Topic: Manned Space Flight
Leaky valves could delay space shuttle launch
AP News
NASA: Leaky valves could delay April launch of space shuttle Discovery, extra tests plannedSpace shuttle Discovery has some leaky valves that could delay its launch next month. NASA discovered the helium leaks over the weekend. The valves are part of a control system used to maneuver the shuttle in orbit ...
Help wanted: Space flight experience required
Reuters US Online Report Oddly Enough
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - For astronauts worried about their future with NASA, good news: a private company is hiring. Bigelow Aerospace, a Las Vegas-based firm headed by hotelier Robert Bigelow, owner of Budget Suites of America, posted a recruitment notice for astronauts on its website. Only professionals with space flight ...
SpaceX says Falcon 9 rocket test fire is a success
Reuters US Online Report Science News
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space Exploration Technologies successfully test fired its Falcon 9 rocket this weekend, clearing a milestone toward the inaugural flight of a privately developed spaceship to fly cargo, and possibly astronauts, into orbit, the company said. Saturday's 3.5-second 'static' firing of the Falcon's nine ...
US lawmakers urge Obama to save NASA moon program
AFP Global Edition
A group of US lawmakers Thursday urged the US administration to save NASA's Constellation project aimed at returning Americans to the moon in the next generation of space travel. "Space exploration has been the guiding star of American innovation," the lawmakers -- 10 Republicans and five Democrats -- said in a ...
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