Tehran, Iran (RIA Novosti) Mar 14, 2009 - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday that pressure from Western powers trying to keep Iran in economic isolation have in fact spurred the country to become a space and nuclear power.
Huntsville AL (SPX) Mar 14, 2009 - NASA and U.S. Air Force test pilots have just dropped a 50,000-pound dummy rocket booster on the Arizona desert--and stopped it before it crashed.
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Mar 14, 2009 - NASA now is targeting May 20 for launch instead of April 24 after another Atlas V government launch, also on Launch Complex 41, experienced technical problems and was delayed.
Esrange, Sweden (SPX) Mar 14, 2009 - During the last four days two large scientific balloon gondolas and two rockets have been launched from Swedish Space Corporation's (SSC) facility Esrange Space Center. A fifth launch, a student rocket with the aim to break an altitude record for amateur rocketry, is scheduled for Monday.
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Mar 14, 2009 - Arianespace's upcoming Ariane 5 launch with the Herschel and Planck spacecraft has been postponed at the customer's request, allowing time for additional checks on the ground segment of these two European space science payloads.
Cape Camnaveral FL (SPX) Mar 14, 2009 - Repairs are under way on the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate (GUCP) interface, where gaseous hydrogen leaked during Wednesday's launch attempt. The interface then will be retested and leak checked before Sunday's 7:43 p.m. launch attempt.
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Mar 13, 2009 - The U.S. Air Force will launch the second Wideband Global Satellite Communications satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, March 14 with a launch window of 9:25-10:03 p.m. EDT from Pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Moscow (AFP) March 13, 2009 - Russia's military said on Friday it would deploy warning systems to protect against accidents during neighbouring North Korea's forthcoming rocket launch, as a senior deputy voiced concern.
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 13, 2009 - Roscosmos and NASA have decided not to pursue a U.S.-initiated idea to make life on the International Space Station (ISS) a reality show, the Russian Space Agency announced on Thursday.
Reston VA (SPX) Mar 13, 2009 - International Launch Services has announced a contract for the launch of the ViaSat-1 satellite on an ILS Proton. The satellite is under construction by Space Systems Loral and is scheduled to launch in the first half of 2011 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Mar 13, 2009 - Copenhagen Suborbitals have tested their HATV (Hybrid Atmospheric Test Vehicle) flight configured rocket engine in Copenhagen, Denmark. During the 23 seconds burn the hybrid rocket provided 140.000 Ns or app. 90.000 kW, with nitrous oxide and epoxy and hybrid propellant.
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 13, 2009 - North Korea has informed Russia that it has signed up to an international treaty and convention on space, a Russian Foreign Ministry source said on Thursday.
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Mar 13, 2009 - The entire Universe is saturated with what is known as microwave background radiation, a remnant of the Big Bang. Microwaves are electromagnetic waves - just like visible light. However, microwaves have wavelengths between one metre and one millimetre (= one thousandth of a metre), while the wavelength of light lies between 380 and 780 nanometres (= one thousandth of one millionth of a metre).
Beijing (XNA) Mar 12, 2009 - A Chinese astronautics professor said Tuesday the country is capable of sending astronauts to moon around 2020.
Seoul (AFP) March 12, 2009 - South Korea's first space rocket launch has been postponed by a month to late July to give engineers more time for tests, the government said Thursday.
Houston (UPI) Mar 12, 2009 - National Aeronautics and Space Administration scientists say two recent U.S. space missions have produced discoveries concerning salmonella bacteria.
