Washington (AFP) Feb 17, 2010 - Two US astronauts from the space shuttle Endeavour prepared to unveil a room with an out-of-this-world view in the third spacewalk of their mission to attach a new room to the International Space Station.
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 17, 2010 - Hundreds of ground crew workers at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. have been working since Friday afternoon to keep buildings safe and ensure essential employees are there to support the Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-130) mission and the launch and operation of the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). Crews continue to work very hard to make sure the Center is ready to return to normal operations once this storm is over.
Upham NM (SPX) Feb 17, 2010 - The first batch of concrete was poured Thursday, February 11, marking the start of the final concrete finish phase of the runway construction at Spaceport America, the world's first purposebuilt commercial spaceport. The runway project, which began in August 2009, is expected to be completed this summer, according to the New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA).
Houston TX (SPX) Feb 17, 2010 - The crew of space shuttle Endeavour awoke at 4:15 p.m. EST to the song Window on the World by Jimmy Buffett, played for Mission Specialist Kathryn Hire.
Washington (AFP) Feb 17, 2010 - US President Barack Obama told astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) Wednesday that he was deeply committed to space exploration, after scrapping plans to return Americans to the moon.
Houston TX (SPX) Feb 16, 2010 - The International Space Station's new viewport is facing the Earth now, ready to provide a panoramic view of the planet below and approaching cargo ships. Relocation of the cupola from the Tranquility node's forward port to its new location was completed at 1:31 a.m. EST.
Brasilia, Brazil (XNA) Feb 16, 2010 - Brazil and China will postpone their fourth joint satellite launching from 2010 to mid-2011, a Brazilian official said Wednesday.
Jakarta, Indonesia (XNA) Feb 16, 2010 - The United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) offered Indonesia's National Flight and Space Agency (LAPAN) to participate in researches at the International Space Station, Kompas daily quoted an official as saying on Saturday.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 16, 2010 - Twenty years ago on February 14, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft had sailed beyond the outermost planet in our solar system and turned its camera inward to snap a series of final images that would be its parting valentine to the string of planets it called home.
Paris, France (ESA) Feb 16, 2010 - The biggest window ever launched to space has been installed in its final position on the Earth-facing port of Node-3. The latches and 16 electrically driven bolts were engaged today at 07:31 CET (06:31 GMT). Opening of the window shutters is foreseen for Wednesday.
Washington (AFP) Feb 15, 2010 - Endeavour astronauts on Monday attached a windowed cupola to the International Space Station (ISS), affording its inhabitants a spectacular view of Earth, as well as additional living and work space.
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Feb 15, 2010 - SES ASTRA's ASTRA 3B spacecraft was delivered by an Antonov An-124 cargo jetliner, which landed yesterday (February 10) at Rochambeau International Airport near the capital city of Cayenne.
Washington (AFP) Feb 14, 2010 - Endeavour shuttle astronauts wrapped-up a near six-hour spacewalk early Sunday, installing fluid tubes to the landmark observation deck on the International Space Station.
Huntsville AL (SPX) Feb 12, 2010 - Instruments scanning outer space for cataclysmic explosions called gamma-ray bursts are detecting intense flashes of gamma-ray energy right here in the friendly skies of Earth. These terrestrial gamma-ray flashes, or TGFs, blast through thunderstorms close to the altitude where commercial airliners fly.
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 12, 2010 - Arianespace has been chosen to launch the French-Italian Athena-Fidus dual use satellite, within the scope of a contract signed by Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio and the French and Italian space agencies, CNES and ASI.
Reston VA (SPX) Feb 12, 2010 - International Launch Services (ILS) and global satellite operator SES has announced the ILS Proton launch of the SES-3 satellite with the Kazsat-2 telecommunications satellite in 2011.
