Moscow (AFP) Dec 6, 2010 - A programming error may have caused a rocket carrying three Russian navigation satellites to fail to reach orbit, a Russian space agency source told the RIA Novosti news agency on Monday.
Boulder CO (SPX) Dec 06, 2010 - As part of their suborbital spaceflight training, Southwest Research Institute researchers and suborbital payload specialists Dr. Alan Stern and Dr. Dan Durda have continued their spaceflight traini
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Dec 06, 2010 - Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, and NASA are to sign a protocol on joint projects in manned and unmanned space travel, the Russian agency's head, Alexei Perminov, said on Wednesday. We are
Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Dec 06, 2010 - Boeing has announced the successful de-orbit and landing of the Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), also known as the X-37B, for the U.S. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO). The X-37B landed at 1:16
Moscow (AFP) Dec 5, 2010 - Three Russian navigation satellites crashed into the Pacific off the US state of Hawaii Sunday after the rocket carrying them failed to reach orbit, officials from the Russian space agency said.
Cancun, Mexico (AFP) Dec 5, 2010 - Negotiators on climate change were raising their hopes Sunday after signs of modest progress in Mexico, but a dispute over the future of the Kyoto Protocol threatened to derail momentum.
Moscow (AFP) Dec 5, 2010 - Three Russian satellites were believed to have crashed into the Pacific on Sunday after the rocket carrying them failed to reach orbit following a launch from Baikonur, the defence ministry said.
Washington (AFP) Dec 3, 2010 - An unmanned US Air Force spacecraft with a vaguely defined military mission landed early Friday in California after a seven-month mission, officials said.
Washington (AFP) Dec 3, 2010 - The shuttle Discovery's final mission to the International Space Station will be delayed until February 3 at the earliest as engineers try to solve the mystery of the cracked fuel tank, NASA said Friday.
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 03, 2010 - As the International Space Station transitions from its assembly phase to full utilization as a unique scientific outpost, NASA is investing in the station's future use by ensuring a wide pool of or
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Dec 02, 2010 - Long before a space shuttle crew spots its intended landing target, mission controllers closely monitor the spacecraft, the astronauts and the weather at a roster of runways around the globe. Meanwh
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 1, 2010 - In late September 2010, after many months of debate, Congress passed the NASA Authorization Act of 2010. This three-year authorization demonstrated a bipartisan, cooperative effort on the part of bo
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Dec 01, 2010 - The first SpaceX Falcon 9 demonstration launch for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program is targeted for liftoff on Tuesday, Dec. 7. Liftoff will occur from Launch Complex 40 at
Washington (AFP) Nov 30, 2010 - American firm SpaceX readied Tuesday the first demonstration launch of its Falcon 9 rocket to low Earth orbit for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program next week.
Orlando FL (SPX) Nov 30, 2010 - A space shuttle main engine burns at 6,000 degrees F, but the outside of the nozzle remains cool to the touch. Prior to launch, sometimes it even frosts over. The nozzle technology that allows
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Nov 29, 2010 - As concerns about Iran's military power among Arab states in the Persian Gulf mount, the United Arab Emirates and tiny Bahrain are acquiring U.S.-built long-range artillery rocket systems amid a major arms buildup to counter the Islamic Republic.
