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 Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) June 17, 2009 
NASA deferred the launch of its shuttle Endeavour on Wednesday for the second time in less than a week due to a nagging hydrogen leak whose cause experts are struggling to understand. "At 1:55 am (0555 GMT), launch managers called a scrub, canceling today's planned launch of space shuttle Endeavour on its STS-127 mission," the US space agency said in a statement. The next launch attempt will take place on July 11. ... read more 
Le Bourget, France (AFP) June 16, 2009The European Space Agency said Tuesday it was in talks to extend the life of the International Space Station and get seats for its astronauts on future flights to the orbital outpost. "From a technical standpoint we are working on keeping the station alive at least up to 2025," ESA's director of human spaceflight, Simonetta di Pippo, told AFP on the sidelines of the Paris Air Show. ... more
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Houston TX (SPX) Jun 17, 2009Using funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, NASA has awarded to DRI Commercial Corporation of Irvine, Calif., a contract to repair critical infrastructure facilities at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston that were damaged during Hurricane Ike in September 2008. The funds will be used to perform roof repairs and roof ledge replacements at Johnson. The comp ... more  
Le Bourget, France (SPX) Jun 17, 2009Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, and Antonio Fabrizi, Director of Launchers for the European Space Agency (ESA), signed a framework contract at the Paris Air Show concerning the procurement of launch services for future ESA missions. The agreement has two main objectives: to define the conditions under which ESA procures launch services for its missions; and to facilitat ... more  
Solna, Sweden (SPX) Jun 17, 2009The two Prisma satellites are undergoing their final system tests in SSC's clean room in Solna. Since the satellites returned from France, where they underwent environmental tests, they have been completed with final software versions. To confirm that all components and software are compatible, so called "hardware-in-the-loop tests" are performed, simulating various flight scenarios includ ... more 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jun 17, 2009International Space Station astronauts are getting a new toy in August - a treadmill. Famously named after comedian Stephen Colbert1, the new running machine will help astronauts stay fit, fighting off the bone loss and muscle decay2 that otherwise comes with space travel. Just one problem: How do you run where there's no gravity to hold your feet to the ground? "Bungee cords! You ha ... more |
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El Segundo CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2009An improved second generation sound source used to simulate the intense noise generated by space rockets during launch has been developed by Wyle engineers. The Wyle Acoustic Source (WAS) 5000 is a high-frequency, high intensity sound source complementing the existing low-frequency WAS 3000 system, which has been regarded by experts as the "world's loudest speaker." Both are used to ensure ... more  
Washington (AFP) June 16, 2009NASA embarks on a landmark mission of lunar exploration this week with the launch of probes to scout for water sources and landing sites, in a bid to lead humanity back on the first visit to the moon since 1972. The US space agency, with its eye on sending astronauts to Earth's natural satellite by 2020, is on course to blast off the dual LRO and LCROSS missions on Thursday atop an Atlas V ... more 
Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2009ZOS Communications has announced the availability of its free location communications applications on RIM, iPhone, Android, Symbian and Windows Mobile platforms, bringing a more consistent and accurate location sharing service to consumers and businesses. ZOS Communications' technology enables the transmission of location information paired with content, making location-based services useful and ... more 
Le Bourget, France (AFP) June 15, 2009The first launches by the veteran Russian rocket Soyuz and a new light rocket called Vega from Europe's space base will be postponed to 2010, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Monday. They had been scheduled to take place by the end of the year. A workhorse of space, Soyuz is being added to ESA's launch pad at Kourou, French Guiana, to provide the agency with operational flexibilit ... more |
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