The day after NASA launched its first unmanned moon mission in 10 years, local space enthusiasts wer …
Archive for June 27, 2009
NASA readies Plan B for moon rockets
NASA has a backup plan to launch crew and cargo to the moon, reduce the gap between shuttle retirement and a replacement ship’s debut, and save taxpayers billions of dollars.
NASA Hopes to Launch Shuttle Endeavour on Wednesday
NASA hopes to squeeze in another launch attempt for the space shuttle Endeavour on June 17.
NASA’s future plans in doubt?
Experts are huddling to look at NASA’s future plans, which may indicate trouble for the agency
Talented crew heading to the space station
MARK POLANSKY Mission Commander Mark Polansky, a distinguished test pilot, first joined NASA in August 1992, as an aerospace engineer and research pilot assigned to the Aircraft Operations Division of the Johnson Space Center.
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NASA to Test Fly Astronaut Escape Ship Alternative
A bullet-shaped escape ship could show how astronauts might avoid a launch disaster during a planned launch test.
Flight will be intricate dance of spacewalks and robotics
The shuttle Endeavour is poised for blastoff Saturday on one of the most complex space station assembly missions yet attempted, a grueling 16-day flight to attach a Japanese experiment platform, deliver critical spare parts, replace massive solar array batteries and swap out a station crew member.
Crew performs unusual spacewalk inside station
Working in spacesuits inside a compartment opened to vacuum, space station commander Gennady Padalka and NASA flight engineer Michael Barratt carried out a short 12-minute internal spacewalk today to finish rigging a port in the Zvezda command module for arrival of a new docking module in November.
NASA’s New Rocket Escape System Questioned
NASA’s Orion spaceship and the astronauts onboard might not survive an explosive launch failure of the agency’s proposed Ares I moon rocket, analyses by Air Force safety experts show.
Ares Rocket Safety Questioned
NASA’s Orion spaceship and the astronauts on board might not survive an explosive launch failure of the agency’s proposed Ares I moon rocket, analyses by Air Force safety experts show.