WASHINGTON — NASA Television will provide live coverage May 12-14 as three crew members aboard the International Space Station end five months in orbit and return to Earth for a scheduled landing May 13. Expedition 35 Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, Tom Marshburn of NASA and Roman Romanenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) will undock their Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft from the station at 7:08 p.m Continue reading
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Minister Paradis Applauds Canadian Aerospace Ingenuity
OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – May 7, 2013) – Today, the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the Canadian Space Agency, issued the following statement on NGC Aerospace: “On behalf of the Government of Canada, I wish to congratulate Sherbrooke-based NGC Aerospace on its role in the launch of the European Space Agency’s latest satellite. Continue reading
Cosmonauts tackle equipment installation outside space station
By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – A pair of Russian cosmonauts wrapped up a 6-1/2 hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Friday, the first of up to eight outings this year to install experiments and prepare the orbital outpost for a new module, officials said. Flight engineers Pavel Vinogradov, 59, a veteran of seven spacewalks and Roman Romanenko, 41, a second-generation cosmonaut on his debut spacewalk, floated outside the station’s airlock at 10:03 a.m. EDT/1403 GMT as the station soared 262 miles over the southern Pacific Ocean. Continue reading
Russian Cosmonauts Take Spacewalk Outside Space Station
Two Russian cosmonauts ventured outside the International Space Station Friday (April 19) to begin a six-hour spacewalk to upgrade the orbiting lab with new experiments. Clad in their bulky Orlan spacesuits, veteran cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov and Roman Romanenko began their spacewalk just after 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT) to install a space weather experiment to the space station’s hull and prepare the outpost for the arrival of a robotic cargo ship later this year. Continue reading
NASA TV Provides Coverage of Space Station Spacewalk
WASHINGTON — Two members of the Expedition 35 crew will venture outside the International Space Station April 19 for a six-hour spacewalk to deploy and retrieve several science experiments and install a new navigational aid. NASA Television will broadcast the spacewalk live beginning at 9:30 a.m. Continue reading
NASA Spacecraft Take Spring Break at Mars
NASA’s robotic Mars explorers are taking a cosmic break for the next few weeks, thanks to an unfavorable planetary alignment of Mars, the Earth and the sun. Mission controllers won’t send any commands to the agency’s Opportunity rover, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) or Mars Odyssey orbiter from today (April 9) through April 26. The blackout is even longer for NASA’s car-size Curiosity rover, which is slated to go solo from April 4 through May 1. Continue reading
NASA TV News Conference to Discuss Planck Cosmology Findings
NASA will host a news conference at 8 a.m. Continue reading
Space Station NASA Astronauts Holiday Greetings – Video
Space Station NASA Astronauts Holiday Greetings … Continue reading
NASA Spacecraft Photographs Venus as Seen from Saturn
Venus gleams over Saturn’s enormous shoulder in two stunning new photos captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, which is orbiting the ringed planet. Continue reading
NASA spacecraft photographs Venus as seen from Saturn [PHOTOS]
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft photographs captured two awesome pictures of Venus as seen from Saturn. Published: March. 4, 2013 at 4:50 PM NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has captured two stunning new photos of Venus as seen from Saturn. Continue reading
Europe May Work With China on Space Station
China aims to establish a large manned space station within the next decade, officials have said, and the latest reports suggest that this outpost could host not only Chinese astronauts, but European spaceflyers as well. A plan is afoot for China and Europe to cooperate on the venture, which might see the European Space Agency (ESA) building technologies, including a rendezvous and docking system, for the station, in exchange for opportunities for its astronauts to visit the facility. China plans to have the space station running by 2020 Continue reading
NASA to reveal Black Hole Discovery Wednesday
NASA will unveil new information regarding black holes on Wednesday. Continue reading
NASA Selects Science Instrument, Hardware For European Mission To Jupiter
NASA has selected key contributions to a 2022 European Space Agency (ESA) mission that will study Jupiter and three of its largest moons in unprecedented detail. The moons are thought to harbor vast water oceans beneath their icy surfaces. NASA’s contribution will consist of one U.S.-led science instrument and hardware for two European instruments to fly on ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission. Continue reading
NASA Solicitation: Request for Information Constellation Study for Future Earth Gravity Field Missions
Synopsis – Feb 15, 2013 General Information Solicitation Number: NNH13ZDA007L Posted Date: Feb 15, 2013 FedBizOpps Posted Date: Feb 15, 2013 Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action: No Original Response Date: Apr 01, 2013 Current Response Date: Apr 01, 2013 Classification Code: A — Research and Development NAICS Code: 541712 Contracting Office Address NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters Acquisition Branch, Code 210.H, Greenbelt, MD 20771 Description 1. Scope of the Program This announcement seeks proposals for participation in a select group of four scientists to help define the possible and appropriate mission and constellation concepts for future gravity field missions and, more specifically, elements of future gravity constellations. These four scientists will participate in a joint NASA/European Space Agency (ESA) Gravity Constellation Study Team (GCST). Continue reading
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astro physics – astro physics explained 3D Astronomy here www.astronomyfun.info Have some fun with astro physics. Now you can join in space exploration,learn astro physics Be an Astronaut fly anywhere in virtual space, at any speed, in any direction and at any time in history Continue reading
NASA Joins ESA Hunt For Dark Energy And Matter
NASA and the European Space Agency announced this week that the two organizations have partnered on the ESA's Euclid mission. This mission, a space telescope that launches in 2020, is designed to further astronomers' understanding of the roles dark matter and dark energy played in the evolution of the universe. Continue reading
NASA Joins European Dark Energy Mission
NASA has officially joined the European Space Agency’s Euclid mission, a space telescope that will launch in 2020 to study the mysterious dark matter and dark energy pervading the universe. NASA will contribute 16 infrared detectors and four spares for one of the Euclid telescope’s two planned science instruments, agency officials announced today (Jan Continue reading
ESA module to power NASA's Orion deep space capsule
The European Space Agency will supply the service module that will power an initial unmanned test flight of NASA’s Orion deep space exploration capsule in 2017 and provide components for a second, manned mission in 2021 under an agreement discussed Wednesday at the Johnson Space Center. The service module, which will provide propulsion, electrical power, thermal control and life support system components and supplies, will be based on the design of ESA’s Automated Transfer Vehicle, an unmanned supply ship that has completed three flights to the International Space Station. Continue reading
NASA, Europeans uniting to send space capsule to moon, flights targeted for 2017 and 2021
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NASA, Europeans uniting to send spaceship to moon
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