Late in the evening of March 27, the Orion crew module simulator was loaded on a C-17 aircraft for its next step on a mission to complete the next generation of NASA’s apce transportation system. The Orion crew module simulator weighs nearly 20,000 pounds. Read More at The Aero-News Network…
MONKS FERRY, WIRRAL, England—-Lockheed Martin Corporation has selected the LDRA tool suite to enable developers on the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle program to achieve its software development goals. Read More at Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance…
The aerospace industry in Colorado and across the nation is lobbying presidential hopefuls behind the scenes to try to gain more support for space-exploration funding. Read More at Denver Post…
NASA released Friday a photograph of the nearly 20,000-pound Orion space capsule mock-up being loaded into a C-17 cargo aircraft on Thursday, March 27, at NASA’s Langley Research Center. Read More at NASA…
NASA says it won’t turn off either Mars Rover because of budget cuts. Read More at SPACE.com…
GenCorp on Wednesday reported a $3.3 million profit from its continuing operations in the first quarter of 2008, as it reduced expenses related to environmental cleanup and retirement benefits. Read More at The Sacramento Bee…
March 26 (Bloomberg) — The Endeavour’s astronauts awoke today for their last day in orbit and prepared to land the NASA shuttle, a descent that will cap the longest construction job ever at the International Space Station. Read More at Update1 …
March 26 (Bloomberg) — Shuttle Endeavour ‘s scheduled landing at the Kennedy Space Center was delayed by 90 minutes because of poor weather after a record stay at the International Space Station. Read More at Bloomberg.com…
March 26 (Bloomberg) — Shuttle Endeavour made a rare night landing after poor weather briefly delayed its scheduled return from a record stay at the International Space Station, where astronauts installed a Japanese laboratory and a Canadian robot. Read More at Update2 …
Florida touchdown under cover of night The space shuttle Endeavour and its seven-member crew landed safely at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center late Wednesday evening, ending the 16-day mission to the International Space Station.… Read More at The Register…