Elkton MD (SPX) Dec 18, 2009 - It looked like a light show in Elkton, Md., on Tuesday, Dec. 15, as NASA ground tested a full-scale attitude control motor, or ACM. The motor operated with precision as its elaborate eight-valve control system opened and closed each valve at exactly the right moment with alternating bursts of light.
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 18, 2009 - The new European launcher lifted off from the South American launch site at Kourou, French Guyana, with thundering engines - a day of enormous importance for the entire European space effort.
Paris (UPI) Dec 16, 2009 - The European Space Agency says it's signed a contract for its next-generation star-mapper spacecraft, Gaia, to be launched by an Arianespace rocket.
Washington (AFP) Dec 16, 2009 - Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday she was personally skeptical of manned space missions and warned that NASA's future funding could depend on whether it was likely to create jobs.
Beijing, China (RIA Novosti) Dec 16, 2009 - China has put into orbit its first public-welfare mini satellite, Chinese official news agency Xinhua reported.
Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Dec 15, 2009 - NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, lifted off over the Pacific Ocean this morning on its way to map the entire sky in infrared light.
Washington (UPI) Dec 15, 2009 - The U.S. space agency and Saudi Arabia say they've signed a joint agreement calling for collaboration in lunar and asteroid science research.
Reston VA (SPX) Dec 14, 2009 - AIAA President Dave Thompson has testified before the House Committee on Science and Technology on Decisions on the Future Direction and Funding for NASA: What Will They Mean for the U.S. Aerospace Workforce and Industrial Base? Thompson and his fellow panelists were asked to address the effects of NASA's future direction and funding on the country's aerospace industry and the nation as a whole.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 14, 2009 - The launch of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission is now rescheduled for Dec. 14, with a launch window of 6:09 to 6:23 a.m. PST (9:09 to 9:23 a.m. EST).
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Dec 11, 2009 - Alliant Techsystems successfully tested its newly developed Castor 30 upper stage solid rocket motor today at the U.S. Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) in Tennessee.
Moscow, China (XNA) Dec 09, 2009 - Russia is scheduled to launch a MIM1 experiment module to the International Space Station (ISS) next year, said the head of Russia's aerospace conglomerate on Monday.
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Dec 08, 2009 - Arianespace's seventh and final Ariane 5 launch of 2009 has been given the green light today, clearing this mission for a mid-day liftoff on December 9 with the French Helios 2B military observation satellite.
Mojave, California (AFP) Dec 8, 2009 - British billionaire Richard Branson unveiled a commercial rocket plane here that will allow tourists a chance to view the Earth and experience weightlessness from suborbital space.
Washington (UPI) Dec 8, 2009 - NASA says it is offering paid internships to engineering students who have ideas on how future explorers might live on the moon.
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 07, 2009 - The 30th anniversary of Ariane's first flight was celebrated in Washington, D.C., where Arianespace Chairman and CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall underscored the importance of launch services maturity and continuity in today's competitive marketplace.
Moscow, India (RIA Novosti) Dec 07, 2009 - Russia will launch four manned and six cargo supply missions to the International Space Station in 2010, space agency Roscosmos said on Friday.
