Irvine CA (SPX) Jan 27, 2009 - Astronauts spending months in space lose significant bone strength, making them increasingly at risk for fractures later in life. UC Irvine and UC San Francisco led a study evaluating 13 astronauts who spent four to six months on the International Space Station and found that, on average, astronauts' hipbone strength decreased 14 percent.
Toulouse, France (ESA) Jan 27, 2009 - Entries are now being welcomed for the 4th Global Trajectory Optimisation Competition. The competition seeks to find the best solution to an interplanetary trajectory problem. It has proved a unique playground for researchers to test new ideas and to compare methods.
Sioux Falls SD (SPX) Jan 27, 2009 - Aerostar International has announced a seven million cubic foot prototype super-pressure balloon, built for NASA's Balloon Program, has surpassed two weeks of near constant altitude flight over the Antarctic continent. This flight marks the next milestone in NASA's plans to develop a vehicle to fly heavy scientific payloads at the edge of space for periods up to 100 days.
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 27, 2009 - Russia will use two launch pads at the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan to send four manned missions to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2009, a Russian space agency official said on Monday. Four Soyuz manned spacecraft and five Progress freighters will be launched from Baikonur to the orbital station in 2009. The ISS crew is to be increased from three to six.
Moscow (UPI) Jan 27, 2009 - The design for a new booster rocket for the next generation of Russian manned spacecraft should be completed in August, an official said Tuesday.
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jan 27, 2009 - After a two-year, top to bottom renovation, the High Bay Facility of the Operations and Checkout (O and C) Building at NASA'S Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is now ready to begin preparations to build the new Orion crew exploration vehicle - the flagship of NASA's Constellation Program.
San Francisco (AFP) Jan 26, 2009 - Ashes of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and his actress wife will blast toward the far reaches of the cosmos in keeping with the show's famed opening line Space, the final frontier.
Nhan Dan, Vietnam (VNA) Jan 24, 2009 - Vietnam's first telecommunications satellite VINASAT-1 was successfully launched from the Kourou spaceport in Guyana on April 19, 2008 into the orbit at 132 degrees east and was officially put into service in a safe and effective manner on May 22, 2008.
Patrick AFB FL (AFNS) Jan 24, 2009 - Well, one launch down - and if the current range launch schedule is correct - we have a lot more to go. By now, I'm sure you know we successfully launched a Delta 4 rocket from launch pad 37B last Saturday night at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 23, 2009 - Plans for human exploration of the solar system and beyond often polarize opinions among the public and scientific communities. Some believe that humanity should progress outwards one stage at a time, while others insist that greater scientific returns are to be had by launching bolder missions, with humans exploring the planets sooner rather than later.
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jan 23, 2009 - NASA is using powerful computers and software programs to design the rocket that will carry crew and cargo to space after the space shuttle retires. But those computers will have their work checked the old-fashioned way with the first of several uncrewed demonstration launches beginning in 2009.
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 23, 2009 - Japan on Friday launched the world's first satellite that will exclusively collect data on greenhouse gas emissions around the world, as part of global efforts to tackle climate change.
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jan 22, 2009 - Engineers and food scientists are teaming up to develop a new type of gelled fuel the consistency of orange marmalade designed to improve the safety, performance and range of rockets for space and military applications.
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 22, 2009 - The International Space Station (ISS) will be off limits to space tourists after 2009 as its crew grows from three to six, the Russian space agency head said on Wednesday.
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jan 22, 2009 - At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the seven STS-119 astronauts have wrapped up their Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, or TCDT, and related training.
Kiruna, Sweden (SPX) Jan 21, 2009 - At a press conference at Spaceport Sweden in Kiruna, Virgin Galactic announced its plans to select a small number of Scandinavia's elite travel professionals to act as its representatives across the region and to lead the way in enabling aspiring astronauts to realise their dreams of experiencing space.
