Space Shuttle

Sweating the Space-Junk Problem

FOXNews.com| SciTech

… Center. Satellites travel at 18,000 miles per hour, and this type of collision at such speeds could pierce the hull of the Space Shuttle . Following this collision, alarm bells went off in the Pentagon, which hadn't been tracking all that junk on a regular …

Story|11/06/2009

An Elevator into Space? They're Really Trying

AP| SciTech

… brought teams from Missouri, Alaska and Seattle to Rogers Dry Lake in the Mojave Desert, most familiar to the public as a space shuttle landing site. The contest requires their machines to climb 2,953 feet up a cable slung beneath a helicopter hovering nearly …

Story|11/05/2009

Space Tourism a Reality by 2012

By Gene J. Koprowski| FOXNews.com| SciTech

… that way." As NASA retires its space shuttle fleet in the coming years, these ..... satellites into space, or to the International Space Station (ISS). Here's just a sampling ..... transport crews to and from the International Space Station , the moon and Mars and is being …

Story|11/05/2009

Space Battles 'Inevitable,' Warns Chinese Commander

news.com.au| SciTech

… Chinese air force commander has said an arms race in space is a "historical inevitability," state media reported today.

Story|11/03/2009

Saturn's Equinox Leaves Rings in Long, Cold Night

SciTech

… every 15 years, Saturn's ring system is plunged into a four-day-long night

Story|11/03/2009

NASA Probe Sees Changing Seasons on Mercury

SciTech

… NASA spacecraft has spotted what appears to be changing seasons on Mercury and found much more iron on the surface of the small, rocky planet than previously thought

Story|11/03/2009

First Japanese Cargo Ship Leaves Space Station

SciTech

… Station Monday, November 02, 2009 Tariq Malik Japan's first unmanned space cargo ship cast off from the International Space Station Friday as it nears the end of a successful maiden voyage. Astronauts aboard the station used the outpost …

Story|11/02/2009

Million Dollar Race for Space Gets Exciting

By Jeremy A. Kaplan| FOXNews.com| SciTech

… Dollar Race for Space Gets Exciting, Amateurs and pros alike tried to prove they can land on the moon over the weekend — and win a $1 million dollar prize

Story|11/02/2009

Faulty Chutes Led to Ares Moon Rocket Damage

SciTech

… scientists still aren't sure what went wrong with a pair of parachutes that failed during Wednesday's Ares I-X rocket test flight, causing damage to the spent booster

Story|10/30/2009

Russia Hopes Nuclear Ship Will Fly Humans to Mars

AP| SciTech

… capsules, developed 40 years ago, to send crews to the International Space Station . The development of a replacement rocket and a prospective ..... spacecraft to ferry their astronauts to and from the International Space Station until NASA's new manned ship becomes available …

Story|10/29/2009