Washington (AFP) Feb 12, 2009 - An unprecedented collision between a Russian and a US satellite poses an elevated but very small risk to the International Space Station, the US space agency said Thursday.
Geneva (AFP) Feb 12, 2009 - The European Union on Thursday presented a proposal for a voluntary international code on the use of outer space to the Conference on Disarmament, just days after a Russian and US satellite collided.
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 11, 2009 - NASA's activities in social networking media will be recognized Wednesday in New York, when the agency receives an award for its presence on the popular Web site Twitter.
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Feb 11, 2009 - The launch vehicle for Arianespace's second Ariane 5 flight of 2009 has begun its assembly at the Spaceport in French Guiana, marking the startup of preparations for a dual-satellite mission that will yield new insights into the formation of stars and the universe's creation.
Moscow (AFP) Feb 10, 2009 - A Russian cargo ship carrying supplies for the International Space Station (ISS) blasted off Tuesday from the Baikonour cosmodrome, Russian state television pictures showed.
Washington (AFP) Feb 10, 2009 - Iran displayed a rudimentary space launch capability when it put a satellite into orbit last week, but is now on a path to having a long-range missile, a top Pentagon official said Tuesday.
Washington (UPI) Feb 10, 2009 - The U.S. space agency has selected the Orbital Sciences Corp. to launch the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, high energy X-ray telescope.
Bangalore TX (SPX) Feb 10, 2009 - Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman G Madhavan Nair on Monday said that European space consortium Arianespace would market home-grown rocket PSLV in Europe and maintained that ISRO does not see the latter as a long-term competitor.
Paris, France (ESA) Feb 10, 2009 - ESA's Herschel and Planck missions that will study the formation of stars and galaxies and the relic radiation from the Big Bang, respectively, have successfully completed their test campaigns in Europe. The two spacecraft will soon be shipped to Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Feb 09, 2009 - Mission planners celebrate Vandenberg AFB's first launch of the New Year following the successful launch of a Delta II rocket at 2:22 a.m. from Space Launch Complex-2 here. The rocket carried a NOAA-N Prime polar-orbiting weather satellite for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 09, 2009 - Arianespace has been chosen to launch the two communications satellites, Yamal-401 and Yamal-402 within the scope of a contract between Thales Alenia Space and Russian operator Gazprom.
Houston TX (SPX) Feb 09, 2009 - Recent developments concerning the economic stimulus bill are cause for serious concern for NASA's funding needs. A vote in the Senate is imminent and the outcome for NASA is imperative.
Huntsville AL (SPX) Feb 09, 2009 - If you saw a mushroom growing in your bathroom, you'd probably bring out the heavy artillery. - Mr. Clean, astride a Howitzer Even in space, someone has to clean the bathroom. Good housekeeping is essential when you're living in the close quarters of a tightly-sealed spaceship for months at a time.
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Feb 09, 2009 - Because of an ongoing review of the space shuttle's flow control valves, NASA managers are rescheduling meetings next week to assess the launch readiness of shuttle Discovery's STS-119 mission to the International Space Station.
Moscow (RIA) Feb 09, 2009 - Russia's new, digitally-controlled Progress M-01M series spacecraft was buried on Sunday at a spaceship cemetery in the southern Pacific, Mission Control said.
Washington (AFP) Feb 7, 2009 - The space shuttle Discovery's mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has been again delayed until no sooner than February 22 for testing of three flow control valves, NASA said Saturday.
