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NASA's Shuttle Endeavour Launches on Home Improvement Mission

NASA's Shuttle Endeavour Launches on Home Improvement Mission

   Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven-member crew lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 7:55 p.m. EST Friday to repair and remodel the International Space Station.

Posted : Mon, Nov 17, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

Students Talk Live With NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station

Students Talk Live With NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station

   Enloe Magnet High School students in Raleigh, N.C., made a long distance call Friday to astronaut Michael Fincke aboard the International Space Station, more than 200 miles above Earth.

Posted : Fri, Nov 14, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

NASA's New High-Performance Engine for Ares Rocket Passes Review

NASA's New High-Performance Engine for Ares Rocket Passes Review

   NASA's newest high-performance rocket engine, the J-2X, successfully completed its critical design review Thursday at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

Posted : Fri, Nov 14, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

NASA Awards Contract for Mission, Crew Operations Support

NASA Awards Contract for Mission, Crew Operations Support

   NASA has awarded a $206.5 million contract to United Space Alliance of Houston to provide mission and flight crew operations support for the International Space Station

Posted : Sun, Nov 02, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

Expedition 17 Crew Returns From International Space Station

Expedition 17 Crew Returns From International Space Station

   Spaceflight participant Richard Garriott and two members of the 17th crew to live and work aboard the International Space Station returned to Earth at 10:37 p.m. CDT, Thursday.

Posted : Mon, Oct 27, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

NASA Updates Time for Space Shuttle Atlantis' Roll from Launch Pad

NASA Updates Time for Space Shuttle Atlantis' Roll from Launch Pad

   NASA managers have adjusted the time for space shuttle Atlantis' rollback from Launch Pad 39A to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center

Posted : Fri, Oct 17, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

Hurricane Ike Impact Felt in Space

Hurricane Ike Impact Felt in Space

   Hurricane Ike has delayed the scheduled Friday arrival of a Russian Progress cargo ship at the International Space Station 220 miles above Earth.

Posted : Sat, Sep 13, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

NASA Conducts First Test on New Motor for the Ares I Rocket

NASA Conducts First Test on New Motor for the Ares I Rocket

   Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., have completed first-round testing of a critical motor for NASA's new Ares I rocket.

Posted : Thu, Sep 11, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

NASA to Realign Constellation Program Milestones

NASA to Realign Constellation Program Milestones

   In a news conference Monday, NASA managers discussed how the agency will be adjusting the budget, schedule and technical performance milestones for its Constellation Program to ensure the first crewed flight of the Ares I rocket and Orion crew capsule in March 2015.

Posted : Mon, Aug 11, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

Boeing Submits Offer for NASA’s Facilities Development and Operations Contract

Boeing Submits Offer for NASA’s Facilities Development and Operations Contract

   Boeing [NYSE: BA] submitted a proposal to NASA today for the Facilities Development and Operations Contract (FDOC), a four-year contract under which Boeing plans to work in collaboration with NASA to bring innovative, affordable solutions to the agency’s next-generation mission control center and other facilities at Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Posted : Wed, Jul 09, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

NASA Sets Launch Dates for Remaining Space Shuttle Missions

NASA Sets Launch Dates for Remaining Space Shuttle Missions

   Following a detailed, integrated assessment, NASA selected target launch dates for the remaining eight space shuttle missions on the current manifest in 2009 and 2010.

Posted : Tue, Jul 08, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

NASA Debuts Web Site for First Ares Test Flight

NASA Debuts Web Site for First Ares Test Flight

   NASA is developing new spacecraft, the Ares rockets and Orion crew capsule, to deliver astronauts to the International Space Station and send them on their way to the moon.

Posted : Wed, Jul 02, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

Space Shuttle Discovery Set to Land Saturday

Space Shuttle Discovery Set to Land Saturday

   The space shuttle Discovery crew is expected to complete its 14-day flight to the International Space Station with a landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 11:15 a.m. EDT on Saturday, June 14.

Posted : Thu, Jun 12, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

Boeing Provides 1,600 Components Successfully Launched on Discovery

Boeing Provides 1,600 Components Successfully Launched on Discovery

   The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] provided more than 1,600 of the components in the payload that Space Shuttle Discovery is delivering to the International Space Station (ISS).

Posted : Wed, Jun 04, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

NASA Extends Space Station Contract With ARES Corp.

NASA Extends Space Station Contract With ARES Corp.

   NASA Wednesday awarded ARES Corp. in Houston a one-year contract extension valued at $25.7 million for services required to continue the development and operation of the International Space Station.

Posted : Sat, May 17, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

NASA Deputy Administrator and Florida Governor Discuss Benefits of Space Exploration at Miami Future Forum

NASA Deputy Administrator and Florida Governor Discuss Benefits of Space Exploration at Miami Future Forum

   NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist discussed Friday how space exploration gives Floridians a more competitive economy and better quality of life during a NASA Future Forum at the University of Miami.

Posted : Sat, Apr 19, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

NASA Awards Space Station Water Contract to Hamilton Sundstrand

NASA Awards Space Station Water Contract to Hamilton Sundstrand

   NASA has awarded a sole-source contract to Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International Inc., Windsor Locks, Conn

Posted : Tue, Apr 15, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

NASA Airs New Spacecraft's Maneuvers and Docking to Space Station

NASA Airs New Spacecraft's Maneuvers and Docking to Space Station

   Less than three weeks after its maiden launch, the European Space Agency's Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle, or ATV, is set to begin a series of automated approaches and make an eventual docking with the International Space Station.

Posted : Wed, Mar 26, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

Jules Verne on track for long journey to ISS

Jules Verne on track for long journey to ISS

   Following an overnight recovery operation, Jules Verne ATV's propulsion system has successfully been restored to full robustness. The spacecraft has since performed the first orbital manoeuvres necessary to set up phasing with the International Space Station.

Posted : Wed, Mar 12, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

NASA Extends Contract for Astronaut Training Facilities

NASA Extends Contract for Astronaut Training Facilities

   NASA has issued a contract extension with a potential value of $78.25 million to Raytheon Technical Services Co. of Webster, Texas.

Posted : Tue, Mar 11, 2008

Category : Science / Space News
 
 
 
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