El Segundo CA (SPX) Jul 08, 2010 - The launch of the Space-Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) spacecraft planned for July 8, 2010, has been delayed pending resolution of a test anomaly associated with another Minotaur IV launch vehicle undergoing test in the factory.
Denver CO (SPX) Jul 07, 2010 - The Orion crew exploration vehicle has successfully completed the Phase 1 Safety Review of NASA's Human Rating Requirements for space exploration in low Earth orbit and beyond.
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 07, 2010 - United Space Alliance reports that the company will layoff about 15 percent of its current Space Shuttle workforce, effective October 1, 2010, in order to align the workforce level with the company's Space Shuttle Program Operations Contract work scope and current budget.
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 05, 2010 - When it comes to space travel, no propulsion method surpasses the sheer romance of solar sailing, literally flight on light. We invite you to learn of the exciting advances in the field at a free public event on July 21, 2010 - Solar Sailing: Pathway to the Stars.
Moscow (AFP) July 4, 2010 - An unmanned Russian resupply vessel docked at the International Space Station (ISS) Sunday, two days after an earlier attempt failed, the Russian and US space flight control centres said.
Dulles VA (SPX) Jul 02, 2010 - Orbital Sciences has announced it has received two separate orders from NASA to launch scientific satellites on its industry-leading small rockets, Pegasus XL and Taurus XL.
Moscow (AFP) July 2, 2010 - An unmanned Russian Progress cargo ship on Friday failed to dock as planned with the International Space Station (ISS) after flying past the facility in a rare mishap, mission control said.
Moscow (AFP) July 2, 2010 - An unmanned Russian Progress cargo ship on Friday failed to dock as planned with the International Space Station (ISS) after missing the facility, mission control said.
Washington (AFP) July 1, 2010 - NASA said Thursday it was postponing the final two space shuttle launches before the program is phased out, citing a delay in needed equipment.
Seattle WA (SPX) Jul 01, 2010 - Seattle's Museum of Flight has broken ground on the first phase of its new 15,500-square-foot Human Space Flight Gallery. While the Museum has long planned to expand its space exhibits, the new state-of-the-art gallery is a precondition to being awarded one of the retiring United States Space Shuttles, which may be delivered on the back of a Boeing 747 as early as July, 2011.
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Jul 01, 2010 - A Russian cargo spacecraft, Progress M-06M, lifted off toward the International Space Station at 19:35 Moscow time [15:35 GMT] on Wednesday, the Russian space agency Roscosmos said.
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 01, 2010 - Spacecraft attempting to land on an unfamiliar surface need to perform a maneuver called deep throttling - a step that allows the vehicle to precisely throttle down to perform a smooth, controlled landing. NASA, in partnership with Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR) headquartered in Canoga Park, Calif., has demonstrated this type of engine control capability to help design a more reliable and robust descent engine that could be used to land space exploration vehicles on the moon, an asteroid or another planet.
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 30, 2010 - Alcan Global Aerospace Transportation and Industry (Alcan Global ATI), part of Alcan Engineered Products - a business unit of Rio Tinto - congratulates SpaceX on the recent successful inaugural flight of its Falcon 9 launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Falcon 9 and its Dragon spacecraft are designed to re-supply the International Space Station under contract with NASA.
Sacramento CA (SPX) Jun 30, 2010 - Aerojet, reports that its innovative ion propulsion engine - built in partnership between Aerojet and NASA's Glenn Research Center - has completed a test series encompassing the requirements of a wide range of ambitious space missions, including the recently announced Flagship Technology Demonstrator first mission (FTD-1).
Moscow (AFP) June 29, 2010 - A Soyuz spacecraft briefly undocked from the International Space Station and re-docked at a different module late Monday, Russian space officials said.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 29, 2010 - NASA's plucky Voyager 2 spacecraft has hit a long-haul operations milestone - operating continuously for 12,000 days. For nearly 33 years, the venerable spacecraft has been returning data about the giant outer planets, and the characteristics and interaction of solar wind between and beyond the planets.
