Washington (AFP) July 8, 2011 - President Barack Obama gave Atlantis an inspirational final sendoff Friday, hailing astronauts and crew of the 30-year shuttle program and evoking new boundaries in space, notably a mission to Mars.
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Jul 08, 2011 - NASA research pilot John Manke worked through his prelaunch checklist while the X-24B lifting body hung beneath the wing of a modified B-52 cruising at an altitude of 45,000 feet over California's M
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) July 8, 2011 - Riding a space shuttle is sort of like surging skyward aboard a high-speed, rickety roller coaster and then returning through a pulsing cosmic nightclub, US astronaut Terry Virts says.
Hampton VA (SPX) Jul 07, 2011 - A team from NASA's Langley Research Center is excited to be returning to Summer Motion in Ashland, Ky. for the second year in a row. NASA technicians and others from the Hampton, Va., facility
London, UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2011 - New space technologies that could benefit the NHS, and the first step in the reduction of insurance costs for satellite operators were the topics of discussion Monday July 4 when Minister for Univer
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) July 7, 2011 - Tourists crowded into central Florida on Thursday as NASA forged ahead with plans to launch Atlantis on the final mission of the US shuttle program despite stormy weather.
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Jul 07, 2011 - Arianespace's Communications satellite operator Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) has chosen Arianespace to launch its new satellite, THOR 7. The THOR 7 satellite will be placed into geost
Washington (AFP) July 6, 2011 - NASA needs new technology breakthroughs to revitalize its mission to explore the universe, President Barack Obama said Wednesday as the shuttle Atlantis was preparing for its final mission.
Boulder CO (SPX) Jul 06, 2011 - The University of Colorado Boulder is involved with five different space science payloads ranging from antibody tests that may lead to new bone-loss treatments to an experiment to improve vaccine ef
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jul 06, 2011 - The countdown for the final space shuttle launch began Tuesday at 1 p.m. EDT, starting at the T-43 hour mark. However, the launch-day weather forecast looks less than favorable for Friday's 11:26 a.
Beijing (XNA) Jul 06, 2011 - China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Tuesday said it will lauch an experimental orbiter in China's Shi-Jian satellite series in coming days. The orbiter, SJ-11-03, will be boosted by Chi
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) July 6, 2011 - Stormy weather could postpone the last-ever flight of the US shuttle program by delaying Atlantis's final mission to the International Space Station a day or two, NASA said Wednesday.
Bangalore, India (SPX) Jul 05, 2011 - Preparations for the forthcoming launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C17) carrying India's communication satellite GSAT-12 are progressing well at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 05, 2011 - The end of the space shuttle program does not mean the end of NASA, or even of NASA sending humans into space. NASA has a robust program of exploration, technology development and scientific researc
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jul 05, 2011 - On the Fourth of July, the four STS-135 crew members arrived in two T-38 jets at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility at approximately 2:30 p.m. EDT. Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) July 5, 2011 - Showers and thunderstorms are likely to force a delay to this week's planned final launch of the space shuttle, NASA's weather officer said on Tuesday.
