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Space News April 28, 2010

It's time to focus on America's future in space

With the fiscal year 2011 budget proposal and a recent speech in Florida, President Barack Obama has provided NASA with all the assets and vision…

EXTRA NEWS, Military Aviation News, Space News April 23, 2010

Boeing-built Orbital Test Vehicle X-37B Begins 1st Flight

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., April 22, 2010 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced the successful launch of the Boeing-built Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV),…

Space News April 22, 2010

Lockheed Martin-Built Hubble Space Telescope Marks 20 Years Of Astronomical Discovery

SUNNYVALE, CA, April 22nd, 2010 — NASAâ€™s Hubble Space Telescope (HST), built and integrated at the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Space Systems facility in Sunnyvale,…

Space News April 20, 2010

Space Shuttle Discovery Crew Returns to Earth after Fortifying International Space Station Science

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Discovery and seven astronauts ended a 15-day journey of more than 6.2 million miles with a 9:08 a.m. EDT…

Space News April 16, 2010

President Obama vision on 21st Century Space Exploration

President Obama visited the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to discuss the Administrationâ€™s goal to seek new frontiers for human space flight. The President declared…

Space News April 16, 2010

Boeing Statement on President's Remarks and the Need for Immediate Development of a Heavy-lift Vehicle

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., April 16, 2010 — Speaking at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on April 15, U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled proposed changes to…

General Aviation News, Space News April 15, 2010

Vulcanic Ash Plume Iceland

This animation shows the movement of the ash plume from the eruption of the Eyjafjallajoekull glacier in Iceland. Â The information has been derived from…

Space News April 12, 2010

Baby stars in the Rosette cloud

Infrared image of the Rosette molecular cloud. Herschel collects the infrared light given out by dust and this image is a three-colour composite made of…

Space News April 8, 2010

Successful launch for ESAs CryoSat-2 ice satellite

Europe’s first mission dedicated to studying the Earthâ€™s ice was launched today from Kazakhstan. From its polar orbit, CryoSat-2 will send back data leading to…

Space News April 7, 2010

NASA Extends Contract with Russian Federal Space Agency

WASHINGTON — NASA has signed a $335 million modification to the current International Space Station contract with the Russian Federal Space Agency for crew transportation,…

Space News April 7, 2010

Boeing Hands Over GOES-P Satellite to NASA for Final Testing

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., April 7, 2010 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that it transferred control of the third Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-P) to…

Space News April 5, 2010

NASA'S Shuttle Discovery Heads to Station After Predawn Launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Discovery lit up Florida’s Space Coast sky about 45 minutes before sunrise Monday with a 6:21 a.m. EDT launch…

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