SPACE.com - BREMEN, Germany - In
three years, the European Space Agency will become the owner of what is
possibly the most dangerous piece of space debris circling the Earth for the
next 150 years: the 17,636-pound Envisat Earth
observation satellite.
Despite Losing Tools, Cosmonauts Complete Spacewalk (SPACE.com)
July 27th, 2010 by admin
SPACE.com - A lost tool and washer marred an otherwise routine spacewalk
by two Russian cosmonauts outside the International Space Station Tuesday.
2 Russian cosmonauts complete spacewalk (AP)
July 27th, 2010 by adminRussian Cosmonauts Lose Tool During Spacewalk (SPACE.com)
July 27th, 2010 by admin
SPACE.com - Two Russian cosmonauts have accidentally a tool and a small
item in space while spacewalking outside the International Space Station early
Tuesday.
Russian Cosmonauts Begin Spacewalk at Space Station (SPACE.com)
July 26th, 2010 by admin
SPACE.com - Two Russian cosmonauts have floated outside the International
Space Station to begin a spacewalk aimed at changing out a broken camera and
wiring up a new room so spaceships can park there on autopilot.
NASA Panel Calls for Asteroid Defense Office (SPACE.com)
July 26th, 2010 by admin
SPACE.com - BOULDER,
Colo. — Protecting Earth from menacing space rocks that could impact
our planet
should be designated a top-level NASA strategic goal, according to an
agency task
force. To achieve that goal, NASA should establish a
Planetary Defense
Coordination Office to oversee the effort, the task force said.
Astronaut Makes 1st Sign Language Address from Space Station (SPACE.com)
July 26th, 2010 by admin
SPACE.com - An astronaut
living in orbit has delivered the International Space Station's first
address
to the deaf community.
Experimental U.S. Missile Defense Satellites Pass Big Tests (SPACE.com)
July 26th, 2010 by admin
SPACE.com - A pair of experimental U.S. missile defense satellites has passed a
series of vital tests in space, spotting three missile launches and
successfully relaying data about their trajectories to observers on Earth.
Spacecraft Orbiting Mars Suffers Malfunction (SPACE.com)
July 25th, 2010 by admin
SPACE.com - NASA engineers are working to revive the space agency's
oldest spacecraft in orbit around Mars from an unexpected malfunction that stalled
its observations of the red planet.
New Planet-Hunting Method Could Find Earth-Like Alien Worlds (SPACE.com)
July 25th, 2010 by admin
SPACE.com - A
new planet-hunting technique that was used to detect an exotic alien world may
be sensitive enough to help astronomers search for Earth-sized planets that
orbit other stars, according to a new study.
