Discovery Crew Arrives in Florida for Shuttle Countdown
Shuttle Discovery’s six astronauts flew to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Sunday, where they will prepare to lift off later this week on a long-delayed assembly and supply mission to the International Space Station. The 11 to 12-day flight is set for...Shuttle Discovery Cleared for Feb. 24th Lift Off
Shuttle Discovery, after a near four-month delay to troubleshoot external fuel tank cracks, is ready to lift off for the International Space Station on Feb. 24 at 4:50 p.m., EST. NASA formally set the previously anticipated launch date and time following a Flight...European Cargo Craft Heads for the International Space Station; Cosmonauts Install, Retrieve Experiments During Station Spacewalk
. The European Space Agency’s Johannes Kepler Automated Transfer Vehicle hurtled into orbit from Kourou in French Guiana on Wednesday, initiating an eight-day trip to the International Space Station with seven tons of cargo. The Ariane 5 rocket with ESA’s...NASA Facing Flat Budgets, Just Enough to Initiate an Ambitious Exploration Agenda
President Obama’s proposed budget for 2012 locks NASA spending at $18.72 billion, or 2010 levels for the next five years, while at the same time initiating a delayed transition away from the previous administration’s Constellation program with plans...President to Unveil 2012 Budget on Monday, House Urges Major 2011 NASA Cuts
NASA’s budget outlook — along with that of most federal agencies — is in new flux. And the search for clarity and consequences is not for the impatient. On Monday, President Obama will unveil the administration’s proposed budget for 2012,...Long Delayed Discovery Mission Moves Closer to Lift Off
Shuttle Discovery’s long-delayed final mission to the International Space Station moved a step closer to a late February launching, as managers completed a program level flight readiness review on Friday. The session cleared the way for a Feb. 18 executive...NASA IG briefs House Appropriators on Space Agency’s Top Concerns
NASA Inspector General Paul Martin underscored the urgency of addressing the uncertainty over the agency’s human spaceflight program in testimony presented Thursday to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science. The Appropriations...House Appropriators Propose Cuts to Budget, including NASA’s
NASA is facing a “$379 million budget cut” under the 2011 federal spending reductions proposed on Wednesday by the House Appropriations Committee. However, Congress and the Obama Administration never passed a budget for the current federal fiscal year...Mark Kelly to Resume Training for Endeavour Mission, Expected to Fly
Veteran astronaut Mark Kelly will remain in command of NASA’s final scheduled shuttle flight, Endeavour’s 14-day assembly mission to the International Space Station, which is currently scheduled for an April 19 lift off. Kelly is the husband of Arizona Congresswoman...Follow Us
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