Archive for April, 2007
American Billionaire, Astronauts Share Smiles Aboard Space Station
Wednesday, April 11th, 2007Cloud Dancer
Wednesday, April 11th, 2007SPACE.com Image of the Day
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft appears to swoop out of the clouds as it ferries two cosmonauts and the world's fifth space tourist towards the International Space Station.
NASA Targets June Launch for Space Shuttle Atlantis
Wednesday, April 11th, 2007
NASA is now targeting an early June launch for its space shuttle Atlantis and will complete repairs to the orbiter's hail-battered external fuel tank rather than replace the 15-story vessel with a pristine one, mission managers said Tuesday.
Coalition for Space Exploration to Broadcast the First-Ever Web … - Space Ref (press release)
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007| Coalition for Space Exploration to Broadcast the First-Ever Web ... Space Ref (press release) - The Coalition for Space Exploration, whose mission it is to promote the nation's Vision for Space Exploration, has supplied nearly 30 Yuri's Night parties ... NASA Ames to Host Celebration of Humankind's First Flight Into Space MOFFETT FIELD: ALL NIGHT PARTY AT NASA AMES IN HONOR OF FIRST MAN ... |
Space Shuttle Atlantis Mission Delayed Until June, NASA Says - Bloomberg
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007 WXIA-TV | Space Shuttle Atlantis Mission Delayed Until June, NASA Says Bloomberg - The mission to the International Space Station was scheduled for March 15 before an external fuel tank was damaged by hail as Atlantis was on a launch pad ... Fuel tank repairs delay shuttle mission Space Shuttle Atlantis Targeted for June Launch NASA Targets June Launch for Space Shuttle Atlantis |
Townsend To Lead Ball Aerospace Exploration Systems In Huntsville - Space Daily
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007 Space Daily | Townsend To Lead Ball Aerospace Exploration Systems In Huntsville Space Daily, CA - Further, following installation of two new instruments aboard the Hubble Space Telescope during the 2008 servicing mission, Ball Aerospace will have built ... |
Space station builder lays out business plan - MSNBC
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007 MSNBC | Space station builder lays out business plan MSNBC - Space entrepreneur Robert Bigelow has rolled out a business plan to dot low Earth orbit with habitable complexes that would serve two primary markets: ... Space Symposium: Bigelow puts price on space -- $15 million Bigelow Aerospace unveils $14.9 million price tag for four weeks ... |
Water Found in Extrasolar Planet’s Atmosphere
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007
For the first time, water has been identified in the atmosphere of an extrasolar planet. Water is a crucial ingredient for life as we know it.
Bigelow Aerospace Aims for an International Market
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Space entrepreneur Robert Bigelow has rolled out a business plan to dot low Earth orbit with habitable complexes that would serve two primary markets: "Sovereign Clients" that represent foreign space agencies and "Prime Clients" that come from multinational corporations.
