Space
Space Shuttle successor will not fly before 2014: NASA (AFP)
AFP - NASA announced it has pushed back the launch of the Orion, the spacecraft designed to replace the agency's aging space shuttle fleet, by one year to 2014. Read more…
NASA abandons plan to fly new spaceships by 2013 (Reuters)
Reuters - NASA has abandoned plans to get its replacement for the retiring U.S. space shuttles into service by 2013 because of a lack of additional funds and technical issues, officials said on Monday. Read more…
NASA: Shuttle Successor to Fly no Earlier Than 2014 (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - NASA's first manned test flight of the Orion spacecraft that will replace the retiring U.S. space shuttles won't launch until 2014, a year later than the agency hoped, due to funding and technical concerns, program managers said Monday. Read more…
NASA safety panel worries about moon ship design (AP)
AP - NASA is not properly emphasizing safety in its design of a new spaceship and its return-to-the-moon program faces money, morale and leadership problems, an agency safety panel found Monday. Read more…
Eastern Europe anxious as Russia attacks Georgia (AP)
AP - Poland and other former Soviet satellites have expressed deep anxiety that the escalation of fighting between Russia and Georgia signals a resurgent Russia's willingness to use force to dominate the newly democratic region. Read more…
Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tuesday Morning (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - The annual Perseid meteor shower is expected to put on a good display of shooting stars in the pre-dawn hours Tuesday. Read more…
U.S. Senators, FCC Weigh in on Dispute Between SES and OnSat (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - An ostensibly routine decision by satellite fleet operator SES to cancel service to a customer more than a year behind in its payments has been caught in the Washington political spotlight amid claims that "life and death situations" hang in the balance if the service is canceled. Read more…
Cassini Spacecraft Revisits Icy Saturn Moon (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - NASA's Cassini spacecraft circling the planet Saturn is taking a new look at one of the ringed world's icy moons and its geyser-like plumes. Read more…
NASA Astronaut Ready to Answer Your Questions From Space
Flying 220 miles above the Earth aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff is ready to take your questions. Read more…
NASA to Realign Constellation Program Milestones
In a news conference Monday, NASA managers discussed how the agency will be adjusting the budget, schedule and technical performance milestones for its Constellation Program to ensure the first crewed flight of the Ares I rocket and Orion crew capsule in March 2015. Read more…
