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Space News April 22, 2011

SpaceX not allowed to dock with ISS until safety proven

Russia will not permit the first U.S. commercial spacecraft to dock with the International Space Station (ISS) unless its safety is fully tested, a high-ranking…

Space News April 22, 2011

Russian cargo spacecraft undocks from ISS

Â Â MOSCOW, April 22 (Xinhua) — Russia’s cargo spacecraft Progress M-09M undocked from the Pirs module of the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday,…

Space News April 19, 2011

SPACEX WINS NASA CONTRACT TO COMPLETE DEVELOPMENT OF SUCCESSOR TO THE SPACE SHUTTLE

First Astronaut Mission Expected in Three Years WASHINGTON â€“ NASA has awarded Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) $75 million to develop a revolutionary launch escape system…

Space News April 19, 2011

NASA Sets Launch Date For Space Shuttle Endeavour Mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Commander Mark Kelly and his five crewmates are scheduled to begin a 14-day mission to the International Space Station…

Space News April 15, 2011

Lockheed Martin Commends Congressional Action On NASA Spacecraft

Following months of short-term, stop-gap funding for NASA, Lockheed Martin welcomes final passage of the FY 2011 budget by the Congress, which has been sent…

Space News April 12, 2011

NASA Announces New Homes For Shuttle Orbiters After Retirement

WASHINGTON — After 30 years of spaceflight, more than 130 missions, and numerous science and technology firsts, NASA’s space shuttle fleet will retire and be…

Space News April 12, 2011

50th anniversary of the first human space flight

Russia is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first human space flight when cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin completed a single orbit of Earth. Russian President Dmitry…

Space News April 11, 2011

Lockheed Martin Ships Juno Spacecraft to NASA

Next Mission to Jupiter Working Toward August Launch DENVER, April 11th, 2011 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] shipped NASAâ€™s Juno spacecraft to Kennedy Space Center,…

General Aviation News, Space News April 7, 2011

Virgin America Unveils its Next Generation New SFO Home

Virgin Galactic Joins them to Toast to the Evolution of Flight San Franciscoâ€™s Airline Unveils Beautiful and Sustainable New Terminal 2 Home and Celebrates with…

Space News April 5, 2011

SpaceX Announces Launch Date for the World’s Most Powerful Rocket

Falcon Heavy will lift more than twice as much as any other launch vehicle WASHINGTON â€“ Today, Elon Musk, CEO and chief rocket designer of…

Space News April 4, 2011

NASA Retargets Space Shuttle Endeavours Launch For April 29

WASHINGTON — Following discussions among the International Space Station partners on Sunday, NASA has targeted the launch of space shuttle Endeavour’s STS-134 mission for 3:47…

Space News March 25, 2011

NASA and Lockheed Martin Say Goodbye to Historic Stardust Spacecraft

Stardust Spacecraft Officially Ends Operations DENVER, March 25th, 2011 — NASA’s Stardust spacecraft, built and flown by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], sent its last transmission…

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