Soyuz launched to ISS Posted: Fri, Apr 2 7:45 AM ET (1145 GMT) A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three new crewmembers for the International Space Station lifted off early Friday. The Soyuz rocket launched at 12:04 am EDT (... Spirit rover may have begun hibernation Posted: Thu, Apr 1 6:19 AM ET (1019 GMT) NASA's Mars rover Spirit missed a routine communications session with Earth earlier this week, leading project officials to conclude that the aging rover has... Unusual temperature patterns spotted on Saturn moon Posted: Tue, Mar 30 7:03 AM ET (1103 GMT) Data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft have revealed an unusual pattern of temperatures on the surface of one of Saturn's moons, scientists said Monday.... Shuttle cleared for April 5 launch Posted: Sat, Mar 27 9:03 AM ET (1303 GMT) NASA managers gave their approval Friday to plans to launch the space shuttle Discovery on April 5. Discovery will launch at 6:21 am EDT (... Ariane launch delayed Posted: Sat, Mar 27 8:54 AM ET (1254 GMT) Arianespace scrubbed Friday's scheduled launch of two communications satellites because of a problem with the Ariane 5 launch vehicle. The rocket was scheduled to... Lockheed and ATK revive Athena rocket program Posted: Fri, Mar 26 7:02 AM ET (1102 GMT) Lockheed Martin and Alliant Techsystems announced Thursday that they were introducing the Athena line of small launch vehicles, primarily to go after civil and military... UK announces new space agency Posted: Wed, Mar 24 7:36 AM ET (1136 GMT) The British government announced Tuesday the formation of a full-fledged space agency to centralize British space activities. The UK Space Agency will begin operations... Helium "rain" predicted for Jupiter Posted: Wed, Mar 24 7:20 AM ET (1120 GMT) Liquid helium precipitating out of Jupiter's upper atmosphere may explain the relative lack of neon there, scientists said this week. University of California Berkeley... SpaceShipTwo performs first captive carry flight Posted: Tue, Mar 23 8:06 AM ET (1206 GMT) SpaceShipTwo, the commercial suborbital vehicle under development for Virgin Galactic, left the ground for the first time on Monday attached to its carrier aircraft. SpaceShipTwo... Proton launches EchoStar satellite Posted: Sun, Mar 21 11:55 AM ET (1555 GMT) A Proton rocket successfully launched an American direct-to-home television satellite early Sunday. The Proton M lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan... |
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