Washington (AFP) July 13, 2011 - If you think of the shuttle as a kind of big space bus, the future for US astronauts will be a lot like squeezing into a three-seat compact car, made by Russia, for a very long road trip.
Covington, LA (SPX) Jul 13, 2011 - Globalstar, Inc., has been rescheduled by launch services provider Arianespace. The ground equipment issue which initially forced the postponement of the launch has been resolved. Arianespace has an
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
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (SPX) Jul 13, 2011 - Arianespace successfully orbited another batch of six spacecraft for Globalstar's second-generation satellite network this morning on a mission performed with the medium-lift Soyuz launcher from Bai
Washington (AFP) July 13, 2011 - Private companies, aided by NASA's cash and expertise in human space flight, are rushing to be the first to build a space capsule to replace the retiring US shuttle in the next few years.
Washington (AFP) July 13, 2011 - Singer Elton John's Rocket Man was played Wednesday to wake up the crew aboard the International Space Station, with the shuttle Atlantis docked on its last mission.
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jul 12, 2011 - With its beginnings rooted deeply in the historic days of Apollo, the MILA Spaceflight Tracking and Data Network Station has played a key role throughout the 30 years of the Space Shuttle Program. B
Washington (UPI) Jul 12, 2011 - U.S. scientific societies and universities have sent a letter urging policymakers, in their need to cut spending, to avoid singling out specific programs.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 12, 2011 - It's taken long enough, but it seems that we are finally getting close to the launch of Tiangong 1, China's first space laboratory. This small, cylindrical spacecraft will almost certainly take off
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 12, 2011 - STS-135 Flight Day 4 is drawing to a close as the crews of the International Space Station and Atlantis prepare for bed at 6:29 p.m. EDT and 6:59 p.m., respectively. They attached the Raffaell
Tucson, AZ (SPX) Jul 12, 2011 - The Planetary Science Institute (PSI) and XCOR Aerospace have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that lays the groundwork for flying the human-operated Atsa Suborbital Observatory aboard XCOR's Ly
Washington (AFP) July 12, 2011 - Two US astronauts wrapped up the the last spacewalk of the shuttle era Tuesday at the International Space Station, where Atlantis is docked on the final mission of the 30-year US program.
Bethesda MD (SPX) Jul 12, 2011 - Yesterday, at 11:07 a.m. EDT, Commander Chris Ferguson guided Space Shuttle Atlantis into Pressurized Mating Adapter #2 on the International Space Station's (ISS) Harmony node. The two spacecraft we
Washington DC (AFNS) Jul 11, 2011 - Dennis C. (Chris) Malbon (Lieutenant Colonel, ret.) supports the Space Shuttle mission in multiple capacities as MMT liaison officer, Support Operations Center Director, senior field training office
Bristol PA (SPX) Jul 11, 2011 - As the space shuttle Atlantis, carrying DUNMORE Corporation's Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) materials, completes the last journey of the 30-year program, DUNMORE is looking forward to a growing range
Washington (AFP) July 11, 2011 - Astronauts aboard the shuttle Atlantis will get one extra day in space as they restock the International Space Station with a year's worth of food and supplies, NASA said Monday.
