Astronauts Ready for Shuttle Launch Amid NASA Uncertainty
Six NASA astronauts are ready to rocket into space on the shuttle Endeavour in just over a week as questions swirl over the space agency’s future spaceflight plans.
NASA Sets Shuttle Endeavour Prelaunch Events, Countdown Details
News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Endeavour.The shuttle’s STS-130 mission to the International Space Station is scheduled to lift …
Debris Poses Great Risk To Spacecraft
Image Caption: A Beehive of Satellites – The launch of the first artificial satellite by the then Soviet Union in 1957 marked the beginning of the utilization of space for science and commercial activity. During the Cold War, space was a prime area of …
NASA sets shuttle launch with future in doubt
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – NASA managers on Wednesday settled on February 7 to kick off their final year of shuttle flights, uncertain about what programs will follow.
Next Shuttle Launch is Go; Universe Today Will Be There
Liftoff of space shuttle Endeavour for the STS-130 mission to the International Space Station has been been given the go-ahead, and launch is scheduled for Feb. 7 at 4:39 a.m. EST. Universe Today will be at the launch to provide on-site coverage of…
Space shuttle gets a ‘go’ for liftoff after fixes
NASA has set a firm Feb. 7 launch date for the space shuttle Endeavour to deliver a brand-new room and observation portal to the International Space Station.
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Last Shuttle Night Launch On Feb. 7
Space shuttle Endeavour is set to begin a 13-day flight to the International Space Station with a Feb. 7 launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is planned for 4:39 a.m.
NASA Gearing Up University CubeSats For Launch This Fall
NASA will launch small research satellites for several universities as part of the agency’s Educational Launch of Nanosatellite, or ELaNA, mission.
Porton Down scientists launch juniper project
MoD site associated with chemical and biological warfare research begins mission to save bushes from extinction threatIt is associated with top secret programmes designed to keep Britain at the forefront of chemical and biological warfare.But scientists at the Ministry of Defence’s Porton Down site are currently engaged in a less classified mission – to save [...]
CryoSat-2 Teams Preparing For Launch
LEOP: Every minute countsLEOP is the first critical phase in the satellite’s life: time is vital, and teams work 24 hours/day to activate, monitor and verify subsystems on the satellite and undertake crucial orbit and attitude control maneuvers. Engi…