Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Oct 05, 2010 - The Eutelsat W3B satellite for Arianespace's upcoming Ariane 5 mission has arrived at the Spaceport, where it will undergo final checkout for its October 28 liftoff.
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Oct 05, 2010 - Russia's Rokot carrier rockets will take two European Space Agency (ESA) scientific satellites to orbit in 2012-2013, the head of the ESA Moscow Office said on Monday.
Beijing, China (XNA) Oct 04, 2010 - China's second unmanned lunar probe, Chang'e-2, was maneuvered to correct its trajectory on the earth-moon transfer orbit Saturday.
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 04, 2010 - All six Globalstar satellites for the upcoming Soyuz flight from Baikonur Cosmodrome have been integrated on their dispenser system, marking a new milestone in this key mission to be performed October 19 for Arianespace by its Starsem affiliate.
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 04, 2010 - Secure World Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of a new analysis of President Barack Obama's National Space Policy (NSP).
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 04, 2010 - NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) on Friday agreed to update the International Space Station launch schedule. The target launch dates for the last planned space shuttle flight, STS-134 on Endeavour, will be Feb. 27 and the Automated Transfer Vehicle-2 (ATV-2) will be Feb. 15.
Beijing (AFP) Oct 2, 2010 - China on Friday celebrated 61 years of communist rule with the launch of its second lunar probe -- the next step in its ambitious programme to become the second country to put a man on the moon.
On 30 October 1985, Space Shuttle Challenger launched with the European Spacelab research module on board.
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 01, 2010 - Should scientists working as government contractors be forced to submit to unrestricted and intrusive background checks-even when their work is low risk, unclassified, and doesn't require security clearance?
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 01, 2010 - The Commercial Spaceflight Federation applauds last night's historic vote by the House of Representatives approving the NASA Authorization Act of 2010, a bill already passed by the Senate on August 5. The legislation now goes to the President for his signature.
Xichang, China (XNA) Oct 01, 2010 - A rocket carrying China's second unmanned lunar probe, Chang'e II, is at its final stage of preparation before launch, the Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) in southwestern Sichuan Province said Thursday.
Washington (AFP) Sept 30, 2010 - The US Congress has approved NASA's 2011 budget, which provides funds for the development of commercial spaceflights and an additional space shuttle flight.
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 30, 2010 - Expedition 25 Commander Doug Wheelock along with Flight Engineer Shannon Walker continued working on the Water Processing Assembly (WPA). They worked to install a hose and sample port adapter to provide an alternate source of potable water to the WPA. Working on the WPA proved difficult due to a loose component which prevented them from rotating a rack as required by their procedures.
Xichang, China (XNA) Sep 30, 2010 - China will launch its second lunar probe, Chang'e II, at an appropriate time between Oct. 1 and 3, the Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) in southwest China's Sichuan Province announced Wednesday.
Raleigh NC (SPX) Sep 30, 2010 - The key to the stability of any building is its foundation, but it is difficult to test some building sites in advance - such as those on the moon. New research from North Carolina State University is helping resolve the problem by using computer models that can utilize a small sample of soil to answer fundamental questions about how soil at a building site will interact with foundations.
Moscow (AFP) Sept 29, 2010 - A Russian company on Wednesday announced plans to launch a comfortable space hotel for tourists who up to now have shared cramped accommodation with astronauts, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.
