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Space News February 15, 2010

CryoSat to observe Earthâ€™s ice cover

ESA PR 03-2010. The European Space Agency is about to launch the most sophisticated satellite ever to investigate the Earthâ€™s ice fields and map ice…

Space News February 8, 2010

Last Night Launch Space Shuttle Begins a Complex Mission

“What a beautiful launch we had this morning… the orbiter performed extremely well,” said Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for Space Operations, during the STS-130 postlaunch…

Space News February 7, 2010

Endeavour Launch Rescheduled

Managers officially have scheduled space shuttle Endeavour’s next launch attempt for Monday, Feb. 8 at 4:14 a.m. EST. The Mission Management Team will meet at…

Space News February 6, 2010

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…

Space News February 5, 2010

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…

Space News February 4, 2010

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…

Space News February 3, 2010

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…

Space News January 29, 2010

Northrop Grumman Provides Microelectronics for ESA Spacecraft Exploring the Universe

Northrop Grumman Corporationâ€™s monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) are flying aboard two state-of-the-art European Space Agency (ESA) space telescopes.Â The Herschel and Planck spacecraft are studying…

Space News January 27, 2010

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…

Space News January 18, 2010

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…

Space News January 18, 2010

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…

Space News January 6, 2010

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…

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