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Video: Space Shuttle Atlantis Returns to KSC after STS-125 HubbleOriginal at YouTube
• Wed, Jun 3
By rss@youtube.com (basvg1) Author: basvg1 Keywords: Florida NASA Hubble HST ''Hubble Telescope'' ''Service Mission 4'' SM4 nasa gsfc hd spacecraft hubble space launch telescope hst sm4 servicing mission atlantis flight ferry ride ''ferry ride'' Added: June 3, 2009
Video: Space Shuttle Atlantis and its STS-125 crew landing in Edwards Air Force Base in CaliforniaOriginal at YouTube
• Wed, May 27
By rss@youtube.com (Chrisjr2007) Author: Chrisjr2007 Keywords: Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-125 NASA TV Hubble Telescope Servicing Mission Added: May 27, 2009
Video: STS-125: The last mission to Hubble Space Telescope (HST)Original at YouTube
• Thu, May 14
By rss@youtube.com (thulasi008) Author: thulasi008 Keywords: STS-125 NASA last mission to hubble HST servicing mission 4 WFC3 ACS STIS Added: May 14, 2009
Video: NASA Rolls Out Atlantis For May 12 Launch
Original at AOL Video
• Sat, Apr 18
The mission will be a final trip to the Hubble telescope. Kent Shocknek reports. video.aol.com
Video: THEMIS, Phoenix Lander Update, NASA Images and Repurpose the ...Original at truveo.com
• Wed, Apr 15
The THEMIS mission looks at our Northern Lights to try and find where they come from, an update on the Phoenix Lander and making space robots more ... www.truveo.com
Video: NASA: Shuttle Discovery lifts off on new missionOriginal at truveo.com
• Sat, Apr 11
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Seven astronauts raced to the international space station aboard the space shuttle Monday after a successful launch that was delayed five times ... www.truveo.com
Video: NASA: Shuttle Discovery lifts off on new mission
Original at AOL Video
• Fri, Apr 10
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Seven astronauts raced to the international space station aboard the space shuttle Monday after a successful launch that was delayed five times ... video.aol.com
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Video: Classified NASA footage of alien base on moon
Original at AOL Video
• Thu, Apr 9
Never before seen footage from the secret space mission Apollo 20 of alien base in the Tauraus Littrow area of the moon where Apollo 17 landed ... video.aol.com
Video: NASA’s Dawn on "Star-Trek"-Like VoyageOriginal at truveo.com
• Fri, Apr 3
On its eight-year data gathering mission, Dawn will be the first space probe to visit and orbit two solar system bodies other than Earth www.truveo.com
Video: Building a Clean Dream Machine for Space
Original at AOL Video
• Sat, Mar 28
Take a behind-the-scenes tour of the Clean Room at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and see the construction of NASA's next mission to Mars. video.aol.com
60-Second Science Video-NASA’s Dawn on "Star-Trek"...
Original at AOL Video
• Wed, Mar 25
On its eight-year data gathering mission, Dawn will be the first space probe to visit and orbit two solar system bodies other than Earth video.aol.com
Video: The Last Mission to Hubble: Vodcasts-HST SM4: Oper...
Original at AOL Video
• Tue, Mar 24
The Hubble would not be able to do what it does without the help of a small group of dedicated engineers and technicians at NASA’s Goddard Space ... video.aol.com
Video: Space Shuttle Discovery Blasts off 3-15-2009 NASA Crew of 7Original at truveo.com
• Fri, Mar 20
• 1 related articles
Space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven rocketed into orbit Sunday evening, setting off on a space station construction mission cut short by ... www.truveo.com
Video: Space shuttle Discovery blasts off 3-15-2009 NASA crew of 7Original at BREAK.com
• Tue, Mar 17
• 2 related articles
Space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven rocketed into orbit Sunday evening, setting off on a space station construction mission cut short by ... www.break.com
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Video: Space shuttle Discovery blasts off 3-15-2009 NASA crew of 7
Original at Yahoo! Video
• Sun, Mar 15
• 2 related articles
Space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven rocketed into orbit Sunday evening, setting off on a space station construction mission cut short by ... video.yahoo.com
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Video: Apollo 13 :: (Part 5 of 5)Original at Metacafe
• Sun, Mar 8
The History Channel - Modern Marvels: Apollo 13 Apollo 13 was the third manned lunar-landing mission, part of Project Apollo under NASA in the ... www.metacafe.com
Video: NASA EDGE-NASA EDGE: Last Mission to Hubble
Original at AOL Video
• Sun, Mar 8
NASA EDGE features the Last Mission to Hubble with an Inside and Outside Hubble Quiz, an interview with a Hubble Engineer and insight from the STS ... video.aol.com
Video: Hubble Space Telescope Closeup 1 (Maya 3D Animatio...Original at AOL Video
• Sat, Mar 7
Aloe Design Created this Video for NASA to promote the Hubble Servicing Mission 4. It show the Hubble Space Telescope in orbit. video.aol.com
Video: Space crew candidates: final testOriginal at YouTube
• Tue, Mar 3
By rss@youtube.com (RussiaToday) Russian cosmonauts and their NASA colleagues, as well as two space... Author: RussiaToday Keywords: Russia cosmonaut NASA space tourist Star City Moscow crew mission ISS Added: March 3, 2009
Video: BUILDING A CLEAN DREAM MACHINE FOR SPACEOriginal at YouTube
• Fri, Feb 27
By rss@youtube.com (NASAtelevision) Take a behind-the-scenes tour of the Clean Room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and see the construction of NASA's next mission to Mars Author: NASAtelevision Keywords: NASA JPL Mars spaceship capsule exploration rockets space science travel rocketship
Video: NASA - Teacher on Next Space Shuttle Mission - VOA Story
Original at Revver
• Wed, Feb 25
Engineers with the U.S. space agency NASA are fixing a cabin leak discovered earlier this week in the space shuttle Endeavour. Officials are ... revver.com
Video: Apollo 11 First Steps, High Quality 16mm DACOriginal at YouTube
• Mon, Feb 23
By rss@youtube.com (DrBuzz0) Neil Armstrong's first steps on the moon during the Apollo-11 mission are often shown as seen by the Apollo Lunar Television Camera - a black and white slow-scan TV camera, but there was another camera on the mission which captured the first steps on the moon and other portions of the missi...
NASA | Command Accepted: SDO Music VideoOriginal at YouTube
• Mon, Feb 23
By rss@youtube.com (NASAexplorer) SDO will help scientists better understand solar variability and aid in predictions of space weather. Ka band dishes at White Sands, New Mexico will be the go-between the satellite and the Mission Control Center at Goddard Space Flight Center.
NASA Post FRR News Conference Video FileOriginal at YouTube
• Fri, Feb 20
By rss@youtube.com (NASAtelevision) After a day-long review of space shuttle Discovery's status for the STS-119 mission, NASA managers decided not to set a launch date, choosing instead to continue their review of an issue with the main engines' Flow Control Valves. The decision means no launch on Feb. 27; when a launch date m...
Video: NASA Mission Update: SOFIA February 20/2009Original at YouTube
• Fri, Feb 20
By rss@youtube.com (ApoloTR) Visible light - the light you see with your eyes - reveals only one part of the universe. When clouds of gas and dust block the light emitted by distant objects, astronomers can explore by using radiation from elsewhere on the electromagnetic spectrum: in x-ray, radio, and other wavelengt...
Video: Spacewalker's view of Space Shuttle Atlantis during International Space Station EVAOriginal at YouTube
• Tue, Feb 17
By rss@youtube.com (nasashuttle) A view from Mission Specialist Dave Wolf's helmet camera shows a spacewalker's view of Space Shuttle Atlantis. During the spacewalk, which lasted 6 hours and 36 minutes, Wolf and his fellow spacewalker, Piers Sellers, performed assembly and maintenance tasks on the exterior of the Int...
Video: Rick Adams-'NASA Earth Crew Mission Live - Living in Space'Original at AOL Video
• Tue, Feb 17
KOL Expeditions: The third segment of the NASA Earth Crew Mission, 'Living in Space,' shows what astronauts are up to when they're at the ... video.aol.com
Video: STS-119 TCDTOriginal at YouTube
• Mon, Feb 2
By rss@youtube.com (KSCVideos) The STS-119 astronauts were at NASA's Kennedy Space Center for the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, or TCDT, for preflight and other training for Discovery's next mission to the International Space Station. No copyright protection is asserted for this video. If a recognizable p...
Video: NASA TV's This Week @NASA, Week Ending January 23Original at YouTube
• Sat, Jan 24
By rss@youtube.com (ApoloTR) SHUTTLE UPDATE KSC Space shuttle Discovery's two payload bay doors have been closed in preparation for its STS-119 mission to the International Space Station. Inside the cargo bay is the Starboard 6 truss segment, the final component of the stations 11-segment integrated truss struct...
Video: STS-119 RolloutOriginal at YouTube
• Fri, Jan 16
By rss@youtube.com (KSCVideos) Marking a milestone on the path to the first space shuttle launch of 2009, Discovery make its slow journey to Launch Pad 39A. It will lift off from there to begin the STS-119 mission to the International Space Station. No copyright protection is asserted for this video. If a recognizable pers...
Video: NASA | GLASTcast 2008 Mission UpdateOriginal at YouTube
• Sun, Dec 21
By rss@youtube.com (NASAexplorer) Want more? Subscribe to NASA on iTunes! http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=283424434 The GLAST mission launched on June 11, 2008 and has been returning remarkable and revolutionary discoveries ever since. Recently renamed to the Fermi Space Teles...
Video: STS-126 Space Shuttle Endeavour lands at Edwards Air Force Base- NASA TVOriginal at YouTube
• Tue, Dec 16
By rss@youtube.com (spacearium) SPACEFLIGHTNEWs.NET - Space shuttle Endeavour lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California because of bad weather in Florida. The shuttle completed a 16 day flight to outfit the International Space Station with 7 tons of new hardware. For more information about Endeavour's mission, vis...
Video: The Eagle Has Landed!Original at YouTube
• Tue, Oct 21
By rss@youtube.com (sight4SOARingEYEs) The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned mission to land on the Moon. It was the fifth human spaceflight of Project Apollo and the third human voyage to the Moon. It was also the second all-veteran crew in manned spaceflight history. Launched on July 16, 1969, it carried Commander Neil Alden...
Methane on Mars may point to alien life forms
Original at mnn.com
• 7 hours ago
Irish Times NASA and the European Space Agency are planning a joint mission to the red planet to discover the source of the methane in 2018. Life on the Red Planet? Methane results boost hopesWorld Science Mars methane 'not from meteors'BBC News
NASA iphone Application Launched - 3G
Original at 3g.co.uk
• 16 hours ago
3G (press release) NASA iphone Application Launched 3G (press release) The missions home screen shows all the current NASA missions, which when clicked bring up detailed information about each mission. Select missions also ...
NASA GPM Mission Passes Major Review
Original at RedOrbit
• Wed, Dec 9
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., manages the GPM mission on behalf of the Earth Science Division of the Science Mission Directorate at ... and more »
Marmite is more easily digested in book form
Original at Buffalo News
• Tue, Dec 8
under “outer space,” that Yorkshire-born NASA astronaut Nicholas Patrick brought Marmite with him as his “comfort food” on a 2006 space shuttle mission. ...
Replacement satellite could play role in climate treaty
Original at Spaceflight Now
• Tue, Dec 8
Freilich said NASA got the message. The space agency sought input from a broad range of scientists in a study of the value of a new OCO mission, ... and more »
New: Breaking news and daily top stories via email
Original at io9
• Tue, Dec 8
It's far, far away from indicating life on Mars, but it does narrow down the hunt for the methane's source. A joint NASA/ESA mission is scheduled to head to ... Mars study boosts hopes of finding lifeTelegraph.co.uk Life on Mars Theory Boosted by New Methane StudyScience Daily (press release)
NASA Global Precipitation Measurement Mission Passes Major Review - PR Newswire
Original at prnewswire.com
• Tue, Dec 8
NASA Global Precipitation Measurement Mission Passes Major Review PR Newswire (press release) NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., manages the GPM mission on behalf of the Earth Science Division of the Science Mission Directorate at ... and more »
Enabling NASA Communication in Deep Space is New Mission for Houston's TRACLabs - PR Web
Original at PR Web
• Tue, Dec 8
Enabling NASA Communication in Deep Space is New Mission for Houston's TRACLabs press release) “The new exploration initiatives within NASA multiply the number of customers and missions that must be supported by NASA's Space Communications networks. ... and more »
WISE Takes Off in 4 Days Launch is scheduled for December 11
Original at Softpedia
• Mon, Dec 7
The mission was competitively selected under NASA's Explorers Program, managed by the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. ... NASA Space Exploration: 9 Most Incredible Missions This Decade, 2000-2009 (PHOTOS)Huffington Post (blog)
Astronaut Family Shows Off New Daughter
Original at abcnews.com
• Mon, Dec 7
Abigail Bresnik was born while father on space shuttle mission. Space Shuttle - Space - Technology - NASA - Missions. feeds.abcnews.com
NASA to Launch WISE on Friday
Original at Universe Today
• Mon, Dec 7
By Nicholos Wethington The WISE mission is another in a series of all-sky surveys that have become so very effective for research. The satellite will spend six months mapping the entire sky in the infrared, after which it will make a second, three-month pass to further refine the mapping. Rather than looking at an...
NASA flight director, a Saginaw Valley State University alum, to return for ... - The Bay City Times
Original at MLive.com
• Sun, Dec 6
The Bay City Times - MLive.com NASA flight director, a Saginaw Valley State University alum, to return for ... The Bay City Times - MLive.com Tony CeccacciThe lead flight director for the NASA space shuttle Atlantis' May 2009 mission will give the commencement ... and more »
Astronaut and orthopedic surgeon Bobby Satcher tweets his NASA mission - Media Newswire
Original at media-newswire.com
• Mon, Nov 30
Astronaut and orthopedic surgeon Bobby Satcher tweets his NASA mission 27 after a 11-day NASA mission to stock the International Space Station (ISS) with spare parts - some 15 tons of them. (Media-Newswire.com) - The shuttle ... NASA clamors for safer launchesFlorida Today
NASA Assessing New Roles for Ailing QuikScat Satellite
Original at Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• Mon, Nov 23
NASA mission managers are assessing options for future operations of the venerable QuikScat satellite following the age-related failure of a mechanism that spins the scatterometer antenna.
NASA: Astronaut rides robotic arm in successful spacewalk
Original at Computerworld
• Thu, Nov 19
This mission was designed to move more than 27000 pounds of equipment and spare parts to the space station before the space shuttle fleet -- NASA's heavy ... Houston, We Have a Baby: Astronaut's Wife Gives BirthFOXNews Atlantis astronaut flying high over baby's birthRegister
NASA: Astronaut rides robotic arm in successful spacewalk
Original at Computerworld
• Thu, Nov 19
By sharon_gaudin@computerworld.com (Sharon Gaudin) Riding a robotic arm 210 miles above the Earth, NASA astronauts successfully completed their first spacewalk of the 11-day mission that launched earlier this week.
Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off on supply mission
Original at news.yahoo.com
• Mon, Nov 16
With 100 Internet-savvy NASA fans cheering on the shuttle and churning out constant Twitter updates, Atlantis sailed smoothly into orbit Monday with six astronauts and a full load of spare parts for the International Space Station.
Space Shuttle Atlantis Blasts off on Delivery Mission
Original at FOX News
• Mon, Nov 16
Pride of Santa Monica: NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik space boundExaminer.com Whitman alumna, NASA astronaut preps for 2010 space flight to International ...Whitman Pioneer Christian Science Monitor -Computerworld -Prime Writer News Network
The Artist of Apollo 12Original at Universe Today
• Sat, Nov 14
By Nancy Atkinson 40 years ago today, Apollo 12 launched on their mission to the Moon. On board was Pete Conrad, Dick Gordon and Alan Bean. Bean is a gifted artist who has shared his experiences on the Moon like no other astronaut has through his paintings, which offer a unique look at both real and [...]
November 16, 2009 looks good for next shuttle launch
Original at iTWire
• Sat, Nov 14
NASA is hoping for clear sailing on Monday as its space shuttle Atlantis crew prepares to launch for its mission delivering and installing spare parts to the International Space Station....
STS-129 Behind the Scenes: How to Put on the "Pumpkin Suit"Original at Universe Today
• Thu, Nov 5
By Nancy Atkinson NASA has been creating some behind-the-scenes videos as the STS-129 crew prepares for their upcoming mission to the International Space Station. Astronaut Mike Massimino, of the HST servicing mission fame, hosts and records the videos, and this one is pretty interesting: what it take...
NASA set for Atlantis launch November 16
Original at news.yahoo.com
• Thu, Oct 29
NASA has given the green light for the space shuttle Atlantis mission to launch on November 16 carrying six astronauts to the International Space Station.
NASA rocket launch advances Moon mission dream
Original at news.yahoo.com
• Wed, Oct 28
NASA successfully launched Wednesday the prototype for a new generation of space rocket, advancing its plans to return man to the Moon by 2020.
NASA Rocket Scientists Did ‘Frickin’ Fantastic’
Original at Wired
• Wed, Oct 28
By Alexis Madrigal Apollo-Era Crawler Carries Test Rocket to Launch PadDirection of NASA’s Future at an ImpasseNASA Releases Plan For Ares I Vibration ProblemHouse Democrats Plan Attack on NASA’s Mars Mission WiSci 2.0: Alexis Madrigal’s Twitter, Google Reader feed, and green tech history research si...
Slick NASA iPhone App Puts Space in Your Pocket
Original at Wired
• Fri, Oct 23
By Betsy Mason You can also watch videos from NASA TV of science updates, mission activity, rocket launches and other events. Another fun option is checking in on NASA’s various missions with status updates and live countdowns clocks. And if you need to know exactly where the International Space Statio...
Space Shuttle Loses Battle of Launch Dates
Original at Universe Today
• Mon, Oct 19
By Nancy Atkinson It's the old shuttle shuffle. The launch of Atlantis for the STS-129 mission has been pushed back by four days to November 16 (at 2:28 pm EDT) to accommodate two unmanned rocket launches from Cape Canaveral, as well as the inaugural launch of the Ares I-X, scheduled for October 27. Right now t...
Satellite moon crash yields 'exciting' images: NASA
Original at news.yahoo.com
• Mon, Oct 19
A NASA satellite that hurtled into a Moon crater on an exploratory mission last week sent back "exciting" images from every phase of its flight and subsequent crash, the US space agency said Monday.
NASA bombs the moon's surface in search of water
Original at news.yahoo.com
• Fri, Oct 9
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The United States on Friday blasted the surface of the moon with two rockets on a mission to look for water below the lunar surface that could be used by astronauts on future space missions, NASA said.
In search of water, NASA prepares 'to bomb' the moon
Original at news.yahoo.com
• Thu, Oct 8
• 4 related articles
NASA is preparing a violent return to the moon Friday as part of a mission to send a satellite and a rocket booster crashing into the planet's surface to look for water.
NASA Reveals Crew for Last Scheduled Shuttle Mission
Original at SPACE.com
• Fri, Sep 18
NASA on Friday revealed the six people who will blast off on what is currently the last scheduled space shuttle mission. The list includes the agency's top astronaut and two others that are in orbit today.
Opinion: 40 Years After Apollo 11, NASA Maps Out the Future
Original at Wired
• Sun, Jul 19
By Alexis Madrigal March 2015: The first crewed Orion/Ares mission to the International Space Station will launch. 2016: The European Space Agency will launch ExoMars, a rover mission to the surface of that planet. NASA is involved, however, helping provide communications via the Deep Space Network.
Patch: Restored Apollo 11 Video Released
Original at NASA Watch
• Wed, Jul 15
By MarcBoucher NASA Releases Restored Apollo 11 Moonwalk Video, NASA NASA released Thursday newly restored video from the July 20, 1969, live television broadcast of the Apollo 11 moonwalk. The release commemorates the 40th anniversary of the first mission to land astronauts on the moon."
Podcast: GNC-2009-07-14 #493 Preparing for Show 500!
Original at Geek News Central Podcast
• Tue, Jul 14
By geeknews Top 10 Science Videos DOE to shutdown one of new Labs due to funding? Wells Fargo sues itself? NASA has found the Tapes! Apollo 11 40 Year Anniversary! Shuttle Delayed Again! Amazon to buy Netflix? Windows 7 close to RTM Marc off to Ohio listen up! Zune HD? Apollo 11 mission on Web!
Shuttle Dodges Space Junk Risk
Original at Wired News
• Fri, Apr 17
By Alexis Madrigal Despite the recent rash of space-debris problems, the risk that the space shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope will have a catastrophic collision with space junk and micrometeoroids won't exceed NASA guidelines. NASA said Thursday the new orbital...
Podcast: GNC-2009-04-17 #469 Time Warner Smack Down
Original at Geek News Central Podcast
• Fri, Apr 17
By geeknews Cobert gets a Treadmil ISS gets Tranquility SSD Encrypted Drives Digg retreats on Diggbar Proxy + Crime = Same Jail Time Swiss ISP say No Logging Pirate Bay Trial Verdict Today I Don’t like those Odds 1-221 for for Hubble Mission NASA may get more Shuttle Money
Opinion: NASA Weighing Debris Hit Risk for Hubble Repair Mission
Original at Universe Today
• Thu, Apr 16
By Nancy Atkinson There’s good news and bad news for the upcoming Hubble repair mission. The good news is that the statistical threat posed to space shuttle Atlantis and her crew by micro-meteoroid orbiting debris (MMOD) is currently no greater than last year, even with the collision of two satellites in F...
Fleet processing involves holiday work - Giant crane dominates KSC skyline
Original at NASASpaceflight.com
• Fri, Dec 19
By Chris Bergin The launch date for Ares I-X - currently slated for July, but could slip to October - will become clearer next month, following the decision on the STS-400 pad options in support of May’s STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Should Endeavour (STS-400) require 39B, Ares I...
NASA Administrator Muzzles Employees From Speaking Openly With Obama Agency Review Team
Original at Think Progress
• Thu, Dec 11
By Amanda Terkel Last year, Griffin faced heated attacks for saying that he wasn’t sure whether or not global warming was a “problem.” He also “quietly altered” NASA’s mission statement to remove any reference to the agency’s responsibility to protect the earth against global warming
T-Minus 57 Days and Counting
Original at Daily Kos
• Mon, Nov 24
By DarkSyde Dr. Alan Stern is the Principal Investigator for the New Horizons mission to distant Pluto and served as associate administrator in charge of the NASA Science Mission Directorate from 2007 to 2008. But this week, he dons the hat of an op-ed writer in the pages of the New York Times:
Podcast: Channel 9 on Mars: Inside the Mars Exploration Mission - Past, Present and Future
Original at Channel9 posts by user: The Channel 9 Team
• Mon, Nov 17
By Charles While in LA for PDC2008, we were lucky enough to get the chance to head down to Pasadena for a tour and interview at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Nic Fillingham and I grabbed a cab and met up with the great Marc Mercuri (of RoboChamps fame), DPE's VP Walid Abu-Hadba and others to get a look at...
GNC-2008-11-14 #424 (1) Week till 24hr Podcast
Original at Geek News Central Podcast
• Thu, Nov 13
By geek@geeknewscentral.com (Todd Cochrane) Mars Everest Panorama Big Bang or Big Bounce Cassini and New Aurora on Saturn Funny NASA Mission Control Google Gmail Video Roku Netflix One Dot? Is your Spam down? Mars Rover Low on Power Rover Update STS-126 to ISS for Home Improvements Telecoms Sweating Obama Administration
IBEX launched via Orbital’s Pegasus XL
Original at NASASpaceflight.com
• Sun, Oct 19
By Chris Bergin With all the interest surrounding SpaceX’s Falcon I launch vehicle of late, many forget that Pegasus was the world’s first privately developed space launch vehicle. Its maiden 1990 mission marked the first all-new, unmanned space launch vehicle developed in the US in more than 20 years.
Gallery: NASA Spacecraft Will Explore Outer Solar System
Original at Wired
• Thu, Oct 16
By Betsy Mason The primary mission of IBEX is to explore the edge of our solar system and how it interacts with the galaxy beyond.: Image: NASA GSFC The heliosphere, pictured here, separates our solar system from the interstellar medium and fends off galactic cosmic rays. : Image: Walt Feimer/Goddard Sp...
Podcast: ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 09.30.08
Original at Aero-News Network
• Tue, Sep 30
By editor@aero-news.net SpaceX celebrates two major milestones over the weekend. NASA scrubs a shuttle mission to repair the Hubble telescope. And a new study says biz-jet sales will peak next year. Sponsored By...
Astronauts Preparing To Ride The Rocket
Original at Blogcritics
• Sat, Jun 2
By Howard Dratch This mission romantically referred to as "STS-117" by NASA plans to keep working on the construction of the International Space Station just as have the last two missions. This one is to use what has been learned on previous flights to install new solar collectors and pull in an older one.