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Space Shuttle Discovery Arrives At Launch Pad Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) May 05, 2008 
After safely reaching its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, space shuttle Discovery now awaits its next major milestone for the upcoming STS-124 mission. A launch dress rehearsal, known as the terminal countdown demonstration test, is scheduled to take place at Kennedy from May 6 to 9. Discovery arrived at the pad at 4:25 a.m. EDT Saturday on top of a giant crawler-transporter. ... read more |
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Suits For Shenzhou
Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 05, 2008In the last months before China's first spacewalk, facts about the mission are slowly trickling out. China has been coy about releasing precise information on the spacesuit to be used or the tethering system to be used for the spacewalker. Other details, such as the number of astronauts who will be exposed to vacuum in the orbital module, are also hard to find in official statements. ... more Titan's Smoggy Sand Grains 
Pasadena CA (SPX) May 05, 2008Titan and Earth have much in common, but not when it comes to sand. On Earth, sand grains form by breaking things down, but on Titan, the opposite may be true - with much of the sand a product of building things up. That's one theory Cassini scientists are considering after studying Titan's massive sand dunes with the visible and infrared mapping spectrometer on the Cassini Saturn orbiter. ... more SES ASTRA Starts New Orbital Position At 31.5 Degrees East 
Betzdorf, Luxembourg (SPX) May 05, 2008SES ASTRA has announced the start of a new orbital position at 31.5 degrees East. The new position will allow SES ASTRA to operate satellite services at up to 40 new broadcasting frequencies (BSS) and strongly support the development of the Eastern European and Middle East markets. The satellite Sirius 2, which is part of the SES fleet and is renamed ASTRA 5A, has been moved from 5 degrees ... more ULA To Launch GRAIL 
Denver CO (SPX) May 05, 2008NASA has designated the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission to fly aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II Heavy rocket. The launch will be provided under terms of a launch service agreement procured previously by NASA for this vehicle. The liftoff will occur from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., in the third quarter of 2011. Part of ... more Discovery's Next Move: Rollout to Pad 39A 
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) May 02, 2008Space shuttle Discovery is set to complete the final leg of its preflight journey May 3, making the 3.4-mile trek from Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A. Perched atop the mobile launcher platform, the shuttle assembly will roll out to the oceanside launch complex atop the massive crawler-transporter at less than one mile an hour. The canister carrying the ... more |
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Moffett Field CA (SPX) Apr 30, 2008NASA's Ames Research Center and m2mi have announced that they are taking a revolutionary step forward in improving telecommunications and networking from space. Under the terms of a cooperative research and development agreement, only the third in NASA's history, NASA Ames and m2mi will work together to develop very small satellites, called nanosats, for the commercialization of space. ... more Dear Dawnocrats, Republidawns, and Indawnpendents 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 30, 2008Dawn continues its powered flight, having accumulated more than 100 days of ion thrusting since its launch nearly 7 months ago. All systems are healthy as the probe patiently and persistently propels itself through the solar system. In addition to its weekly hiatus in thrusting to point its main antenna to Earth for about 6 hours, Dawn's flight plan includes occasional longer intervals to ... more Khrunichev And ILS Announce Quality Initiative 
Moscow (SPX) Apr 30, 2008Khrunichev Space Center and its partner International Launch Services have announced a broad-based quality initiative for Khrunichev and all of its subcontractors. "This will reinforce our dedication to quality across the board, ensure we improve our performance and enhance our position as a leading space company," said Vladimir Nesterov, Khrunichev General Director. Key elements of the ... more COM DEV Launches Advanced Space-Based AIS Validation Nanosatellite 
Cambridge, Canada (SPX) Apr 30, 2008COM DEV International has announced that a nanosatellite carrying an Automatic Identification System (AIS) receiver built by COM DEV has successfully been deployed by the Antrix PSLV-C9 launch conducted from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India on April 28, 2008. This activity is part of COM DEV's technology validation process intended to verify the performance of key elements ... more |
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New Delhi, India (PTI) Apr 30, 2008The launch of 10 satellites at one go by Indian space scientists on Monday got a thumbs-up from former President APJ Abdul Kalam, who dubbed it a triumph of "beautiful and creative minds. This achievement depicts the innovation taking place in the country. India has created history with this launch," Kalam said delivering the 36th Shri Ram Memorial lecture on Innovation in Industry here. ... more Andrews Space Wins NASA Exploration Contract 
Seattle WA (SPX) Apr 30, 2008Andrews Space has announced that it has signed a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to analyze design solutions related to NASA's Vision for Space Exploration. The specific efforts are focused on the Mars Entry, Descent, and Landing technologies and techniques. Under NASA Langley Research Center's Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL) research area, Andrews ... more Zenit Rocket Puts Israeli Satellite Into Orbit 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 30, 2008A Ukrainian-Russian carrier rocket has successfully put an Israeli communications satellite into orbit, Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) said on Monday. The Zenit-3SLB rocket was launched earlier on Monday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan for the first time under the Land Launch program and after a number of delays. "The separation of the foreign spacecraft from a ... more Loral Spins A Giant Web In Space As First ICO Bird Comes Alive 
Palo Alto CA (SPX) Apr 29, 2008Space Systems/Loral and ICO Global Communications have successfully deployed the ICO G1 satellite's large antenna reflector on Saturday, April 26. ICO G1 is a Loral designed spacecraft that incorporates a 12 meter antenna reflector designed and built by Harris Corporation. The reflector utilizes a gold-plated mesh reflective surface and a unique new Harris design that allows a very large a ... more
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