Space
Space Station Provides Boost To High School Students In California
Students from Buchanan High School in Clovis, Calif., who are taking part in a 48 hour space station simulation, will get an extra boost when they receive a call from the real International Space Station. Read more…
NASA Engineers Complete Engine Test Series For Ares I Rocket
Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., have completed a series of tests on a key component of the J-2X engine. The J-2X powers the upper stage of the Ares I rocket, which will launch human explorers to the International Space Station and to the moon. Read more…
NASA To Take Corrective Action In Spacesuit Contract Protest
NASA has concluded that corrective action is appropriate in the Government Accountability Office bid protest of Exploration Systems & Technology, Inc. NASA determined that a compliance issue requires the termination of the contract for the Constellation Space Suit System with Oceaneering International, Inc. of Houston for the convenience of the government Read more…
NASA Kennedy Space Center Awards Custodial Services Contract
NASA has selected Brevard Achievement Center Inc., of Rockledge, Fla., to provide custodial services at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Read more…
Ariane 5 - Fifth launch of 2008
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Friday, August 15, 2008 Source: European Space Agency Ariane 5 - Fifth launch of 2008 Yesterday evening, an Ariane 5 ECA launcher lifted off from Europe's Spaceport at Kourou, in French Guiana, on its mission to place two telecommunications satellites into... Read more…
Another successful Arianespace launch: Superbird-7 and AMC-21 in orbit
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Friday, August 15, 2008 Source: Arianespace Another successful Arianespace launch: Superbird-7 and AMC-21 in orbit On Thursday evening, August 14, Arianespace orbited two communications satellites, primarily intended for TV broadcast services: Superbird-7 for Japanese... Read more…
Zero Gravity Corporation Hosts Exclusive Platinum Experience with Apollo-11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin in Las Vegas August 17
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Thursday, August 14, 2008 Source: Zero Gravity Corporation Zero Gravity Corporation Hosts Exclusive Platinum Experience with Apollo-11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin in Las Vegas August 17 UPDATE: ZERO GRAVITY CORP HAS CANCELLED THIS FLIGHT Guests to Experience Zero Gravity with... Read more…
Media Advisory: ILS Proton to launch Inmarsat-4 F3 satellite
STATUS REPORT Date Released: Thursday, August 14, 2008 Source: International Launch Services Media Advisory: ILS Proton to launch Inmarsat-4 F3 satellite Aug. 13, 2008 Payload:Inmarsat-4 F3 communications satelliteEurostar 3000GM busSeparated spacecraft mass: Approx. Read more…
NPR Taps Intelsat to Extend and Expand Capacity for the Public Radio Satellite System
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Source: Intelsat NPR Taps Intelsat to Extend and Expand Capacity for the Public Radio Satellite System Intelsat, Ltd. Read more…
SpaceDev Appoints Patricia Grace Smith to Board of Directors
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Source: SpaceDev, Inc. SpaceDev Appoints Patricia Grace Smith to Board of Directors Former FAA Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation Brings Broad Experience to SpaceDev's Board SpaceDev, Inc. (OTC BB:SPDV. Read more…
