Discovery rolled out to launch pad Posted: Mon, Oct 1 8:00 AM ET (1200 GMT) NASA rolled the space shuttle Discovery out to the launch pad on Sunday in advance of a mission scheduled for launch later this month. Discovery... Astronaut's son to be next orbital space tourist Posted: Fri, Sep 28 2:06 PM ET (1806 GMT) The son of a former NASA astronaut will be the next commercial passenger to visit the International Space Station, space tourism company Space Adventures announced... Soyuz spacecraft moved at ISS Posted: Fri, Sep 28 8:31 AM ET (1231 GMT) The crew of the International Space Station repositioned their Soyuz spacecraft to a different docking port on Thursday in advance of the launch of a... Delta launches Dawn on asteroid mission Posted: Thu, Sep 27 8:36 PM ET (0036 GMT) A Delta 2 rocket launched NASA's Dawn spacecraft Thursday on a mission to two of the solar system's largest asteroids. The Delta 2... Foton capsule returns to Earth Posted: Wed, Sep 26 9:13 PM ET (0113 GMT) A capsule carrying animals and other experiments launched into orbit earlier this month returned to Earth on Wednesday, although the fate of a separate spacecraft... Microgravity makes microbes more virulent Posted: Wed, Sep 26 1:48 PM ET (1748 GMT) Exposing microbes to weightlessness makes them stronger and potentially more hazardous to humans, scientists reported. Researchers at Arizona State University flew a strain of the... Next Galileo satellite launch delayed Posted: Tue, Sep 25 1:46 PM ET (1746 GMT) The launch of the next demonstration satellite for Europe's Galileo satellite system has been postponed until early next year. The GIOVE-B satellite was... Discovery moves to VAB as launch remains on schedule Posted: Tue, Sep 25 1:38 PM ET (1738 GMT) The space shuttle Discovery rolled into the Vehicle Assembly Building on Sunday after repairs to faulty seals on the orbiter were completed quickly enough to... Dawn launch slips a day Posted: Mon, Sep 24 2:11 PM ET (1811 GMT) NASA announced Monday that the launch of a mission to the main asteroid belt will be delayed a day after weather hampered launch preparations. The... NASA restarts astronomy mission Posted: Sat, Sep 22 8:02 PM ET (0002 GMT) NASA announced Friday that it has restarted work on an astronomy mission that was suspended in the early stages of development over a year ago... |
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