NASA Sets May 16 For Final Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch
NASA managers have set the liftoff of space shuttle Endeavour for 8:56 a.m. EDT on Monday, May 16. Launch attempts are available through May 26,…
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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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
NASA Sets Launch Date For Space Shuttle Endeavour Mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Commander Mark Kelly and his five crewmates are scheduled to begin a 14-day mission to the International Space Station…
NASA Announces New Homes For Shuttle Orbiters After Retirement
WASHINGTON — After 30 years of spaceflight, more than 130 missions, and numerous science and technology firsts, NASA’s space shuttle fleet will retire and be…
50th anniversary of the first human space flight
Russia is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first human space flight when cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin completed a single orbit of Earth. Russian President Dmitry…
NASA Retargets Space Shuttle Endeavours Launch For April 29
WASHINGTON — Following discussions among the International Space Station partners on Sunday, NASA has targeted the launch of space shuttle Endeavour’s STS-134 mission for 3:47…
Lockheed Martin Makes Strides in Human Space Exploration
First Orion Spacecraft, Space Operations Simulation Center Progressing Steadily at Denver Facilities DENVER, March 21st, 2011 — Forging a new path forward to ensure safe,…
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