The International Space Station’s all-ham Expedition 6 crew of Commander Ken Bowersox, KD5JBP; Flight Engineer Nikolai…
YOUR NAME COULD MAKE A “DEEP IMPACT” ON A COMET
People worldwide may celebrate July 4, 2005, as the day their names reach a comet. NASA…
ADVANCED RADIOISOTOPE-POWER TECHNOLOGIES R&D TEAMS SELECTED
NASA selected several radioisotope-based power-conversion technologies for research and development (R&D). The awards are the first…
DEEPEST VIEW OF SPACE YIELDS YOUNG STARS IN ANDROMEDA HALO
Relying on the deepest visible-light images ever taken in space, astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope…
“ALL SYSTEMS GO” FOR STUDENT ROCKETRY CHALLENGE
More than 1,000 students, from 100 high schools in 36 states and Washington, are gathering in…
Arianespace Flight 161 mission update
The launch vehicle for Flight 161 is rapidly taking shape at the Spaceport as preparations continue…
VP CHENEY CONGRATULATES EXPEDITION SIX CREW
Vice President Dick Cheney offered his congratulations to the International Space Station Expedition Six crew just…
ESA’s Mars Express ready for launch
Just before midnight on 2 June (23:45 local time, 19:45 CEST) a Soyuz rocket operated by…
ASTRONAUT SUGGESTS LUNAR BASES AS STEPPING STONE TO MARS, UNIVERSE
NASA Expedition 6 International Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit, KD5MDT, has suggested that NASA should…
Mercury shows its dark side
During the morning of 7 May 2003, the planet Mercury will slip across the face of…