Washington DC (SPX) Nov 19, 2009 - House Committee on Science and Technology Chairman Bart Gordon (D-TN) and Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Chairwoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) congratulated National Administration of Space and Aeronautics (NASA) on making TIME's List of 50 Best Inventions of 2009.
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Nov 19, 2009 - The U.S. ambassador to Moscow confirmed on Tuesday that the United States will continue to use Russian Soyuz spacecraft after space shuttles retire from service in 2010.
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 18, 2009 - The crew has completed the set up of the Centerline Berthing Camera System that will be used during the rendezvous with the station Wednesday.
Titusville, Fla. (UPI) Nov 18, 2009 - NASA's Astronaut Glove Challenge competition, with a $400,000 prize, will test gloves independent inventors designed and constructed for use in space.
USAF Academy CO (AFNS) Nov 18, 2009 - A U.S. Air Force Academy space weather experiment heads for the International Space Station aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis after the shuttle lifted off at at 2:28 p.m. EST Nov. 16 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Nov 17, 2009 - The second man to set foot on the moon, former US astronaut Buzz Aldrin, urged Brazil to start investing in manned space flights if it doesn't want to miss out on their huge economic potential.
El Segundo CA (SPX) Nov 17, 2009 - Medical and technical experts at Wyle are assisting two important NASA projects on the International Space Station. Their efforts will help astronauts cope with effects of long-duration spaceflight similar to what might be experienced in a future mission to Mars.
Austin TX (SPX) Nov 17, 2009 - For the fourth time this year, NASA's Shuttle fleet is carrying a series of experiments being conducted by Austin-based Astrogenetix, a commercial biotech company created to use microgravity to develop the foundation of new medicines.
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 17, 2009 - NASA is ready to cooperate with China in space exploration, the head of the US agency said Tuesday, as Beijing aims to send a manned mission to the moon by around 2020.
Moscow, Russia (XNA) Nov 16, 2009 - President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia will prioritize the development of nuclear energy, especially the use of nuclear technology in spacecraft. Medvedev made the announcement Thursday during his annual address to the Federal Assembly.
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Nov 16, 2009 - Atlantis blasted off Monday carrying vital supplies and spare parts for the International Space Station to extend its life past the 2010 retirement of the aging shuttle fleet.
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) Nov 16, 2009 - Monarch and painted lady butterfly larvae rode into space Monday aboard space shuttle Atlantis in an experiment to be monitored by thousands of U.S. students.
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 16, 2009 - In a partnership that exemplifies One NASA, engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. teamed up with engineers at NASA's Johnson and Kennedy Space Centers to design, build, and test five new ExPRESS Logistics Carriers, or ELCs, which will be delivered to the International Space Station.
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Nov 16, 2009 - The new Soyuz operating base in French Guiana is entering final preparations for Arianespace's inauguration of commercial missions next year, with the facility's launch pad undergoing final outfitting and acceptance, and assembly now underway for its mobile gantry.
Beijing, China (XNA) Nov 12, 2009 - China will launch a scientific research satellite into space in the near future from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gansu Province, a spokesman with the center said Wednesday.
Cape Canaveral FL (UPI) Nov 12, 2009 - The six astronauts who will be aboard space shuttle Atlantis on its STS-129 mission began their pre-launch activities at Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday.
