
Russia To Launch Orbital Lab Oka-T In 2015
Moscow, Russia (XNA) Oct 01, 2009 - Russia will launch an orbital laboratory in 2015, according to the head of the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos on Tuesday.
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Moscow, Russia (XNA) Oct 01, 2009 - Russia will launch an orbital laboratory in 2015, according to the head of the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos on Tuesday.
Oct 1, 2009

Palo Alto CA (SPX) Oct 01, 2009 - Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has announced that it shipped a communications satellite built for SES WORLD SKIES to Kourou, French Guiana, where it is scheduled to launch later this year aboard an Ariane 5 launch vehicle.
Oct 1, 2009

Moscow (AFP) Oct 1, 2009 - Canadian billionaire space tourist Guy Laliberte has entertained his fellow space travellers with a soap bubble show during their first day in orbit, a Russian space scientist said Thursday.
Oct 1, 2009

Tokyo (AFP) Oct 1, 2009 - Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, nicknamed The Alien, on Thursday encountered astronaut Koichi Wakata, after his return to Earth in July from the International Space Station.
Oct 1, 2009

Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) Sept 30, 2009 - The billionaire founder of the Cirque du Soleil blasted off into orbit on a Russian rocket on Wednesday to bring his trademark humour and acrobatic energy into the ultra-serious world of space flight.
Sep 30, 2009

Vienna, VA (SPX) Sep 30, 2009 - Space Adventures, Ltd., the only company currently providing human space mission opportunities to the world marketplace, today announced that its orbital client Guy Laliberte and his crew successfully launched aboard a Soyuz-TMA spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan en route to the International Space Station (ISS).
Sep 30, 2009

Montreal (AFP) Sept 29, 2009 - Cirque du Soleil's founder, who will soon rocket into space, went from pauper to circus mogul by turning a troupe of ragtag street performers in 1984 into a global entertainment empire.
Sep 29, 2009

SES WORLD SKIES announces that its NSS-12 satellite has safely arrived at the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, onboard an Antonov cargo plane.
Sep 29, 2009

Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Sep 29, 2009 - Russia's last cargo spaceship with an analogue control system plunged on Sunday into a spaceship cemetery in the southern Pacific, the Russian Mission Control said.
Sep 29, 2009

Houston TX (SPX) Sep 29, 2009 - The Expedition 20 crew members had a light-duty work day and performed a variety of maintenance and science-related tasks Monday as they prepare for a busy week aboard the International Space Station.
Sep 29, 2009

Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Sep 28, 2009 - A Delta II rocket managed by NASA's Launch Services Program lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Thursday with two spacecraft for the United States Missile Defense Agency. The Space Tracking and Surveillance System Demonstrator mission, or STSS Demo, lifted off from Pad B at Launch Complex 17 at 8:20 a.m. EDT.
Sep 28, 2009

Washington DC (SPX) Sep 28, 2009 - The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report, NASA: Constellation Program Cost and Schedule Will Remain Uncertain Until a Sound Business Case is Established. The report was requested by House Committee on Science and Technology Chairman Bart Gordon (D-TN), as part of the Committee's ongoing oversight of NASA's major acquisition programs.
Sep 28, 2009

Hawthorne CA (SPX) Sep 28, 2009 - Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announces the successful demonstration of a proximity sensor, called DragonEye, on NASA's STS-127 shuttle mission. DragonEye launched aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on July 15th, 2009, and was tested in proximity of the International Space Station (ISS) in preparation for future visits by SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft.
Sep 28, 2009

Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 28, 2009 - A plant that lives along muddy waterways in Asia has inspired a NASA team to develop a special coating to prevent dirt and even bacteria from sticking to and contaminating the surfaces of spaceflight gear.
Sep 28, 2009

Beijing (AFP) Sept 26, 2009 - China will build and launch a communications satellite for Laos, Chinese media reported Saturday, following similar ventures for Nigeria and Venezuela.
Sep 26, 2009

Mojave CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2009 - Masten Space Systems successfully demonstrated multiple sustained free flights of its XA-0.1B vertical take-off, vertical landing (VTVL) rocket this past week. The longest flight was 93 seconds and involved a flight between two pads 60 meters apart. This marks the first time a purely rocket powered VTVL has flown from Mojave Air and Space Port.
Sep 25, 2009