Houston (AFP) Feb 10, 2008 - Astronauts at the International Space Station regrouped after the illness of a fellow astronaut led to the postponement of a critically important spacewalk, preparing to go foward with the exercise Monday.
Houston, Texas (AFP) Feb 9, 2008 - A sick German astronaut has delayed by 24 hours a spacewalk that had been set for Sunday to attach the European-made Columbus laboratory to the orbiting International Space Station, a NASA spokesman said.
Houston, Texas (AFP) Feb 9, 2008 - The US space shuttle Atlantis and its seven member crew docked at the orbiting International Space Station Saturday to deliver the first ever European-made laboratory.
St. Louis MO (SPX) Feb 08, 2008 - Boeing has hosted an aerospace industry conference in Huntsville, Ala., to recruit the nation's best suppliers for the Ares I Instrument Unit Avionics (IUA) contract. As prime contractor, Boeing will produce, deliver and install avionics systems for the Ares I rocket. The system consists of onboard computers, flight controls, communications equipment, and other instruments and software for monitoring and adjusting the rocket's speed and position during flight.
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Feb 08, 2008 - Russia's Progress M-63 cargo ship has docked with the International Space Station (ISS) as planned, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported Thursday. Progress M-63 delivered 2.5 metric tons of cargo, including food, equipment and other supplies, for the ISS. The crew on board the ISS, the 16th expedition to the space station, comprises U.S. astronauts Peggy Whitson and Daniel Tani, as well as Russia's Yury Malenchenko.
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (SPX) Feb 07, 2008 - In accordance with the mission plan and Russian commitments under the International Space Station (ISS) project, a cargo transportation spacecraft Progress M-63 was launched from Baikonur launch site at 16:02:57 Moscow Time. The objective of the launch is to deliver to ISS more than 2.5 tons of various cargoes that are needed to support the operation of the space station in manned mode and provide living and working conditions for the crew.
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Feb 07, 2008 - A U.S. computer game developer and his backup an Australian entrepreneur are undergoing training near Moscow to be the next space tourist, a training center spokesman said Wednesday. Richard Garriott, 46, the son of former NASA astronaut Owen K. Garriott, and Nik Halik, 38, started training for the next trip to the International Space Station (ISS), scheduled for October 2008, at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Center located in Star City, northeast Moscow, in late January.
Cape Canaveral FL (AFP) Feb 07, 2008 - After two months of technical delays and storm clouds throughout the day, NASA has launched Space Shuttle Atlantis at 2.45pm local time. The mission is to deliver the 10-tonne European laboratory unit Columbus to the International Space Station. With room inside for three people and operated by ground staff at a control center near Munich, Germany, Columbus will enable the European Space Agency to conduct experiments related to biotechnology, medicine, materials and liquids.
Littleton CO (SPX) Feb 07, 2008 - Bigelow Aerospace and Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services are engaged in discussions and converging on terms to supply Atlas V launch vehicles to provide crew and cargo transportation services to a Bigelow-built space complex. Bigelow Aerospace already has successfully launched two of its Genesis units that demonstrated the technology and feasibility of its expandable space module technology.
Denver CO (SPX) Feb 07, 2008 - The U.S. Air Force recently awarded United Launch Alliance a $505 million contract to provide launch services for three National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) satellites aboard Delta IV rockets under the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program. The EELV Launch Services Contract provides for the production, hardware integration, assembly and checkout of the launch vehicle.
Arlington VA (SPX) Feb 07, 2008 - The administration's fiscal 2009 budget request for NASA includes an overall increase for space exploration, but aeronautics research continues to fall short. The request has several bright spots within an overall increase of almost 3 percent. It covers continued space exploration priorities while boosting Earth observation efforts and the Commercial Orbital Transportation System program.
Washington (RIA Novosti) Feb 06, 2008 - NASA plans to carry out up to six space shuttle launches in 2008, including a flight to service the Hubble Space Telescope, a space agency official has said. NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale said the agency is also making progress in developing the Orion spacecraft and Ares launch vehicles to replace the aging shuttle fleet and prepare for journeys to the moon and beyond.
Moscow (AFP) Feb 6, 2008 - A rocket fired into space by Iran earlier this week raises suspicions over Tehran's claims to have no ambitions to build a nuclear weapon, a Russian foreign ministry official told domestic news agencies Wednesday.
Vandenberg AFB (SPX) Feb 06, 2008 - Vandenberg AFB opened its doors to members of the local and national media for their first encounter with an Atlas V rocket as it was being prepared Jan. 31 at Space Launch Complex-3. The Atlas V rocket will be the first of its kind to launch from the West Coast and is scheduled to lift-off Feb. 26.
Washington (AFP) Feb 5, 2008 - The crew of the US shuttle Atlantis readied Tuesday for this week's delayed mission to deliver a European space laboratory to the orbiting International Space Station.
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Feb 05, 2008 - The crew of space shuttle Atlantis flew to NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Monday in preparation for the launch of the STS-122 mission at 2:45 p.m. EST on Thursday. We're very happy about the condition of Atlantis, mission commander Steve Frick said.
