The first of two satellite payloads for Ariane 5s next heavy-lift flight has been delivered to…
Month: May 2011
Arianespace launches ST-2 and GSAT-8
Ariane 5 soared to another success today, orbiting spacecraft for Asia and India on Arianespaces third…
AMS Installed; First Spacewalk Scheduled for Friday
Attachment of the $2 billion, 15,251-pound Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS) atop the Starboard 3 segment of…
Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 Installed
At 5:46 a.m. EDT, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS) was installed successfully on the outside of…
Hancock County Students Provide Winning Name for Stennis Astronaut Mascot
The inflatable astronaut mascot at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center finally has a name –…
STS-134 MCC Status Report #08
Mission Specialists Andrew Feustel and Greg Chamitoff are set to begin the first of four spacewalks…
STS-134 MCC Status Report #07
An instrument that seeks to unite astronomy and high-energy physics to give us a better understanding…