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Steering The Ares Rockets On A Straight PathCape Canveral FL (SPX) Dec 07, 2009 The Ares I-X rocket stood more than 325 feet tall on the launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Spectators watched in awe as its massive solid rocket motor blazed to life with a thunderous roar, and the spacecraft rose off the launch pad. But what steered this rocket on its path as it climbed through Earth's atmosphere? The answer is a roll control system. The roll control ... read more |
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Los Angeles (AFP) Dec 6, 2009British billionaire Sir Richard Branson will unveil a craft on Monday that could soon carry tourists on an out-of-this-world trip into space -- for a mere 200,000 dollars. The lunar-like landscape of the Mojave desert between Los Angeles and Las Vegas will stage the roll-out of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo (SS2), the brain child of aerospace engineer Burt Rutan. SS2, which can carry ... more  
Bethesda MD (SPX) Dec 07, 2009After 50 years of trashing space and ignoring the mess, the possibility of cleaning up the debris is finally starting to get serious attention. A few months ago DARPA began an initiative to study the removal of space debris. In September, a Request for Information (RFI) was released soliciting ideas on the implementation of an orbital debris removal capability. The RFI sought ... more  
Moscow, India (RIA Novosti) Dec 07, 2009Russia will launch four manned and six cargo supply missions to the International Space Station in 2010, space agency Roscosmos said on Friday. The first two Soyuz carrier rockets have been delivered to the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan in preparation for next year's launches. "The Soyuz-U rocket will deliver a Progress space freighter into orbit, and the Soyuz-FG will be used ... more |
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  Sandtrapped Rover Makes A Big Discovery  SpaceX Begins NASA Astronaut Training For Dragon Spacecraft COTS Program   Circumlunar Missions: The Missing Link |
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Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) Dec 3, 2009 NASA says Kennedy Space Center technicians are testing space shuttle Endeavour's systems, preparing for its move to the Vehicle Assembly Building. Endeavour's move from the Orbiter Processing Facility is scheduled Dec. 12, but before that can happen, the shuttle's environmental control and life support systems, main engine and aerosurface hydraulics must be checked, NASA said. Technicia ... more 
Moscow (AFP) Dec 3, 2009US astronaut Timothy Creamer said on Thursday he was impatient to taste "space sushi" courtesy of his Japanese crewmate after they arrive on the International Space Station (ISS) later this month. "We can't wait for when Soichi makes us sushi!" Creamer said, referring to Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi, at a press conference at the Star City cosmonaut training centre outside Moscow, the ... more 
Houston (UPI) Dec 3, 2009 NASA says it's offering U.S. community and junior college students an opportunity to participate in a pilot, semester-long scholars program. Students who apply and are chosen for the National Community College Aerospace Scholars program will interact with NASA engineers and each other as they learn more about careers in science and engineering. The program will culminate in a three-day ... more |
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 Mars Meteorite Debate Continues   WISE Spacecraft Ready For Launch Dec 9  Four "Butterflynauts" Emerge On ISS |
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