Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Feb 24, 2011 - The shuttle Discovery blasted off Thursday on its final odyssey into orbit, marking the beginning of the end for what has been a central mission of the US space program for three decades.
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Feb 24, 2011 - The Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos is positive about a recently advanced idea to send Olympic Flame to the International Space Station (ISS) and back to Earth as a part of the preparations f
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Feb 24, 2011 - Discovery, NASA's oldest and most journeyed space shuttle, is poised to launch Thursday on its final mission, wrapping up a near three-decade legacy of orbital travel.
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Feb 24, 2011 - Discovery, NASA's oldest and most journeyed space shuttle, is poised to launch Thursday on its final mission to the International Space Station, wrapping up a near three-decade legacy of orbital travel.
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Feb 24, 2011 - Six American astronauts climbed aboard Discovery on Thursday as the most journeyed US shuttle counted down to its final odyssey in orbit, closing a chapter on the US space program.
Houston TX (SPX) Feb 24, 2011 - The Expedition 26 crew took some time off Wednesday as it gets ready for the arrival of Europe's second cargo vehicle Johannes Kepler. Flight Engineer Paolo Nespoli spent time Wednesday packing ge
Boca Raton FL (SPX) Feb 23, 2011 - Mitchell J. Schultz, space tourism specialist and managing director of Xtraordinary Adventures, recently published several articles about the possiblities of a mishap in early private space flight,
McLean VA (SPX) Feb 23, 2011 - Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has announced it was awarded a contract extension by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the Unified NASA Information T
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Feb 23, 2011 - NASA's most heavily traveled spacecraft, the shuttle Discovery, is to launch Thursday on its final mission after a storied, 27-year career that has broken ground in many ways.
Esrange, Sweden (SPX) Feb 23, 2011 - Yesterday at 12:50 local time the student rocket REXUS 9 took aloft from Esrange Space Center in the northern part of Sweden. The rocket, with its four experiments, reached an altitude of 80.6 km an
Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2011 - NASA on Wednesday pushed back by one day launch of its Glory Earth-observation satellite, the US space agency said.
Orlando FL (SPX) Feb 23, 2011 - The CEO and president of Richard Branson's space company, Virgin Galactic, will discuss the promise of space tourism at the University of Central Florida on Monday, Feb. 28. George Whitesides
Abu Dhabi (SPX) Feb 23, 2011 - Space and satellite forum to highlight regional business opportunities for private and public sector investors - tourists will fly into space for $25,000 by 2030 The plethora of opportunities for p
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Feb 23, 2011 - NASA gave the green light for the space shuttle Discovery to blast off Thursday, saying the countdown to the aging shuttle's final mission before retirement was going beautifully.
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Feb 23, 2011 - NASA has given the green light for the space shuttle Discovery to blast off on Thursday on the final mission of its 27-year career.
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Feb 22, 2011 - NASA said Tuesday the space shuttle Discovery is ready to fly on its final mission to the International Space Station and the weather looks good for launch on February 24.
