Houston TX (SPX) May 26, 2010 - Tuesday the space shuttle crew participated in interviews and prepared for its return to Earth. The first landing opportunity for Atlantis is Wednesday at 8:48 a.m. EDT at Kennedy Space Center.
Washington (AFP) May 26, 2010 - US museums are wasting no time in jostling to showcase the three retiring space shuttles after Atlantis touched down on Earth this week, capping the last scheduled mission of its 25-year career.
Washington (AFP) May 26, 2010 - The crew of the shuttle Atlantis made their final preparations for a return to Earth Wednesday after a 12-day resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Washington (AFP) May 26, 2010 - The US Air Force on Wednesday test launched a hypersonic cruise missile, with the vehicle accelerating to Mach 6 before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, officials said.
Mojave CA (SPX) May 26, 2010 - XCOR Aerospace and Masten Space Systems, two of the leaders in the New Space sector, have announced a strategic business and technology relationship to pursue jointly the anticipated NASA sponsored unmanned lander projects.
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) May 26, 2010 - The shuttle Atlantis returned to Earth Wednesday from the final space flight of its 25-year career, marking the beginning of a bittersweet end for NASA's storied space shuttle program.
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) May 26, 2010 - The shuttle Atlantis began its descent to Earth Wednesday, as it wrapped up the final mission of its 25-year career.
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) May 25, 2010 - NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft has resumed sending science data from deep space after engineers fixed a bug that had garbled the information it was sending back to Earth, a leading project scientist said on Monday.
Houston TX (SPX) May 25, 2010 - Atlantis astronauts stowed spacesuits, wrapped up the standard late inspection of the shuttle's thermal protection system ahead of schedule and enjoyed some time off Monday.
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) May 24, 2010 - Arianespace delivered another dual-satellite payload into orbit with a milestone flight that utilized the 50th Ariane 5 launch vehicle.
Washington (AFP) May 24, 2010 - The crew of the shuttle Atlantis inspected the craft's heat shields Monday ahead of its descent to Earth at the end of its final voyage into space, NASA said.
Sacramento CA (SPX) May 24, 2010 - Aerojet has completed a second set of hot-fire test sequences of its R-1E 25-pound thrust, bipropellant engine. This second test included more than 17,250 seconds of total burn time, demonstrating engine flexibility to operate under a broad variety of conditions expected for NASA's Orion service module. Initial test results indicate the engine performed successfully in simulated space-flight mission scenarios.
Washington (AFP) May 23, 2010 - The space shuttle Atlantis undocked Sunday from the International Space Station (ISS) and headed back to Earth to complete its final mission after successfully delivering tons of supplies.
Paris, France (SPX) May 21, 2010 - Arianespace's Ariane 5 mission with the ASTRA 3B and COMSATBw-2 satellite payloads is on track for a liftoff tomorrow evening, following the heavy-lift vehicle's rollout to the launch zone at the Spaceport in French Guiana this morning.
Tokyo (AFP) May 21, 2010 - A Japanese rocket blasted off early Friday and successfully launched a Venus probe and a kite-shaped space yacht designed to float through the cosmos using only the power of the sun.
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) May 21, 2010 - Boeing has announced that the X-51A WaveRider will make its first hypersonic flight test attempt from Edwards Air Force Base on Tuesday, May 25. The unmanned aerial vehicle will be released from a B-52 bomber off the southern California coast.
