Jeff said: Sir Martin Sweeting of SSTL wants to create a network of lunar communications satellites to support future exploration there. Added: October 4, 2009 at 9:40AM EDT
Jeff said: India is interested in purchasing a Soyuz flight to the ISS that would carry two Indian passengers and a Russian commander as a way of bootstrapping its own human spaceflight plans. Added: October 4, 2009 at 9:22AM EDT
Jeff said: A good description of the issues involved in transporting the space shuttle cross-country on its 747 carrier aircraft. Added: December 10, 2008 at 6:10AM EST
Jeff said: The newest missile early warning satellite may have failed in orbit, forcing the Pentagon to seek responsive alternatives from industry. Added: December 1, 2008 at 12:12PM EST
Jeff said: India's first lunar mission, currently en route to the Moon, has returned its first images of the Earth. Added: November 1, 2008 at 6:52AM EDT
Jeff said: Colorado isn't usually considered a "space state", like Florida, Texas, or California, but the state has a large and thriving government and commercial space sector. Added: November 1, 2008 at 6:51AM EDT
Jeff said: The new director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center hopes to diversify the work performed there to mitigate the job losses expected when the space shuttle retires. Added: November 1, 2008 at 6:49AM EDT
Jeff said: NASA's Swift spacecraft has detected the most distant gamma ray burst ever, at a distance of 12.8 billion light-years, meaning that it dates back to less than a billion years after the Big Bang. Added: September 20, 2008 at 9:05AM EDT
Jeff said: Alliant Techsystems and United Space Alliance have put a temporary halt to a dispute that at one point led USA to announce that it would stop working with ATK on the first stage of the Ares 1 launch vehicle. Added: September 20, 2008 at 9:02AM EDT