The NACA's Space Legacy
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 02, 2015 -
Engineers from the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), who joined NASA after its creation, tested, developed, and recommended one of the most vital technologies that the United States needed in order to successfully launch the Saturn rockets in the 1960s. These engineers had become experts in the field of high-energy propellants, particularly liquid hydrogen, and believed it shou ...
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China Launches New Meteorological Satellite
Xichang, China (SPX) Jan 02, 2015 -
The Fengyun-II 08 satellite, launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, will be used to collect meteorological and environmental information. The data will be used for weather forecasting and climate monitoring, Xinhua reported.
The satellite and the Long March 3A rocket, which delivered the satellite to near-earth orbit, were constructed by China Aerospace Scie ...
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Astronaut Photographs Inspire Next Generation of Scientists
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 02, 2015 -
Students from Connetquot High School in Bohemia, New York, used astronaut imagery of Earth to compare impact craters on Earth with those on other planets. The images were provided through the Expedition Earth and Beyond (EEAB) program, which connects students in grades 5 and higher with pictures taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
"The images provide a hook for stud ...
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Russia Remains World Leader in Space Launches: Roscosmos
Moscow, Russia (Sputnik) Jan 02, 2015 -
Russia carried out a total of 38 successful space launches in 2014, maintaining its first place in the world, the Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, said Tuesday.
"As a result, Russia orbited a record number of 80 satellites, including 31 for state purposes, five commercial and 44 mini-satellites," a Roscosmos spokesman told RIA Novosti.
In addition, Russian experts assisted through th ...
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United Launch Alliance Concludes Banner Year
Centennial CO (SPX) Jan 02, 2015 -
United Launch Alliance, the nation's premier space launch provider, congratulates its employees, suppliers and customers on another successful year, reliably and affordably launching 14 satellites to orbit with 100 percent mission success.
"What ULA has accomplished this year, in support of our customers' missions, is nothing short of remarkable," said ULA CEO Tory Bruno.
"When you t ...
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ISS Crew to Raise Toasts for New Year's Eve 16 Times
Moscow, Russia (Sputnik) Jan 02, 2015 -
The crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) will have an opportunity to raise their drinks 16 times as they orbit the globe on New Year's Eve, NASA said.
Zooming around the Earth at 17,500 miles per hour, the ISS will pass 16 times over places on the planet where it is midnight, although the year 2015 starts officially for the station at midnight by Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) in L ...
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Commercial suborbital research program to qualify scientist-astronauts
Boulder CO (SPX) Jan 02, 2015 -
Project PoSSUM, a non-profit suborbital research program, announces the first PoSSUM scientist-astronaut class to be held at the Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla., Feb. 7 - 10, 2015. This unique opportunity allows individuals to train with some of the world's leading upper atmospheric scientists and to fly to space as part of an international research campaign dedicated ...
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