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Space News May 11, 2010

Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract To Deliver VINASAT-2 For Nation Of Vietnam

NEWTOWN, Pa., May 11th, 2010 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced today the award of a contract by Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) of…

Space News May 11, 2010

Herschel finds a hole in space

ESAâ€™s Herschel infrared space telescope has made an unexpected discovery: a hole in space. The hole has provided astronomers with a surprising glimpse into the…

Space News May 6, 2010

NASA Sets Launch Date For Space Shuttle Atlantis

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to begin a 12-day flight to the International Space Station with a launch at 2:20 pm…

Space News May 6, 2010

NASA, Lockheed Martin Team Launch Crew Safety to New Heights

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M., May 6th, 2010 — Within 97 seconds of an initial 500,000-pound blast of solid rocket motor thrust, Orion completed its…

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…

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