digital library based in San Francisco, made available the most comprehensive compilation ever of NASA's vast collection of photographs, historic film and video Thursday.
Jul 28, 2008