Moffett Field CA (SPX) Sep 03, 2010 - By rigging large pieces of cloth atop boats, early explorers harnessed the wind to voyage across oceans. Now, modern space explorers want to use sails to send spacecraft to the far reaches of the solar system and beyond. These sails will be made of large, ultra-thin gossamer plastic sheets that, instead of wind, will be propelled using sunlight.
Ottawa (AFP) Sept 2, 2010 - Astronaut Chris Hadfield in 2013 will become the first Canadian to command the International Space Station (ISS), the Canadian Space Agency announced Thursday.
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 02, 2010 - On Aug. 5, the San Jose copper and gold mine near the northern town of Copiapo, Chile, collapsed, trapping 33 miners about a half mile underground.
Huntsville AL (SPX) Sep 02, 2010 - With a loud roar and mighty column of flame, NASA and ATK Aerospace Systems successfully completed a two-minute, full-scale test of the largest and most powerful solid rocket motor designed for flight. The motor is potentially transferable to future heavy-lift launch vehicle designs.
Cape Canveral FL (SPX) Sep 02, 2010 - The Italian-built multi-purpose logistics module (MPLM) called Leonardo was built to serve the same purpose as its two brothers, Rafaello and Donatello: to ferry supplies, equipment, experiments and other cargo to and from the International Space Station via the space shuttle's payload bay. Now the module formerly known as Leonardo is on its way to a permanent assignment in space.
Reston VA (SPX) Aug 31, 2010 - Raytheon Technical Services Company has received a contract valued up to $120 million to support facilities and operations for astronaut training at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) and Sonny Carter Training Facility in Houston.
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Aug 31, 2010 - A new experiment designed to reveal the origin and structure of the universe has reached its last stop on Earth before it's set to ride into orbit aboard space shuttle Endeavour early next year.
Washington (AFP) Aug 31, 2010 - NASA and aerospace company ATK Aerospace Systems successfully tested Tuesday the most powerful solid-fuel rocket engine ever, even though its future in the space program remains in doubt.
Paris, France (ESA) Aug 30, 2010 - Nearing the end of its third month of continuous operation, the International Space Station's ship-tracking experiment has experienced a marked increase in data quality. Now it operates along with a dedicated satellite carrying the same receiver.
Copenhagen (AFP) Aug 30, 2010 - The launch into space of Denmark's first privately-built rocket has been postponed to Thursday due to bad weather conditions, one of its builders said.
Herlev, Denmark (SPX) Aug 27, 2010 - The Danish high-tech company Terma is to head a European space project with the objective to take measurements and make observations from the International Space Station (ISS).
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Aug 26, 2010 - Unlike its predecessor, the experimental sharp-edged spacecraft SHEFEX II (SHarp Edge Flight EXperiment) will be actively controlled during its re-entry into the atmosphere. The German Aerospace Center has developed a custom aerodynamic flight control system for SHEFEX II, which will be used to control the craft as it returns to Earth.
Manhattan KS (SPX) Aug 24, 2010 - The final frontier may be no further than Manhattan, Kan., as a team of Kansas State University researchers launches a project funded by a $1.2 million grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Houston (UPI) Aug 24, 2010 - U.S. scientists say they can trick the brains of astronauts to simulate the dizzying effects experienced when returning to Earth after a long period in space.
Concord MA (SPX) Aug 24, 2010 - Though phenomenally fit, astronauts grow weak after prolonged missions in zero gravity. To help combat muscle atrophy, a Spanish company using SolidWorks software has developed a sophisticated system to test their strength in space.
Copenhagen, Denmark (UPI) Aug 24, 2010 - Astronauts, cosmonauts and even Chinese Sinonauts may soon have company in space, two Denmark engineers say -- so get ready for the Danonauts.
