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NASA says European ship would ease station trips (05.06.08)
NASA encouraged Europe on Thursday to develop its own manned spaceship, which would give the world - and particularly the U.S. - another way to reach the international space station. Europe became "a full-fledged space power," NASA Administrator Michael Griffin said...read more
Shuttle Flights Should be Extended, Space Pioneer John Glenn Says (07.05.08)
For legendary astronaut
and former U.S. Sen.
John Glenn, the video clips brought back memories of
old friends. For the rest of the nation, they provided a glimpse of NASA's
glory days. The clips were among 100 hours of historic space footage, newly
restored in high-definition, released publicly Tuesday at a Capitol Hill
ceremony to help mark the 50th anniversary of NASA...read
more
China Launches Relay Satellite to Prepare for First Spacewalk (28.04.08)
China has launched its first data relay satellite in preparation for the inaugural spacewalk by a Chinese astronaut scheduled for later this year, a state news agency said Saturday. The Tianlian I satellite was launched on a Long March-3C carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province late Friday night, Xinhua News Agency said...read more
'Dramatic' Landing Capped Challenging Spaceflight, Astronaut Says (23.04.08)
The International Space Station's (ISS) first female commander said her 'dramatic' landing aboard a Russian spacecraft last week capped a landmark mission to build up the orbiting laboratory. NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson said in an audio recording released Tuesday that her off-target landing aboard a Russian-built Soyuz spacecraft on Saturday was "more dramatic than I was expecting"...read more