NASA Managers Say "Super Shuttle" Sunday Launch a "Go"
Officials meeting at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida reviewed space shuttle Endeavour’s readiness for flight at the L-2 prelaunch meeting. They unanimously decided to…
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Boeing Prepares Last Major Piece of Hardware for International Space Station
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., Feb. 5, 2010 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] provided engineering and cargo processing services for the Tranquility module, which will…
Pluto's White, Dark-Orange and Charcoal-Black Terrain Captured by NASA's Hubble
WASHINGTON — NASA has released the most detailed and dramatic images ever taken of the distant dwarf planet Pluto. The images from NASA’s Hubble Space…
Lockheed Martin Responds to the FY2011 NASA Budget Proposal to Cancel Orion
BETHESDA, Md., Feb 03, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today released the following statement regarding the FY2011 budget request to cancel…
Northrop Grumman Provides Microelectronics for ESA Spacecraft Exploring the Universe
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) are flying aboard two state-of-the-art European Space Agency (ESA) space telescopes. The Herschel and Planck spacecraft are studying…
NASA Gives 'Go' for Feb. 7 as Final Space Shuttle Night Launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Endeavour is set to begin a 13-day flight to the International Space Station with a Feb. 7 launch from…
Tooling up ExoMars
ESA and NASA are inviting scientists from across the world to propose instruments for their joint Mars mission, the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter. Scheduled for…
Boeing to Bid on International Space Station Cargo Contract
HOUSTON, Jan. 18, 2010 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced it will draw on its human spaceflight experience, as well as its knowledge…
NASA Shuttle at Launch Pad for Final Scheduled Night Launch; Crew Set to Arrive for Practice Liftoff
shuttle Endeavour now awaits its next major milestone for the upcoming STS-130 mission. Reporters are invited to cover the launch dress rehearsal, known as the…
Russia to launch 10 spaceships in 2010
MOSCOW: Russia plans to launch 10 spacecraft this year, including four manned spacecraft and six cargo spaceships, the Russian spacecraft manufacturer Rocket and Space Corporation…
NASA's Kepler Space Telescope Discovers Five Exoplanets
Orbiting Telescope Designed to Find Earth-Like Planets MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. — NASA’s Kepler space telescope, designed to find Earth-size planets in the habitable zone of…
China launches remote-sensing satellite
China sent into space a remote-sensing satellite “Yaogan VIII” from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center Tuesday morning, according to the center. The satellite, which was…
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