SpaceShipTwo’s First “Feathered” Flight
Marks Latest Milestone for Virgin Galactic. Early on Wednesday 4th May 2011, in the skies above Mojave Air and Spaceport CA, SpaceShipTwo, the world’s first…
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U.S. Air Force Poised To Launch First-Of-Its-Kind Space Based Infrared System Satellite
The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin [NYSE : LMT] are ready to launch the first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) spacecraft on…
First Soyuz almost ready for launch from French Guiana
The final countdown before its maiden flight later this year has begun for Soyuz with a simulated launch campaign at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana….
NASA Dawn Spacecraft Reaches Milestone Approaching Asteroid
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has reached its official approach phase to the asteroid Vesta and will begin using cameras for the first time to aid navigation…
SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR LAUNCH NO EARLIER THAN MAY 8
CAPE CANAVERAL — NASA managers have determined space shuttle Endeavour will not launch before Sunday, May 8, but will not officially set a new launch…
Friday launch Endeavour is cancelled
Shuttle launch director Mike Leinbach stated that Endeavour’s launch will be no earlier than Monday at 2:33 p.m. EDT. Engineers need that time to troubleshoot…
Boeing Supports Space Shuttle Endeavours Final Flight
Company prepares orbiter, processes payload for Mission STS-134 KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., April 28, 2011 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] engineers and technicians are supporting Space…
China unveils plans for Space Station
BEIJING – Authorities in charge of the manned space program unveiled plans on Monday to build a 60-ton space station, made up of three capsules,…
Endeavour to deliver Astrium-built HD camera system to the ISS
Astrium developed and delivered HD video camera assembly for the Columbus module in record time Live images from space in full HD will improve medical…
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…
Russian cargo spacecraft undocks from ISS
  MOSCOW, April 22 (Xinhua) — Russia’s cargo spacecraft Progress M-09M undocked from the Pirs module of the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday,…
SPACEX WINS NASA CONTRACT TO COMPLETE DEVELOPMENT OF SUCCESSOR TO THE SPACE SHUTTLE
First Astronaut Mission Expected in Three Years WASHINGTON – NASA has awarded Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) $75 million to develop a revolutionary launch escape system…
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