After 19 years, Ulysses solar probe to go dark
July 4th, 2009NASA and the European Space Agency are about to pull the plug on a robotic solar probe that just wouldn’t quit. The Ulysses probe was launched from the space shuttle Discovery in 1990. It was supposed to last five years. But it’s now nearing 19 years, 5.8 billion miles and still going.
NASA Sets Briefing With Members of First Six-Person Station Crew
July 4th, 2009NASA will hold a media briefing at 1 p.m. CST, Wednesday, March 4, with the International Space Station residents who will usher in an era of six-person crews.
Houston, We Have a Solution
July 4th, 2009New research aboard the space station aims to adapt a tried-and-true repair tool to weightlessness.
(AHN) NASA To Screen “Star Trek” In Space
July 4th, 2009(AHN) - Staying true to its name, “Star Trek” film will be trekking its way in space. NASA will be screening the sci-fi flick aboard the International Space Station.
NASA Updates Media on Space Shuttle External Tank Work
July 4th, 2009NASA will update reporters on the work of teams looking into why a piece of External Tank insulating foam broke off during Discovery’s liftoff.
For Astronauts, No Fireworks in Space on July 4
July 3rd, 2009There will be no fireworks in space, or even visible out the window, for American astronaut Michael Barratt.
(AHN) NASA Astronauts Prepare For Final Hubble Spacewalk
July 3rd, 2009(AHN) - NASA reports conditions are good for astronauts John Grunsfeld and Andrew Feustel to make the fifth and final spacewalk on Monday as the space shuttle Atlantis remains attached to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) for repairs and upgrades.
2 Space Camp grads named astronauts
July 2nd, 2009NASA has chosen two Space Camp graduates as part of the nine 2009 inductees into the astronaut corps.