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 Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) Nov 2, 2009 
NASA has selected a tentative launch date for space shuttle Atlantis' 11-day flight to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center. Space agency officials said the Nov. 16 launch at 2:28 p.m. EST is dependent on the planned Nov. 14 launch of an Atlas V rocket from the nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. If the Atlas launch is delayed to Nov. 15, the shuttle's lift ... read more 
Lorraine, France (UPI) Nov 2, 2009 French scientists say the prolific virulence and growth of bacteria in space, coupled with reduced production of antibodies, might limit future space travel. The researchers from Nancy-University in Lorraine, France, said long-term space flights might compromised by microbial hitchhikers, such as bacteria. That's because space travel appears to weaken the human immune system, while incr ... more
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Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) Nov 2, 2009 The European Space Agency says it will transfer ownership of the International Space Station's Tranquility node to the U.S. space agency. The ceremony marking the ownership transfer is to take place at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Nov. 19 at 3 p.m. EST. "Tranquility is a pressurized module that will provide room for many of the station's life support systems," NASA said in ... more  
Washington (UPI) Nov 2, 2009 U.S. space agency Administrator Charles Bolden says he has added four new committees to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Advisory Council. Bolden said the new committees are in key areas of importance to NASA's future: Commercial Space, Education and Public Outreach, Information Technology Infrastructure, and Technology Innovation. "I consider the NASA Advisory ... more  
Moscow (AFP) Nov 2, 2009Russia has successfully launched a Rokot rocket carrying two European satellites into space from its military spacedrome of Plesetsk, the RIA Novosti news agency reported early Monday. "The launch of the Rokot rocket carrying SMOS and Proba-2 satellites made for the European Space Agency was successful," a Russian space official was quoted as saying. Rokot also successfully placed both ... more |
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Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Nov 02, 2009At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the cargo for space shuttle Atlantis' mission to the International Space Station was moved to Launch Pad 39A overnight and will be installed into the shuttle's payload bay. Technicians will finish testing Atlantis' waste collection system, or toilet, this weekend and ground teams are getting ready for the final part of launch dress rehearsal known ... more  
Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 02, 2009After so many close flybys of Enceladus, we're starting to feel as if this little moon of Saturn is an old friend. But during the encounter planned for Nov. 2, 2009, we are going to get up-close and personal. Cassini is going to take its deepest dive yet into the plumes spewing out from the moon's south pole to try to learn more about their composition and density. The spacecraft is going ... more  
Paris, France (ESA) Nov 02, 2009On 13 November 2009 Rosetta will swing by Earth and pass within 2500 km of Earth's surface. The manoeuvre is the fourth and last in a series of gravity assists and will provide the spacecraft with the required orbital boost to set course for the mission's final destination: comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Since its launch on 2 March 2004 Rosetta has made a long journey through the inner ... more |
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