Washington DC (SPX) Jul 18, 2011 - NASA conducted a combined chill test and 1.9-second ignition test July 14 of the next-generation J-2X rocket engine that could help carry humans beyond low-Earth orbit to deep space. The test
Washington (AFP) July 18, 2011 - The Atlantis roars back to Earth this week ending America's vaunted space shuttle program and frustrating a generation of astronauts who see their chance to soar into the cosmos sharply limited.
Lincoln NE (SPX) Jul 18, 2011 - The space shuttle's final mission marks the end of an era, but also opens an unprecedented age of private and commercial spaceflight. This new era will require international collaboration to keep wa
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (SPX) Jul 17, 2011 - International Launch Services (ILS) has successfully carried the SES-3 satellite into geostationary transfer orbit for SES of Luxembourg, one of the world's largest telecommunications satellite oper
Bangalore, India (SPX) Jul 17, 2011 - India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C17) successfully launched GSAT-12 communication satellite from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota. The launch of PSLV-C17 was the eight
Washington (AFP) July 17, 2011 - The US spacecraft Dawn has entered the orbit of Vesta, one of the largest asteroids in the solar system, the US space agency announced early Sunday.
New Delhi, India (SPX) Jul 15, 2011 - The Launch Authorisation Board (LAB) for PSLV-C17/GSAT-12 mission, which met on July 12, 2011 at Satish Dhawan Space Centre - SHAR, Sriharikota has cleared the launch of PSLV-C17 at 16:48 hrs (IST)
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 15, 2011 - The House Appropriations Committee today approved the fiscal year 2012 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations bill, which provides annual funding for the Departments of Commerce and Justice
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jul 15, 2011 - A Shuttle Training Aircraft plunges 28,000 feet in a little more than a minute when astronauts use it to practice a space shuttle approach. It's as close as anyone can get to experiencing a shuttle
Washington (AFP) July 15, 2011 - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station got a very long-distance call Friday from US President Barack Obama, who joked that he thought he was dialing out for pizza.
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 14, 2011 - Aboard the docked Atlantis/International Space Station complex, the combined 10-member crew wrapped up its busy day of transfer work. Station lead flight director Chris Edelen said at an after
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 14, 2011 - Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has announced that former Orbital Sciences executive and industry leader Mark Bitterman is joining the company's Washington office as Senior Vice President of
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 14, 2011 - NASA's History Program Office is releasing a new book that examines the different psychological factors that affect astronauts during space travel, especially long-duration missions. The book,
Arlington, VA (SPX) Jul 14, 2011 - The Aerospace Industries Association is concerned about the substantial cuts being made to the budgets of NASA and NOAA in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science mark
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 14, 2011 - NASA has selected the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) to develop and manage the U.S. portion of the International Space Station that will be operated as a national laboratory.
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 13, 2011 - Expedition 28 Flight Engineers Mike Fossum and Ron Garan completed a six-hour, 31-minute spacewalk at 3:53 p.m. EDT Tuesday, retrieving a failed pump module for return to Earth, installing two exper
