Fairbanks AK (SPX) Feb 12, 2007 - Scientists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the University of New Hampshire have experiments ready on the launch rails at Poker Flat Research Range north of Fairbanks, and another scientist is waiting in New Hampshire to launch an additional experiment from Poker Flat.
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Feb 12, 2007 - One of the U.S. gyrodynes on the International Space Station, disconnected Sunday due to a malfunction, has been repaired and put back into operation, the Russian space agency said Tuesday. Gyrodynes are used to maintain the ISS's orientation in orbit. At least two gyrodynes need to be in working order for the station to remain correctly positioned, but all four must be fully operational for the station to be stable, otherwise it must burn additional fuel and risks losing its communication link with the Earth.
Washington (SPX) Feb 10, 2007 - NASA has issued a request for information soliciting ideas on ground processing services for its Constellation Program and the next generation of space vehicles. The request seeks input from industry to assist NASA in planning for the acquisition of ground processing, assembly, integration, test, launch and recovery services at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Feb 09, 2007 - NASA's space shuttle Atlantis completed a milestone to move it one step closer to a targeted March launch. Early Wednesday drivers moved Atlantis from the Orbiter Processing Facility to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Atlantis, perched on top of the giant, 76-wheel Crawler-Transporter, began its move at 6:19 a.m. EST. It arrived in the Vehicle Assembly Building at 7:24 a.m.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 09, 2007 - Space X has reported in a brief posting to its website by CEO Elon Musk that the Kwajalein Army Range will have insufficient resources to support Space X testing and launch activities during the rest of February. According the posted statement Several range personnel critical to the launch safety process will be unavailable. The earliest launch window available from the Range will open March 9.
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Feb 08, 2007 - NASA mission managers say final checks have been completed and space shuttle Atlantis is ready to leave the Orbiter Processing Facility. NASA officials say the the vehicle has been powered down in preparation for its move Wednesday to the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center. Workers are completing final closeout operations on the external tank and solid rocket boosters in the Vehicle Assembly Building to ready the rocket assembly for mating to the orbiter.
Washington (AFP) Feb 8, 2007 - International Space Station commander Mike Lopez-Alegria and fellow US astronaut Sunita Williams on Thursday completed the third spacewalk in nine days at the orbiting space station, the US space agency NASA said. Lopez-Alegria has logged a record-setting 61 hours, 22 minutes in 10 spacewalks, besting the previous US mark for extravehicular activity -- EVA as the walks are called by NASA -- by two hours and 50 minutes.
Beijing (XNA) Feb 08, 2007 - China and the United States currently have no specific cooperation project in the space field, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu on Tuesday. Jiang said the heads of Space agency from China and the United States agreed to meet annually to discuss the development of bilateral space cooperation during a visit in September last year by Michael Griffin, administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Haikou (XNA) Feb 08, 2007 - China is to built a new satellite launching center, the fourth of its kind in the country, in its southernmost island province of Hainan, said Luo Baoming, acting governor of Hainan, on Tuesday. Luo, who is attending this year's session of Hainan Provincial People's Congress, said the feasibility research on the center started in 2002 and the long-awaited plan will be materialized soon.
Houston (AFP) Feb 07, 2007 - A US astronaut charged with attempting to murder a woman she thought was a rival for the affections of a space shuttle pilot returned home Wednesday after her bizarre odyssey landed her in jail. US television images showed Lisa Nowak, 43, covering her face with a jacket as she alighted from an airplane at an airport in Houston, Texas, returning from Florida after a court released her on 25,500-dollar bail.
Washington (AFP) Feb 07, 2007 - The image of the American astronaut fearlessly journeying into space has been dealt a blow this week with the revelation that even NASA heros fall prey to human weaknesses. The case of Lisa Nowak, who flew home Wednesday after being charged with attempted murder and kidnapping after allegedly attacking a woman she believed was a rival for the affections of a space shuttle pilot, has captured headlines around the world.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 07, 2007 - A rocket competing in a NASA Lunar Lander competition has been named 'Lauryad,' after the spaceship from American novelist Vanna Bonta's quantum fiction FLIGHT trilogy, and is being auctioned on eBay, Integrated Media announced. The rocket's team is competing in the Lunar Lander Challenge taking place this October (07) against several contenders, including video game whiz John Carmack (Doom, Quake), for a grand prize of one million dollars.
Washington (AFP) Feb 07, 2007 - NASA officials on Wednesday said they were to launch a review of psychological screening procedures for astronauts in the wake of a bizarre love-triangle case. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was to initiate a review of existing psychological screening for admittance into the astronaut corps, NASA deputy administrator Shana Dale told a news conference at the space agency's headquarters in Washington.
Miami (AFP) Feb 07, 2007 - A US astronaut was Tuesday facing a charge of attempted murder after being arrested for allegedly attacking and trying to kidnap a rival for the affections of a space shuttle pilot. A Florida judge had granted Lisa Nowak 15,000 dollar bail over attempted kidnapping and battery charges, but she was kept in jail after Orlando police decided to bring new charges, a prison spokesman said.
Beijing (XNA) Feb 06, 2007 - Thirteen domestic designers have vied to design for the moon rover used in China's Chang'e I Moon Orbiting Project. The remote-controlled moon rover shall be used to perform experiments and send data back to the earth following the moon orbiting project, said Ouyang Ziyuan, moon probe program chief scientist.
Miami (AFP) Feb 06, 2007 - A NASA astronaut who flew on the shuttle Discovery last July was charged with attempted murder Tuesday after driving cross-country to attack a woman she believed a rival for the affections of a fellow astronaut, police said. Lisa Nowak, 43, a US Navy captain and a married mother of three, faces a maximum life prison sentence if convicted of the attempted first degree murder and kidnapping charges lodged against her in Orlando, Florida.
