Beijing (XNA) May 10, 2010 - China's space authorities added seven new members to its astronaut crew on Friday, with two women included for the first time. As usual, the names of the second batch of astronauts were not disclosed. However, space authorities did reveal in a press release that they are all aged 30 to 35, married and have college diplomas.
Sacramento CA (SPX) May 10, 2010 - Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, along with NASA and the Lockheed Martin-led Orion industry team, successfully launched the first integrated Orion launch abort system flight test. Conducted at the U.S. Army's White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, the test drew more than 1,100 attendees including space industry leaders, NASA center dignitaries and Congressional representatives.
Ahmedabad, India (AFP) May 10, 2010 - An 83-year-old Indian holy man who says he has spent seven decades without food or water has astounded a team of military doctors who studied him during a two-week observation period.
Moscow (RIA NOVOSTI) May 10, 2010 - The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) has loaded a Russian space freighter with garbage and readied the spacecraft for undocking, Mission Control said on Friday.
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) May 10, 2010 - The U.S. Space Shuttle program may not come to an end this year, Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said in a statement, citing International Space Station (ISS) manager.
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) May 10, 2010 - Launch of space shuttle Atlantis on its STS-132 mission to the International Space Station officially is set for May 14 at 2:20 p.m. EDT. At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians working at Launch Pad 39A will replenish the liquid hydrogen storage tank and perform recharge operations for the gaseous oxygen.
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) May 10, 2010 - NASA says space shuttle Atlantis's last crew prepared Monday for pre-launch training in advance of the shuttle's final mission.
Houston (UPI) May 7, 2010 - The crew of space shuttle Atlantis will enter quarantine Friday night in Houston ahead of the mission launch scheduled for May 14, NASA announced.
Sacramento CA (SPX) May 06, 2010 - Aerojet has announced that NASA has successfully completed altitude testing of Aerojet's advanced 5500-lbf Liquid Oxygen (LOX)/Liquid Methane (LCH4) Rocket Engine at NASA's White Sands Test Facility (WSTF). The 5500-lbf LO2/LCH4 engine development effort is funded by the Propulsion and Cryogenics Advanced Development Project (PCAD) under NASA's Exploration Technology Development Program.
Paris, France (SPX) May 06, 2010 - North American satellite operator and services provider, Hughes, has engaged Arianespace to orbit its powerful Ka-Band broadband satellite Jupiter. Arianespace has announced that it has been selected by Hughes Network Systems to launch its Ka-Band, high-throughput Jupiter satellite. The contract calls for a launch in the first half of 2012.
Washington DC (SPX) May 06, 2010 - NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are asking for proposals to enhance small satellite experiments on the International Space Station. The goal is to better utilize the station as a test bed for advanced space technologies.
Houston (UPI) May 6, 2010 - A University of Texas study has contradicted previous research by finding early life exposure to ultraviolet-A light does not cause melanoma in a fish model.
Washington (AFP) May 6, 2010 - The US space agency NASA successfully tested an emergency abort system for the space shuttle's successor, Orion, Thursday at a remote test site in the New Mexico desert.
Washington DC (SPX) May 06, 2010 - The Pad Abort 1 team has completed the checkout of the range systems and everything is locked down and ready for launch. The next milestone is removing the thermal cover from the launch abort vehicle which is scheduled for 2 a.m. EDT. Call to stations is at 6 a.m. NASA TV coverage begins at 8:30 a.m.
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) May 06, 2010 - Launch of space shuttle Atlantis on its STS-132 mission to the International Space Station officially is set for May 14 at 2:20 p.m. EDT. Top NASA managers made the decision at the end of Wednesday's Flight Readiness Review at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) May 05, 2010 - Iran is set to launch two satellites under a deal with Russia, the Iranian media has reported. The Tehran Times said Russia and Iran inked the deal during last week's visit to Moscow by Iranian Communications and Information Technology Minister Reza Taqipour.
