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…
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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…
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),…
Lockheed Martin-Built Hubble Space Telescope Marks 20 Years Of Astronomical Discovery
SUNNYVALE, CA, April 22nd, 2010 — NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (HST), built and integrated at the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Space Systems facility in Sunnyvale,…
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…
President Obama vision on 21st Century Space Exploration
President Obama visited the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to discuss the Administration’s goal to seek new frontiers for human space flight. The President declared…
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…
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…
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…
Successful launch for ESAs CryoSat-2 ice satellite
Europe’s first mission dedicated to studying the Earth’s ice was launched today from Kazakhstan. From its polar orbit, CryoSat-2 will send back data leading to…
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,…
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…
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