Space Update, June 18, 2009
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NASA's pathfinding mission back to the Moon blasted off today from Kennedy Space Center with the successful launch of the Lunar Reonnaissance Orbiter and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Spacecraft (LRO/LCROSS) aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket.
Space Update, June 13, 2009
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NASA was forced to scrub today's launch of space shuttle Endeavour due to a leak of gaseous hydrogen in the umbilical system that vents the flammable gas away from the shuttle on the launch pad. Mission managers will meet this weekend to discuss repairs to the system and set a new launch date which will be no earlier than the June 17. 
Space Update, June 10, 2009
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The countdown began for space shuttle Endeavour's launch on mission STS-127 to the International Space Station at 7:17 am EST June 13. 
Space Update, November 1, 2008
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NASA gives the "go" for space shuttle Endeavour's November 14 launch on mission STs-126 to the International Space Station; Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission delayed indefinitely 
Space Update, September 28, 2008
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After three disappointing failures, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. finally tasted success with its Falcon 1 launch vehicle today. With the fourth Falcon launch, SpaceX becomes the first private company to orbit a satellite with a liquid fueled rocket designed and manufactured entirely in-house. 
Space Update, July 28, 2008
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Four years after SpaceShipOne became the world's first privately developed manned vehicle to travel into space, famed aircraft designer Burt Rutan and billionaire financier Sir Richard Branson unveiled elements of the commercial follow-on vehicle today, White Knight II. 
Space Update, May 31, 2008
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Riding atop a tongue of flame that rivaled the late afternoon Sun, space shuttle Discovery rocketed away from Kennedy Space Center Saturday to start a three day race to catch up to the International Space Station on a landmark mission to deliver the capstone of the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory to the orbiting complex. 
Space Update, May 25, 2008
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NASA's Phoenix spacecraft landed in the northern polar region of Mars today to begin three months of examining a site chosen for its likelihood of having frozen water within reach of the lander's robotic arm. Radio signals received at 4:53:44 p.m. Pacific Time (7:53:44 p.m. Eastern Time) confirmed the Phoenix Mars Lander had survived its difficult final descent and touchdown 15 minutes earlier. < 
Space Update, May 19, 2008
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NASA senior managers completed a review Monday of space shuttle Discovery's readiness for flight and selected May 31 as the official launch date for the STS-124 mission. Commander Mark Kelly and his six crewmates are scheduled to lift off to the International Space Station at 5:02 p.m. EDT. 
Space Update, May 16, 2008
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A new Progress cargo carrier docked to the Earth-facing port of the International Space Station's Zarya module at 5:39 p.m. EDT Friday with more than 2.3 tons of fuel, oxygen, air, water, propellant and other supplies and equipment aboard. 
Space Update, May 9, 2008
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The STS-124 crew members at NASA's Kennedy Space Center took part the terminal countdown demonstration test. During this three-day prelaunch training event, crew members tried on their orange launch and entry suits, practiced an emergency escape from the launch pad, and completed a fully suited dress rehearsal of their upcoming launch aboard space shuttle Discovery. 
Space Update, May 6, 2008
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The STS-124 crew members arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 6 for the terminal countdown demonstration test. During this three-day prelaunch training event, crew members will try on their orange launch and entry suits, practice an emergency escape from the launch pad, and complete a fully suited dress rehearsal of their upcoming launch aboard space shuttle Discovery. 
Space Update, May 3, 2008
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Space shuttle Discovery was rolled out from the Vehicle Assembly building at Kennedy Space Center to Launch Complex 39-A for final preparations for the launch of mission STS-124 to deliver the Japanese Kibo Pressurized Module to the International Space Station 
Space Update, April 27, 2008
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The mobile service tower at Space Launch Complex 40, formerly a Titan IV rocket launch pad, was demolished today with 200 pounds of high explosives. The demolition clears the way for SpaceX to refurbish the launch complex and use it in support of their Falcon 9 rocket. 
Space Update, April 26, 2008
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Space shuttle Discovery was moved from its processing hangar to the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center for mating to an external tank and solid rocket boosters in preparation for the launch of STS-124 next month. 
Space Update, April 19, 2008
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ISS Expedition 16 crew Peggy Whitson and Yuri Malenchenko and South Korean spaceflight participant So-yeon Yi boarded a Soyuz space capsule and undocked from the space station and safely landed on the steppes of Kazakhstan around 4:30 a.m. EDT Saturday after 192 days in space and a hairy return trip that set the three astronauts down almost 300 miles from the intended landing site. 
Space Update, April 15, 2008
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Ariane 5 orbits Star One C2 and VINASAT-1 on its 24th consecutive successful launch. The Ariane 5 delivered its Star One C2 and VINASAT-1 payloads into a highly accurate geostationary transfer orbit. Arianespace tonight launched telecommunications satellites for Brazil and Vietnam on the 24th consecutive mission success of Ariane 5 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. The heavy-lift Ariane 5 ECA deployed Star One C2 and VINASAT-1 into geostationary transfer orbit during a 31-minute mission, which began with an on-time liftoff from the Spaceport's ELA-3 launch zone at 7:17 p.m. local time. 
Space Update, April 15, 2008
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A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket successfully launched the ICO G1 satellite from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral, FL. this afternoon. Launch occurred on-tim at 4:12 p.m. EDT. This video clip is our view of the launch from on top of the CBS News building at the KSC LC-39 Press Site. For more information on today's launch, visit The Spacearium, spacearium.com. 
Space Update, April 14, 2008
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The countdown progresses on schedule for the launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket from Space Launch Complesx-41 at Cape Canaveral, Air Force Station, FL. carrying the ICO G1 next generation communications satellite. For more information on the mission, visit The Spacearium, spacearium.com. 
Space Update, April 13, 2008
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A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket was rolled out to Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral A.F.S. in Florida in preparation for launch April 14 to loft the ICO Global Communications G1 communications satellite. 
Space Update, April 10, 2008
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Commander Sergei Alexandrovich Volkov and cosmonaut Oleg Dmitrievich Kononenko of the 17th International Space Station crew and spaceflight participant South Korean So-yeon Yi, riding aboard Soyuz TMA-12, docked with the International Space Station today to begin a six-month stay in orbit. 
Space Update, April 8, 2008
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Commander Sergei Alexandrovich Volkov and cosmonaut Oleg Dmitrievich Kononenko of the 17th International Space Station crew launched in their Soyuz TMA-12 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 7:16 a.m. EDT Tuesday to begin a six-month stay in space. Less than 10 minutes after launch their spacecraft reached orbit, and its antennas and solar arrays were deployed shortly afterwards. With Volkov, a lieutenant colonel in the Russian Air Force, and Kononenko is spaceflight participant So-yeon Yi. She is a South Korean flying under contract with the Russian Federal Space Agency. 
Space Update, April 3, 2008
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The Jules Verne, the first European Space Agency Automated Transfer Vehicle, docked to the aft port of the International Space Station's Zvezda Service Module at 10:45 a.m. EDT Thursday. The unpiloted cargo spacecraft carries more than 7,500 pounds of equipment, supplies, water, fuel and gases for the station. 
Space Update, March 31, 2008
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The first European Space Agency Automated Transfer Vehicle, ATV, conducted an approach and rendezvous practice in preparation for its first docking with the station on April 3. Also, NASA officially delayed the launch of Discovery on STS-124 from May 25 to May 31 due to a delay in external tank delivery. 
Space Update, March 26, 2008
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Space shuttle Endeavour landed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, FL. at 8:39 p.m. EDT to complete mission STs-123 to deliver the first component of the Japanese Kibo module and Canadian Dextre robotic system to the International Space Station. 
Space Update, March 15, 2008
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A United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral A.F.S. in Florida today carrying the 58th Global Positioning System satellite into orbit for the U.S. Air Force. Launch ocurred on time at 2:10 a.m. EDT. 
Space Update, February 29, 2008
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Space shuttle program managers concluded the two-day Flight Readiness Review today and gave the go-ahead to begin the launch countdown of space shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-123. STS-123 will deliver the first component of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo research laboratory to the International Space Station along with the Canadian-built Dextre dextrous manipulator extenstion to the station robot arm, Canadarm2. Launch is currently scheduled for March 11 at 2:28 a.m. EDT. 
Space Update, February 25, 2008
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The seven astronauts who will fly aboard space shuttle Atlantis next month took part in three days of emergency drills and training, culminating in a full launch dress rehearsal strapped in the cockpit of the space shuttle, the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test. 
Space Update, February 18, 2008
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In today's news, space shuttle Atlantis prepares to come home while Endeavour rolls to the launch pad for a March launch on mission STS-123 to the International Space Station. RETURN TO THE SPACEARIUM HOMEPAGE |
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