Ontario OR (SPX) May 13, 2011 - A continuous, self funded research effort begun in Oregon in 1975 has resulted in a mature system for the intensive farming of Musca domestica, the Common Housefly. Fly Farm Systems has a patent pen
Houston TX (SPX) May 13, 2011 - Drinkable water is one of the primary and most important assets for human survival. So when preparing for a journey, whether to sea or to space, planners must take this vital resource into considera
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 13, 2011 - The Spacecraft Assembly Facility of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., was constructed in 1961 to support NASA's Ranger and Mariner missions to the moon, Venus and Mars. Ame
Cape Canaveral (AFP) May 13, 2011 - Two weeks after technical problems postponed the launch of Endeavour, engineers have fixed the problem and the crew looks set to lift off Monday on the space shuttle's final flight, NASA said.
Seattle WA (SPX) May 12, 2011 - Andrews Space (Andrews) has announced that it has successfully delivered the first of four fight-qualified Cargo Module Power Units (CMPUs) that will supply power to payloads aboard Orbital's Cygnus
Kennedy Space Center FL (NASA) May 12, 2011 - Astronauts climbing into a space shuttle are typically thinking about lots of things, from trajectories and abort scenarios to systems and when to talk to the launch team and mission controllers. No
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) May 12, 2011 - Six astronauts arrived at Kennedy Space Center on Thursday ahead of the second to last US space shuttle flight, with Endeavour set to lift off on Monday after a technical delay.
Austin TX (SPX) May 12, 2011 - The Texas Space Alliance congratulated the governor and legislature on passing what it hopes will be the first of a new wave of pro-commercial space laws in the last weeks, and called for the Texas
Randolph AFB TX (SPX) May 11, 2011 - How far can a higher education take you? About 220 nautical miles - straight up. That's at least true for retired Col. Steve Lindsey, an astronaut with NASA and graduate of the Air Force Institute o
Boston MA (SPX) May 10, 2011 - As part of its Discovery Program, NASA has selected three potential missions for 2016 that would look at Mars' interior for the first time; study an extraterrestrial ocean on one of Saturn's moons;
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) May 10, 2011 - Arianespace's third Ariane 5 flight of 2011 has entered its final preparations with installation of the ST-2 satellite on the launcher's SYLDA dual-passenger dispenser system, positioning it for the
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) May 10, 2011 - Perhaps one of the most impressive images is that of a space shuttle lifting off the launch pad. But more than just an impressive sight, images play a critical role in shuttle flight safety. Each su
Paris (AFP) May 10, 2011 - The maiden launch of the veteran Soviet-Russian rocket Soyuz from Europe's space base in South America has been scheduled for October, a spokesman for launch operators Arianespace said on Tuesday.
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) May 09, 2011 - The official ceremony marking ESA's handover of the Soyuz launch site to Arianespace took place at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, after the site was declared ready for the first flight and the
Kennedy Space Center FL (NASA) May 09, 2011 - NASA managers have retargeted space shuttle Endeavour's launch to no earlier than Monday, May 16. After a meeting on Friday, they also extended the length of Endeavour's STS-134 mission to the Inter
Washington (AFP) May 9, 2011 - NASA said Monday it expects repairs to be done in time for the space shuttle Endeavour to launch as planned on May 16, after a trio of delays due to technical problems in a fuel heating line.
