New Orleans LA (SPX) May 05, 2010 - External Tank-137 has left the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility bound for Kennedy Space Center. Lockheed Martin completed the build of ET-137 for NASA on April 30 and rolled the tank into the enclosed barge, Pegasus, on May 1. However, high winds in the New Orleans area delayed earlier plans to depart Michoud.
Washington (AFP) May 5, 2010 - NASA gave the green light Wednesday for the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis, officially setting the mission clock on its journey to the International Space Station for May 14 at 2:20 pm (1820 GMT).
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.
NASA will send two astronauts, a veteran undersea engineer and an experienced scientist into the ocean depths off Florida's east coast this month to test exploration concepts and learn more about working in an unforgiving, treacherous environment.
Potsdam NY (SPX) May 05, 2010 - Clarkson University alumnus Michael L. Sarafin is the lead shuttle flight director for the Atlantis space shuttle mission STS-132, scheduled to launch from Kennedy Space Center on May 14. Sarafin graduated from Clarkson in 1994 with a bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering.
Long Beach CA (SPX) May 05, 2010 - Sea Launch has accepted the terms of agreement for debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing from Energia Overseas Limited (EOL). As a result of the court-approved agreement, EOL will replace Sea Launch's existing DIP lender, Space Launch Services (SLS).
Sacramento CA (SPX) May 04, 2010 - Aerojet and Florida Turbine Technologies (FTT) have announced that the companies have entered into a strategic partnership to compete for research, development and production on NASA's new hydrocarbon engine and advanced upper stage engine.
Washington DC (SPX) May 04, 2010 - High school students in the United States are invited to participate in NASA's Interdisciplinary National Science Program Incorporating Research Experience, or INSPIRE, through the program's online learning community.
Cpae Canveral FL (SPX) May 04, 2010 - Less than two weeks remain until space shuttle Atlantis' liftoff on its STS-132 mission, targeted for May 14 at 2:20 p.m. EDT. At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians will attach the orbital midbody unit to Atlantis.
Houston (UPI) May 4, 2010 - NASA says the six astronauts will fly space shuttle Atlantis on its last scheduled mission practiced entry simulations Tuesday.
Tehran, Iran (XNA) May 04, 2010 - A senior official of Iran's Ministry of Telecommunications, Mohammad Hosseinpour, said Monday that Iran will launch two telecommunication satellites in 2010, local satellite Press TV reported.
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) May 03, 2010 - Russia's Progress M-05M space freighter docked with the International Space Station (ISS) manually late on Saturday night, a spokesman for the Russian Mission Control Center said.
Moscow (AFP) May 1, 2010 - A Russian cargo spaceship on Saturday docked at the International Space Station, authorities said, three days after launching from Kazakhstan with supplies that included sweets and chocolate.
Vienna, VA (SPX) Apr 30, 2010 - Space Adventures has announced that the company has entered into an exclusive marketing agreement with Armadillo Aerospace, LLC, a leading developer of reusable rocket powered vehicles.
Washington DC (AFP) Apr 29, 2010 - US military scientists lost contact with a hypersonic glider nine minutes into its inaugural test flight last week, a defence research agency said on Tuesday. The unmanned Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 is designed to fly through the upper reaches of Earth's atmosphere at speeds of up to Mach 20, providing the US military with a possible platform for striking targets anywhere on the planet with conventional weapons.
Washington DC (AFP) Apr 29, 2010 - US military scientists lost contact with a hypersonic glider nine minutes into its inaugural test flight last week, a defence research agency said on Tuesday. The unmanned Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 is designed to fly through the upper reaches of Earth's atmosphere at speeds of up to Mach 20, providing the US military with a possible platform for striking targets anywhere on the planet with conventional weapons.
