Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 09, 2008 - Russia and the United States are expected to announce a preliminary deal on Russian transport services to the International Space Station for the U.S. Russian space specialists are currently in Houston to discuss contracts for 2011-2013, Mark Bowman, the manager of NASA'S Moscow Technical Liaison Office, said after the U.S. Discovery shuttle's launch to the ISS on Monday.
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.
Washington (AFP) June 8, 2008 - Astronauts from the Discovery shuttle completed the third spacewalk of the mission Sunday, putting more finishing touches on Japan's Kibo science lab and replacing an empty nitrogen tank.
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Jun 06, 2008 - A software programming glitch discovered during final checks of last Friday's planned Ariane 5 ECA mission is under review by an independent group of experts, and will be fully solved before the dual-payload flight is rescheduled.
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 06, 2008 - NASA has set no earlier than June 11 as the new target launch date for the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The launch window extends from 11:45 a.m. to 1:40 p.m. EDT.
Ottawa, Canada (SPX) Jun 06, 2008 - Ottawa, Canada (SPX) Jun 06, 2008 The Canadian Auto Workers union and the Rideau Institute have released a report that outlines the key investments for Canada to rebuild its lagging space capabilities. This report outlines investment opportunities that could yield significant economic return to Canada, and ensure the sustainability of our high tech space sector, said Carol Phillips, assistant to CAW national president.
McGregor TX (SPX) Jun 06, 2008 - Space Exploration Technologies conducted the first five-engine firing of its Falcon 9 medium to heavy lift rocket at its Texas Test Facility outside McGregor on Thursday, May 29. At full power the engines generated almost half a million pounds of force, and consumed 1,750 lbs of fuel and liquid oxygen per second.
Washington (AFP) June 6, 2008 - Astronauts added a storage unit on top of Japan's new laboratory at the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, making the orbiting outpost's biggest facility even roomier.
Hawthorne CA (SPX) Jun 06, 2008 - Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) and NASA's Independent Verification and Validation (IV and V) Facility at Fairmont, West Virginia, working through the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, announced the signing of a Space Act Agreement effort to advance the state of the art in mission- and safety-critical software that will be used for sending SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station.
Washington (AFP) June 5, 2008 - Two astronauts began Thursday the second spacewalk of their mission at the International Space Station to give Japan's new giant laboratory cameras and prepare the installation of a stowage unit.
Washington (AFP) June 5, 2008 - Astronauts added more equipment to Japan's Kibo lab on a seven hour space walk Thursday, as the International Space Station's newest and largest section took shape.
Paris (AFP) June 5, 2008 - NASA chief Mike Griffin on Thursday threw his weight behind calls for Europe to build its own manned spacecraft.
Washington (AFP) June 4, 2008 - Astronauts on Wednesday opened the International Space Station's newest and biggest room, a bus-sized Japanese laboratory providing the Asian power its first manned space facility.
Washington (AFP) June 3, 2008 - Astronauts have attached a bus-sized Japanese laboratory to the International Space Station, giving the orbiting outpost its biggest room and providing Japan with a key foothold in space.
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) Jun 2, 2008 - The U.S. space agency has scheduled Thursday for the launch of its Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST.
Washington (AFP) June 2, 2008 - Bricks and mortar blew off the US space shuttle's launch pad during its weekend liftoff, without damaging the orbiter but causing concern for future missions, NASA said Monday.
