Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) May 27, 2008 - With less than a week remaining until the start of the STS-124 launch countdown, space shuttle Discovery is in place at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A. Final preparations are on schedule for liftoff May 31 at 5:02 p.m. EDT. The countdown begins May 28 at 3 p.m., counting from the T-43 hour mark.
North Battleford, Saskatchewan (AFP) May 27, 2008 - French skydiver Michel Fournier's bid to set a new altitude freefall record was scuppered Tuesday when the balloon that was to carry him into the stratosphere separated from his gondola.
Tokyo (AFP) May 27, 2008 - A Japanese brewery Tuesday said it was planning the first space beer, using offspring of barley once stored at the International Space Station.
Washington, DC (SPX) May 26, 2008 - Today, the House Committee on Science and Technology's Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics unanimously passed HR 6063, the NASA Authorization Act of 2008 without amendment.
North Battleford, Saskatchewan (AFP) May 26, 2008 - Strong winds have forced French skydiver Michel Fournier to postpone his historic 40-kilometer (25-mile) leap from the edge of the stratosphere back to Earth, which is now set for Tuesday, his spokeswoman said.
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) May 23, 2008 - Arianespace's third Ariane 5 of 2008 is now complete following the integration of its Turksat 3A and Skynet 5C telecommunications satellites at the Spaceport in French Guiana.
Delft, Holland (SPX) May 22, 2008 - Rotating astronauts for a lengthy period provided researcher Suzanne Nooij with better insight into how 'space sickness' develops, the nausea and disorientation experienced by many astronauts. Nooij will receive her PhD from TU Delft on this subject on Tuesday 20 May.
Paris, France (ESA) May 22, 2008 - The general public's interest in suborbital flying is now substantial. Such flights could offer a realistic opportunity to 'touch' space by experiencing weightlessness and seeing the curvature of the Earth's limb. Being so closely related to ESA's 'core business', the Agency is observing these developments with interest, and is now presenting its position on privately-funded suborbital spaceflight.
Washington (RIA Novosti) May 22, 2008 - A Zenit rocket successfully delivered a U.S. communications satellite into orbit as part of the Sea Launch project, the company said on Wednesday.
The Sea Launch team arrived at the launch site in the Equatorial Pacific over the weekend and initiated a 72-hour countdown, in preparation for the launch of…
Houston TX (SPX) May 20, 2008 - Space shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission is officially scheduled for launch May 31. The announcement was made in an afternoon news conference held at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida following today's executive-level Flight Readiness Review.
Washington (UPI) May 20, 2008 - The Smithsonian Institution says it will honor the U.S. space agency's 50th birthday with a traveling art exhibition.
Houston TX (SPX) May 20, 2008 - NASA Television will provide a high-definition glimpse of life in space with a special Video File to be broadcast beginning May 22.
Washington DC (SPX) May 20, 2008 - NASA is seeking companies and organizations across America involved in cutting-edge innovation to partner with the agency in the Innovation Transfusion Program.
Paris, France (ESA) May 20, 2008 - ESA has opened applications for talented individuals wishing to become an astronaut in the European Astronaut Corps. There has not been a selection campaign since 1992, so this is a rare opportunity to be at the forefront of ESA's human spaceflight programmes including future missions to the ISS, the Moon and beyond.
Washington (UPI) May 20, 2008 - The U.S. space agency says this is a good week to get an incredible view of the International Space Station flying 220 miles above the Earth.
