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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…

Space News April 2, 2010

Crew Lifts Off from Kazakhstan to Join Crewmates aboard the International Space Station

NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Mikhail Kornienko safely launched to the International Space Station aboard a Soyuz spacecraft on…

Space News April 2, 2010

Boeing Contribution to Shuttle Mission Includes Troubleshooting, Payload Prep

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., April 2, 2010 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has been providing NASA with a wide variety of hardware and services…

Space News April 1, 2010

NASA Releases Stunning Hubble Telescope 20th Anniversary Book

WASHINGTON — NASA set out on a monumental journey with the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope in April 1990. Since then, it has captured…

Space News April 1, 2010

Worldâ€™s First Weather Satellite Launched 50 Years Ago Today and Lockheed Martin has Been Involved from the Very Beginning

SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 1st, 2010 — TIROS-1â€“the first Television and Infrared Observation Satelliteâ€“and its successors revolutionized weather observation and forecasting. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and…

Space News April 1, 2010

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Successful launch for ESAs CryoSat-2 ice satellite

NASA Extends Contract with Russian Federal Space Agency

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

NASA'S Shuttle Discovery Heads to Station After Predawn Launch

Crew Lifts Off from Kazakhstan to Join Crewmates aboard the International Space Station

Boeing Contribution to Shuttle Mission Includes Troubleshooting, Payload Prep

NASA Releases Stunning Hubble Telescope 20th Anniversary Book

Worldâ€™s First Weather Satellite Launched 50 Years Ago Today and Lockheed Martin has Been Involved from the Very Beginning

CryoSat-2 installed in launch silo

Fly us to the Moonâ€¦south pole to be precise

Branson spacecraft VSS Enterprise completes test flight

Planck sees tapestry of cold dust