Discovery launch postponed till February 27
NASA has delayed the launch of Discovery space shuttle once again.
The US space agency has now said that the launch would take place on or after February 27.
They decided to delay the launch to give their engineers more time to review tests of hydrogen gas valves.
The launch was scheduled for [...]
Discovery launch postponed for sometime
US space agency NASA has announced that they are delaying the next week’s launch of space shuttle Discovery.
NASA is currently running test the newly installed valves on the shuttle to make sure they do not cause any problems during the launch.
NASA stated that the launch will take place [...]
NASA delays Mars Science Laboratory rover mission
American Space Agency NASA has announced that they are now delaying their Mars Science Laboratory rover mission.
It was scheduled to fly next year but they are now delaying it to 2011.
NASA said that they need more time for testing and fixing hardware related problems.
The mission is designed [...]
Space shuttle Endeavour comes back safe and sound
Space shuttle Endeavour has arrived back on the planet earth after completing a 16-day mission.
It landed at 4:25 pm. EST after completing its job which included delivering a lot of stuff to the International Space Station.
Mission Control spoke at the touchdown: “Welcome back. That was a great way [...]
Space shuttle Endeavour finally docks with the ISS
NASA has confirmed that the Space shuttle Endeavour has now docked with the International Space Station.
The ISS is located around 220 KM above the surface of the earth.
NASA said that the ship’s radar worked just fine. They had earlier faced problems with its antenna.
The US space agency is [...]
SpaceX successfully launches a rocket into space
SpaceX has become the first ever private entity to have successfully launched a rocket into the space.
The rocket was carrying a dummy payload. It was the fourth attempt from the company and the first one that was successful.
Elon Musk who is behind SpaceX said: “This really means a lot. [...]
NASA could extend the life of Space Shuttle
Experts are amused at the possibility that NASA is now considering plans to extend the life of their Space Shuttle fleet.
The US space agency is said to be looking at the idea of operating the Space Shuttle past its scheduled retirement in 2010.
They expect to be ready [...]
NASA finds a virus on a computer in International Space Station!
US space agency NASA has confirmed that one of the laptops on the international space station was found infected with a computer virus.
NASA did not reveal much but did say that it was not the first time that such an incident has taken place.
The space [...]
Barack Obama promises more funds for NASA
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has announced that he is now endorsing a congressional plan to add $2 billion to NASA’s budget.
He has also now agreed to back at least one more space shuttle mission.
Barack said that his goal is to minimize the time between the end of the [...]
Plutoids named after ex-planet Pluto
Pluto was stripped of its Planet status 2 years back.
However, fans of the planet Pluto have something to cheer up for now.
The International Astronomical Union has said that they are now going to call Pluto and similar dwarf planet like bodies as Plutoids.
They have defined Plutoid as celestial bodies in [...]
