Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) July 12, 2009 - The launch of the space shuttle Endeavour was postponed on Sunday due to stormy weather in the area, the US space agency said, adding that another attempt would be made Monday.
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) July 12, 2009 - US ambitions to send astronauts back to the moon, as a prelude to future Mars missions, have been put in doubt by budgetary constraints, 40 years after man's triumphant first lunar landing.
Washington (AFP) July 11, 2009 - Inclement weather loomed over the space shuttle Endeavour's third launch attempt on Saturday, as NASA moved ahead with preparations for the mission to blast off to the International Space Station.
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) July 11, 2009 - A dramatic lightning storm forced NASA to delay the space shuttle Endeavour's scheduled launch on Saturday by at least a day, the latest blow to the seven-astronaut mission.
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jul 10, 2009 - A transparent roundworm could reveal the biological effects of microgravity and space radiation, and perhaps provide clues on how to protect future human astronauts headed for the moon, Mars and beyond.
Wallops Island VA (SPX) Jul 09, 2009 - NASA's next generation of spacecraft will have the safest-ever astronaut escape system, a modern-day version of the reliable Apollo system. Like Apollo, the Orion launch abort system will swiftly propel the crew capsule away from the nose of the Ares I rocket and out of harm's way in case of an emergency on the launch pad or during ascent to orbit.
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jul 09, 2009 - For the first time in more than a quarter-century, a new space vehicle will begin stacking on a mobile launch platform (MLP) at Kennedy Space Center, thanks to the hard work and dedication of an experienced team of employees from NASA and contractors United Space Alliance (USA) and Alliant Techsystems.
Beijing (AFP) July 9, 2009 - China could launch its first woman into space as early as 2012, state media reported Thursday.
Washington (AFP) July 8, 2009 - The shuttle Endeavour this week will make a third try at launching for a rendezvous with the International Space Station, after potentially hazardous hydrogen gas leaks twice delayed the mission, space officials said Wednesday.
Paris (AFP) July 8, 2009 - The European Space Agency (ESA) said it had taken an important first step in a tentative project to build a manned spacecraft that would be launched atop its Ariane 5 rocket.
Washington (UPI) Jul 8, 2009 - The U.S. space agency is inviting the public to a discussion marking the 40th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11, which took humans to the moon.
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (XNA) Jul 06, 2009 - Brazil plans to expand its Alcantara aerospace base in the north by building 12 more rocket launching pads at there, the government said Wednesday.
Matsudo, Japan (UPI) Jul 4, 2009 - The head of a Japanese expedition in the Antarctic says so-called Green Room growth techniques have proved invaluable to the researchers.
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 03, 2009 - As America celebrates its 233rd birthday this holiday weekend, there will be an extra light in the sky along with the fireworks. Across the country, Americans will be treated to spectacular views of the International Space Station as it orbits 220 miles above Earth.
Bozeman MT (SPX) Jul 03, 2009 - Three Montana State University instructors who want to help future scientists and engineers develop experiments for space recently launched experiments of their own.
Huntington Beach CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2009 - An industry team led by Boeing has received a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for work on Phase 2 of the Fast Access Spacecraft Testbed (FAST) program. The $15.5 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is currently funded to $13.8 million.
