Naoko Yamazaki selected for 2010 space flight by JAXA
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has selected a woman for the upcoming space shuttle Atlantis mission in 2010.
Naoko Yamazaki would become the first mother from Japan to go on a space mission.
She would represent Japan on the crew which is scheduled to go to space on [...]
Next Space Shuttle flight on November 14
NASA has announced that they would be launching Endeavour Space Shuttle on November 14 on its next mission.
Endeavour would be visiting the International Space Station.
The US based space agency has already delayed the mission to Hubble Space Telescope.
They are now planning to increase the crew on the ISS from [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Space shuttle Discovery launches with Kibo laboratory
NASA has successfully launched the Space Shuttle Discovery on its latest mission.
Discovery is carrying the Japanese lab named Kibo for installation on the International Space Station.
The crew onboard is scheduled to unload and install the $1 billion lab. They would also deliver other essential spare parts.
NASA’s launch director, Mike [...]
NASA plans next space shuttle launch on May 31
US space agency NASA has said that they are now aiming to launch the Space Shuttle on its next mission later this month.
NASA said that they have decided to go ahead with their schedule for this two-week trip to deliver a Japanese lab to the international space [...]
Space Shuttle Discovery scheduled for May end mission
NASA has stated that the space shuttle Discovery has now reached Cape Canaveral, Florida for its scheduled launch later this month.
They are planning to launch the next mission on May 31. This mission would carry a huge Japanese research complex to the International Space Station.
The US space agency [...]
Space Shuttle next launch in May 2008
US space agency NASA has said that they are delaying the launch of the next space shuttle mission.
NASA said that they are aiming to launch the Space Shuttle on or after May 31.
They need the extra time to get the fuel tank to Florida for the launch.
The mission was [...]
Space Shuttle Endeavour off to space
NASA has launched the space shuttle Endeavour to the space on its longest mission yet.
This latest mission would last for around 16 days as the astronauts would aim to build a robot and add a new room to the international space station.
Launch director Mike Leinbach spoke at the [...]
