Star City, Russia (AFP) March 19, 2008 - South Korea's first astronaut voiced hope Wednesday that her mission would bring peace with the north of the divided peninsula and said she had a spicy Korean feast ready for the crew.
Washington (AFP) March 18, 2008 - Two US astronauts finished assembling the Canadian robot Dextre on Tuesday during a nearly seven-hour space walk outside the International Space Station, NASA said.
Star City, Russia (AFP) March 18, 2008 - The 29-year-old woman set to become South Korea's first astronaut said on Tuesday she was honoured to have been chosen, as she took final tests at Russia's astronaut training centre.
Chandler AZ (SPX) Mar 18, 2008 - ProLink Solutions has announced that Arizona Golf Resort now features the ProLink Solutions ProStar GPS system used at many of the world's most famous golf courses and plans to participate in ProLink's exclusive national advertising opportunity.
Canoga Park Ca (SPX) Mar 18, 2008 - A new Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite was carried into orbit Saturday by a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket powered by a Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne RS-27A rocket engine.
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Mar 16, 2008 - United Launch Alliance successfully launched a Delta II expendable launch vehicle today from Space Launch Complex 17-A at 2:09 a.m., EDT carrying the Air Force's GPS IIR-19(M) satellite. This launch marks the first mission for the Air Force from the cape in 2008.
Paris, France (ESA) Mar 16, 2008 - Mission controllers received confirmation shortly after 10:45 CET (09:45 UT) this morning that Jules Verne ATV had successfully demonstrated the critical Collision Avoidance Manoeuvre. The crucial test began at 08:57 CET (07:57 UT), and included placing the spacecraft into a minimally functioning 'survival' mode.
Washington (AFP) March 16, 2008 - Astronauts on Sunday prepared to make a third spacewalk to finish assembling a mechanical maintenance robot named Dextre outside the International Space Station.
Washington (AFP) March 15, 2008 - Two astronauts stepped outside the International Space Station Saturday to put together a Canadian-made robot that will take over human tasks and help reduce the need for risky spacewalks.
Moscow (AFP) March 15, 2008 - A Russian rocket launched a communications satellite produced by US defence company Lockheed Martin into space on Saturday but failed to take it into the planned orbit, Russian space officials said.
Washington (AFP) March 15, 2008 - US and Japanese astronauts have entered for the first time a newly-installed Japanese module as engineers restored power to a Canadian-made robot that is key to future work in building the International Space Station.
Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Mar 14, 2008 - Adding to the Atlas rocket's legacy of launches from the west coast that began in 1959, United Launch Alliance's Atlas V made its debut flight from Space Launch Complex-3 East here at 3:02 a.m. PDT, today. It carried a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) payload.
Washington (AFP) March 13, 2008 - The seven crew members of the space shuttle Endeavour boarded the International Space Station on Thursday after docking high over Southeast Asia, NASA said.
Hampton VA (SPX) Mar 13, 2008 - Returning humans to the moon by 2020 may seem like a distant goal, but NASA's Constellation Program already has scheduled the first test flight toward that goal to take place in less than 12 months. The Constellation Program is developing a new space transportation system to travel beyond low Earth orbit, expanding human exploration of the solar system and extending human reach to the moon and Mars.
Paris (AFP) March 13, 2008 - A revolutionary European-made space freighter has reached a test orbit after overcoming a minor hiccup following its launch last weekend, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Thursday.
Paris, France (ESA) Mar 13, 2008 - Jules Verne ATV successfully performed two boosts today, bringing the spacecraft to an altitude of 303 km - half-way between the insertion orbit reached after last Sunday's launch and the orbit of the International Space Station.
