Fifth successful Ariane 5 flight of 2006

Another busy year of Ariane 5 operations wrapped up today (December 8) with the launcher’s fifth…

Astronauts Arrive at KSC

The Astronauts for Shuttle flight STS-116 arrived today (Sunday Dec 3) for their flight which should…

WildBlue-1 satellite ready

WildBlue-1 satellite is ready for its December 8 launch on Ariane 5 The integration process has…

ROCKET MOTOR TEST HELPS SHUTTLE AND ARES 1

NASA’s Space Shuttle Program successfully fired a reusable solid rocket motor Thursday, Nov. 16, at a…

Andrew Yau probes the stormy Sun-Earth relationship

Dr. Yau has spent much of his career probing the behaviour of plasma in outer space…

NASA COMPLETES MILESTONE REVIEW OF NEXT HUMAN SPACECRAFT SYSTEM

NASA has completed a milestone first review of all systems for the Orion spacecraft and the…

Double Star mission extended

Earlier this month, ESA’s Science Programme Committee (SPC) unanimously approved a nine-month extension of ESA’s involvement…

NASA AVIATION SAFETY REPORTING SYSTEM TURNS 30

WASHINGTON — NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) recently marked its 30-year anniversary. The confidential reporting…

NASA’S HUBBLE FINDS EVIDENCE FOR DARK ENERGY

Scientists using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that dark energy is not a new constituent…

ARISS “CONTINGENCY NETWORK” IMPRESSES NASA

When Russian flight controllers encountered difficulties during a recent International Space Station cargo rocket docking, NASA…