Durham, N.C. (UPI) Mar 5, 2009 - A Duke University survey indicates half of U.S. citizens asked expect another nation to emerge this century as the world's leader in technology.
Hampton VA (SPX) Mar 05, 2009 - A full-scale mock-up of NASA's Orion launch abort system began a week-long flatbed trailer ride across the country Tuesday, en route to White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Once at White Sands, the rocket-like structure will help NASA prepare for this year's abort system test, called Pad Abort 1.
Star City, Russia (AFP) March 5, 2009 - American software tycoon Charles Simonyi on Thursday shrugged off a 10 million dollar price hike by Russia for his next space flight, saying space tourism was the way of the future.
Tokyo (AFP) March 5, 2009 - A Japanese astronaut going to space this month will try to fly on a carpet, use eyedrops in zero gravity and meet a series of other off-beat challenges, a space agency official said Thursday.
Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 04, 2009 - NASA has selected the members of the board that will investigate the unsuccessful launch of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory on Feb. 24. Rick Obenschain, deputy director at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., will lead the mishap investigation board.
Washington (AFP) March 4, 2009 - NASA said Wednesday it had moved up one day to March 11 the launch of its space shuttle Discovery on its 16-day mission to the orbiting International Space Station (ISS).
Beijing (XNA) Mar 04, 2009 - The aerospace industry is expected to one day become the new growth engine of Shenzhen's economy with the establishment of a satellite manufacturing company on Sunday.
Beijing (XNA) Mar 04, 2009 - A Chinese space expert said here on Tuesday that China's Long March 5 large-thrust carrier rocket, currently under development and scheduled to be put into service in 2014, uses less fuel for the same load than any other rocket in the world except Boeing's Delta 4 Heavy.
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 04, 2009 - The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has been recruiting and selecting astronaut candidates for future International Space Station (ISS) missions to operate and utilize the ISS until 2015. We are now pleased to announce that two candidates have been selected.
Beijing (UPI) Mar 4, 2009 - China Thursday announced plans for its second lunar probe in October ahead of its launch of an unmanned space module set for next year.
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 03, 2009 - Oceaneering International has announced that it has signed a letter contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for development and production of the Constellation Space Suit System (CSSS), a new space suit for solar system exploration.
Huntsville AL (SPX) Mar 03, 2009 - NASA and industry engineers successfully completed the second drop test of a drogue parachute for the Ares I rocket. The test took place Feb. 28 at the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Ground near Yuma, Ariz.
Beijing (XNA) Mar 03, 2009 - China's new geo-stationary meteorological satellite, Fengyun-2E, finished in-orbit testing at the end of February, the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) said Monday.
Beijing (XNA) Mar 03, 2009 - China will start the construction of a new space launch center in the southernmost Hainan Province in the near future, according to military sources.
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Mar 02, 2009 - Launch of NASA's Kepler telescope is targeted for no earlier than Friday, March 6, from Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. There are two launch windows, from 7:49 - 7:52 p.m. and 8:13 - 8:16 p.m. Pacific time (10:49 - 10:52 p.m. and 11:13 - 11:16 p.m. Eastern time).
Houston (UPI) Mar 2, 2009 - U.S. and Italian space agency officials say they have found a new use for an existing Multi-Purpose Logistics Module known as Leonardo.
