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.
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Jun 12, 2008 - On Thursday evening, June 12, Arianespace boosted two satellites into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO): the Skynet 5C military communications satellite for Astrium and Paradigm on behalf of the British Ministry of Defence (MoD), and the civil communications satellite Turksat 3A for Turkish operator Turksat AS, as part of a turnkey contract with Thales Alenia Space
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Jun 12, 2008 - Arianespace's third mission of 2008 is ready for liftoff tomorrow evening (June 12) following the roll-out of Ariane 5 to the Spaceport's ELA-3 launch zone this morning.
Beijing (AFP) June 12, 2008 - The launch of China's third manned space flight, the Shenzhou VII, with a crew of three taikonauts has been set for October, state media reported Thursday.
Evanston IL (SPX) Jun 12, 2008 - Transistors based on a new kind of material created by Northwestern University researchers have been lifted into outer space on the space shuttle Endeavour and attached to the outside of the International Space Station for radiation testing.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 12, 2008 - The launch of the Ocean Surface Topography Mission, or OSTM/Jason 2 satellite, aboard a Delta II rocket is scheduled for Friday, June 20, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in central California. The launch window extends from 12:46 to 12:55 a.m. PDT (3:46 to 3:55 a.m. EDT).
Washington (AFP) June 11, 2008 - The US space shuttle Discovery successfully undocked from the International Space Station Wednesday at 1142 GMT ahead of its return to Earth set for Saturday, NASA said.
Washington (AFP) Jun 11, 2008 - The seven astronauts of the US shuttle Discovery bid farewell Tuesday to their three colleagues at the International Space Station after a busy mission to install Japan's first space laboratory.
McLean VA (SPX) Jun 11, 2008 - ILS International Launch Services reports that Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center acquired the shares of ILS owned by majority shareholder, Space Transport Inc. Financial details were not disclosed.
Richmond VA (SPX) Jun 11, 2008 - Governor Timothy M. Kaine has announced that Dulles, Virginia-based Orbital Sciences Corporation has confirmed its selection of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), located at Wallops Island in Accomack County on Virginia's Eastern Shore, as its base of operations for the company's new Taurus II rocket.
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 10, 2008 - Arianespace has set its next Ariane 5 mission for the evening of June 12 following the completion of additional launch vehicle verifications.
NASA and Alliant Techsystems, or ATK, unveiled a new vertical test stand that will be used later this summer to support NASA's Constellation Program.
Washington, DC (SPX) Jun 09, 2008 - The House Science and Technology Committee has unanimously passed legislation to reauthorize NASA, H.R. 6063, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008. This legislation encompasses the recommendations and findings from 16 hearings the Committee held throughout the 110th Congress to review nearly every major aspect of NASA's programs.
Reston VA (SPX) Jun 09, 2008 - In a statement released last week, George K. Muellner, President of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), urged the House of Representatives to support HR 6063, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008. He said that by helping NASA maintain its technological leadership, the legislation would greatly aid America's national and economic security in the twenty-first century.
Amherst, MA (SPX) Jun 09, 2008 - Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have received a $1 million grant from the U. S. Department of Defense (DoD) to boost the safety and performance of fuel used in thousands of satellites, space vehicles, rockets and missiles.
Washington (AFP) June 9, 2008 - Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide put the robotic arm of the Japanese Kibo module through its paces Monday before stowing it away, as the shuttle Discovery crew completed its mission at the International Space Station.
