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Astronauts Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Steve Bowen completed the first of four spacewalks scheduled for Endeavour’s mission to the International Space Station yesterday.
This spacewalk was the 115th in support of ISS construction. The majority of the six hour and 52 minute spacewalk was spent focusing on one of the station’s Solar Alpha Rotary Joints (SARJ).
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NASA has put off the planned launch of its next-generation Orion spacecraft for a year, a setback to efforts to fly a successor to its aging space shuttles, the space agency announced Monday.
“September 2014 is when we are saying we will launch the first crew on the Orion,” program manager Jeff Hanley told reporters in […]
You, too, could pull a Homer Simpson and become an astronaut. Canada is looking for two people to start work in August, 2009. All you need to do is apply (and be somewhat qualified, presumably). It’s worth looking into. Read more…
POWAY, CA–(Marketwire - March 20, 2008) - SpaceDev, Inc. has been awarded a contract from IHI-Aerospace (Japan) to manufacture multiple flight ship-sets of precision space mechanisms for the H2 Transfer Vehicle (HTV). Included are low-shock release devices used to restrain the HTV’s exposed cargo pallet during launch, and release it on orbit for transfer to […]
POWAY, CA–(Marketwire - January 7, 2008) - SpaceDev, Inc. recently completed its second milestone under the Space Act Agreement that was signed with NASA in June 2007. The significant milestone completed is the Flight Test Plan for the Dream Chaser™ space vehicle. The plan provides a detailed approach for the Dream Chaser™ to conduct numerous […]
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ — Walt Disney World today hosted the first official appearance of the entire crew of NASA space shuttle mission STS-118 following their return to Earth on Aug. 21. The day was dedicated to honoring the Endeavour crew and recognizing the inspirational achievement of teacher-turned-astronaut Barbara Morgan.
Disney’s Epcot and […]
Another shuttle touches down back on Earth:
Atlantis and its seven astronauts took a cross-country detour and landed safely in the Mojave Desert Friday, ending a two-week mission of construction on the international space station and bringing a crew member home from the outpost.
“It’s just great to be back on planet Earth,” shuttle commander Rick Sturckow […]
Don’t forget the diapers!
Couples intent on having an out-of-this-world honeymoon can sign up now to book their space tickets aboard Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo. Traveling at three times the speed of sound, SpaceShipTwo will achieve a maximum altitude of 360,000 feet above earth.
The Virgin Galactic test flight program is scheduled to begin toward the end of […]
EL SEGUNDO, CA–(Marketwire - June 12, 2007) - The Northrop Grumman Foundation announced today that it will sponsor the national Weightless Flights of Discovery, an innovative science and engineering education program that incorporates zero gravity flight experiences for teachers. This year’s program will also include university students planning careers as teachers. The Northrop Grumman Foundation […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL–(Marketwire - June 8, 2007) - Lucy Hawking, daughter of Professor Stephen Hawking — the world-renowned physicist and expert on gravity — will fly aboard Zero Gravity Corporation’s weightless experience on its June 9 Father’s Day flight. This will be her opportunity to share the same weightless experience enjoyed by her father on […]