Fort Lee NJ (SPX) Jun 19, 2008 - Orbcomm has announced that it intends to launch six satellites; the Coast Guard Concept Demonstration satellite and five Quick Launch satellites on June 19, 2008 from the Russian Kapustin Yar launch facility at approximately 2:30 am (EDT).
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Jun 18, 2008 - Satellite preparations have taken center stage at the Spaceport in French Guiana as Arianespace readies its fourth Ariane 5 flight of 2008.
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 18, 2008 - NASA and Alliant Techsystems, or ATK, reached another milestone Friday with the successful test firing of a critical safety component for the Orion crew exploration vehicle, NASA's next generation of spaceships.
Samara, Russia (RIA Novosti) Jun 18, 2008 - A Russian rocket and space company has started preparing the equipment to be sent to the Kourou launch site in French Guiana, a spokesman for the Samara-based TsSKB Progress said on Monday.
Houston (UPI) Jun 17, 2008 - U.S. space officials said a second shuttle will rescue the crew of the shuttle Atlantis if an emergency arises on Hubble repair mission STS-125.
Paris, France (ESA) Jun 17, 2008 - Eleven weeks into its integrated service to the International Space Station, Jules Verne ATV has followed up its successful automatic docking on 3 April 2008 by achieving all its scheduled objectives - and much more. ATV is providing capabilities never planned for before its mission.
Washington (UPI) Jun 17, 2008 - The U.S. space agency says students from Massachusetts, Michigan and Pennsylvania have won its Cassini Scientist for a Day competition.
Beijing (AFP) June 17, 2008 - A Chinese company has developed a prototype flying saucer that can hover in the air and be controlled remotely from afar, state press said Tuesday.
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 17, 2008 - Forty-five years ago, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to make a journey into space.
Bernard ME (SPX) Jun 17, 2008 - In 2007 Peter Homer won $200,000 in the first round of NASA's Astronaut Glove Challenge with his innovative design that outperforms NASA's for flexibility and ease of use.
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 17, 2008 - On June 16, 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to travel to space. She spent two and a half days in orbit.
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) June 14, 2008 - The US shuttle Discovery touched down in Florida Saturday, capping a successful 14-day mission to deliver and open Japan's first space laboratory at the International Space Station.
Paris, France (ESA) Jun 13, 2008 - Aurora Exploration Program - New medical equipment recently delivered to the Antarctic station Concordia will help understand how our bodies physically adapt to this extreme environment. This knowledge which could help prepare for a future human mission to Mars.
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) June 13, 2008 - The US shuttle Discovery was cleared on Friday to return to Earth after a successful mission to deliver and open Japan's first space laboratory at the International Space Station.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 13, 2008 - China's state-run media is finally unveiling more details on the upcoming Shenzhou 7 mission. A report from Xinhua, the principal Chinese news agency, has helped to resolve some of the outstanding questions of the mission, but hasn't entirely outlined the mission plan.
NASA has completed the preliminary design review for the first stage of the Ares I rocket -- giving overall approval for the agency's technical design approach.
