US shuttle takes worms into space Nov 17, 2009
Nasa's Atlantis shuttle launches from the Kennedy Space Center ... Atlantis launched at 1928 GMT (1428 EST) on Monday from the Kennedy Space Center near Cape Canaveral, Florida. (BBC News -- Americas)
Space shuttle Atlantis launches toward ISS Nov 17, 2009
Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral ... Five more trips are planned next year to finish more than 10 years of station construction, after which about 7,000 Kennedy Space Center employees face layoffs. (USA Today -- Tech)
Atlantis Shuttle Lifts Off on Supply Mission Nov 17, 2009
By Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 The space shuttle Atlantis is seen on launch pad 39a of the NASA Kennedy Space Center shortly after the rotating service structure was rolled back, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, Cape Canaveral, Fla. Bill Ingalls / NASA / AP. (Time.com)
From the space race to human race Nov 17, 2009
I work for NASA at Kennedy Space Center here in Florida ... Yes, we once again must undertake these endeavors "not because they are easy, but because they are hard, and because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills"Mark R, Kennedy Space Center Florida. (BBC News -- Science)
'Flawless launch' Nov 17, 2009
John Raoux/Associated Press AP Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. AP photo The space shuttle Atlantis sits on the launch pad under cloudy skies Monday morning Nov. 16, 2009 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla ... (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) A photo provided by NASA shows the space shuttle Atlantis on launch pad 39a of the NASA Kennedy Space Center shortly after the rotating service structure was rolled back, Sunday, Nov. 15,... (The Palm Beach Post)
Spiders All-Time Leading Receiver, Melvin Set For Second NASA Mission Nov 16, 2009
Melvin and his crew are set to launch from the Kennedy Space Center Monday at 2:28 p.m. ET.. The NASA veteran will serve as a mission specialist on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis for the 12-day mission, which is scheduled to deliver vital parts to the International Space Station. (Richmondspiders.com)
NASA fans atwitter about shuttle launch Nov 16, 2009
Yesterday, the eve of its scheduled launch, the space shuttle Atlantis rested on its pad at Kennedy Space Center ... The two-day online gathering got underway yesterday at Kennedy Space Center with talks by NASA bigwigs, including the first Twittering astronaut, Michael Massimino, also known as Astro -Mike. (Boston Globe)
NASA fuels space shuttle Atlantis for liftoff Nov 16, 2009
The crew of space shuttle Atlantis, from left, mission specialist Leland Melvin, pilot Butch Willmore, commander Charles Hobaugh and mission specialist's Randy Bresnik, Mike Foreman and Robert Satcher gather for photos after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla ... (AP Photo/John Raoux) The crew of space shuttle Atlantis, from left, commander Charles Hobaugh, mission specialist Leland Melvin, pilot Butch Willmore, and mission specialist's Mike Foreman, Randy Bresnik and... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
'Tweeters' to report on space shuttle launch Nov 16, 2009
jpg Associated Press Space Shuttle Atlantis sits on the launch pad Sunday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Associated Press Space Shuttle Atlantis sits on the launch pad Sunday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida ... The two-day gathering got under way Sunday at Kennedy Space Center with talks by NASA bigwigs, including the first Twittering astronaut, Michael Massimino, aka Astro_Mike. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Geeky 'tweeters' to report on space shuttle launch Nov 16, 2009
The two-day gathering got under way today at Kennedy Space Center with talks by NASA bigwigs, including the first Twittering astronaut, Michael Massimino, aka AstroMike ... While NASA already has held a few of the tweetups so-called meet ups of people who use Twitter it's the first for Kennedy Space Center, a high-security area requiring government clearance. (Honolulu Advertiser)
STS-129: The shuttle craft (709) Nov 15, 2009
The new orbiter arrived at NASA s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 9, 1985, and over the next seven months was prepared for her maiden voyage. On Oct. 3, 1985, Atlantis launched on her first space flight with a classified payload for the U.S. Department of Defense. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Atlas V may go this week Nov 15, 2009
Atlantis and six astronauts are scheduled to launch from Kennedy Space Center at 2:28 p.m. Monday. NASA would have back-up opportunities to launch on Tuesday or Wednesday. (Florida Today)
NASA on track for Monday space shuttle launch Nov 15, 2009
Space shuttle Atlantis mission specialist's Leland Melvin, left, and Mike Foreman, second from left, are greeted by space shuttle Launch Director, Mike Leinbach, center, as Jerry Ross, far right, Chief Astronaut, NASA Engineering and Safety Center greets pilot Butch Willmore after their arrival at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla ... (AP Photo/John Raoux) The crew of space shuttle Atlantis, from left, mission specialist Leland Melvin, pilot Butch Willmore, commander Charles... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Our views: Weekend wrap-up Nov 15, 2009
-- Titusville will be ground zero for lost jobs next year when NASA retires the shuttle fleet and Kennedy Space Center cuts about 7,000 workers. Replacing even some of those positions will be hard, but city officials have come up with a simple idea that might help. (Florida Today)
Astronaut Glove Challenge Nov 15, 2009
near NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The $400,000 prize challenge is a nationwide competition that focuses on developing improved pressure suit gloves for astronauts to use while working in the vacuum of space. (NASA Watch)
$25B contract may aid KSC Nov 14, 2009
Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana told employees Friday that he thinks that's possible by the end of next year ... The program's end is projected to almost halve the space center's work force, eliminating about 7,000 jobs belonging mostly to contractors. (Florida Today)
LCROSS Impact Analysis Indicates Water On Moon Nov 14, 2009
LCROSS was launched June 18, 2009 as a companion mission to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida ... to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation. (Science Daily)
NASA counts down to space shuttle launch Nov 14, 2009
Theastronauts due to ride the space shuttle Atlantis into orbit get their pictures taken after Thursday's arrival at NASA's Kennedy Space Center: from left, mission specialist Leland Melvin, pilot Butch Willmore, commander Charles Hobaugh and mission specialists Randy Bresnik, Mike Foreman and Robert Satcher ... Six are slated to lift off aboard the shuttle on Nov. 16 at 2:28 p.m. ET Monday from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida ... Hobaugh and pilot Barry Wilmore practiced... (MSNBC -- Technology)
NASA prepares for Atlantis liftoff Nov 13, 2009
The astronauts, who were under medical quarantine at the Johnson Space Center in Houston this week, were to arrive Thursday afternoon at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with the launch countdown officially beginning Friday at 1 p.m. EST. Liftoff is scheduled for Monday at 2:28 p.m.. The STS-129 mission will be commanded by Charles Hobaugh and piloted by Barry Wilmore. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
All brains on deck Nov 13, 2009
CAPE CANAVERAL CAPE CANAVERAL -- An astronaut crew of four test pilots and two "very smart people" arrived Thursday at Kennedy Space Center to prepare for Monday's planned 2:28 p.m. blastoff aboard shuttle Atlantis ... Shuttle Atlantis robotics specialist Leland Melvin, center, commander Charlie Hobaugh, left, and pilot Barry Wilmore participate in a news conference after flying in to Kennedy Space Center on Thursday. (Florida Today)
How to pinch pennies and still live the Disney dream Nov 12, 2009
Plus, staying longer means you're likely to ignore Central Florida's other worthy attractions, including Universal Orlando, SeaWorld, and the Kennedy Space Center. Don't drive to Disney. (CNN -- Travel)
New Antenna May Reveal More Clues About Lightning Nov 12, 2009
11, 2009) Launch scrubs are nothing new at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. In fact, there have been 116 space shuttle scrubs; 72 for technical reasons and 45 for inclement weather. (Science Daily)
Ex-astronaut guilty in attack on rival Nov 11, 2009
I believe I escaped a horrible death that night, said Shipman, a former Air Force captain who worked at Patrick Air Force Base near the Kennedy Space Center. Shipman said she still fears for her life, suffers nightmares, migraines, high blood pressure, and other medical problems and has bought a shotgun and has a concealed weapons permit. (Boston Globe)
Our views: Accept the money Nov 9, 2009
Altman says desperate calls from the unemployed to his office and the coming post-shuttle job cuts at Kennedy Space Center that could top 7,000 are changing his mind. I do feel strongly that we need to take a very hard look at it, says Altman. (Florida Today)
Thomas J. O'Malley, dead at 94, sent Glenn into space Nov 8, 2009
"He was a hard-driving, honest, straight-up, go-for-broke guy, and he really made things hum down here," Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden said Saturday while attending the Astronaut Autograph and Memorabilia Show at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. "Everybody knew Tommy, and everybody respected him, and everybody did what Tommy wanted done," Worden said. (Florida Today)
'Star Trek' actors join astronaut weekend Nov 6, 2009
Actors from "Star Trek: The Next Generation" join star astronauts this weekend at Kennedy Space Center for the Astronaut Autograph and Memorabilia Show. Astronauts on hand include Buzz Aldrin from Apollo 11, Jim Lovell and Fred Haise from Apollo 13, Scott Carpenter, Gene Cernan, Tom Stafford, shuttle astronaut Rhea Seddon and many more. (Florida Today)
Counting downNASAs uncertain future Nov 5, 2009
NASANASA's Ares I-X prototype rocket lifts off from Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Oct. 28 while the space shuttle Atlantis sits on Launch Pad 39A in preparation for its own liftoff in mid-November. . (MSNBC -- Technology)
Our views: Safety comes first Nov 5, 2009
Among the toughest is making sure the Kennedy Space Center work force maintains strict flight safety during a tumultuous period when job cuts begin to thin their ranks and those who remain know their own days are numbered ... That was the thrust of an e-mail that KSC director Robert Cabana sent to workers Tuesday following recent meetings in Washington and a three-day retreat among senior space center officials. (Florida Today)
Valley in Washington State Prepares for Flood Nov 5, 2009
Other efforts have ranged from homeowners installing one-way valves to prevent toilets backing up, to Boeing erecting the sandbag wall around its sprawling Space Center in nearby Kent. The valley cities and King County have held scores of informational meetings, passed out hundreds of thousands of sandbags, posted extensive information on special Web sites and organized a "reverse 911" system to automatically call or message residents if an emergency is declared. (ABC News -- Business)
STS-129 Prelaunch Events and Countdown Nov 5, 2009
-- News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Atlantis. (NASA Watch)
Indias space ambitions take off Nov 5, 2009
Take a virtual VIP tour of NASA's Kennedy Space Center, powered by Photosynth. RSS feeds on msnbc. (MSNBC -- International)
Shuttle launch dress rehearsal wraps up amid uncertainty Nov 4, 2009
CAPE CANAVERAL Atlantis astronauts on Tuesday suited up for a dress rehearsal of the sixth-to-last shuttle launch, a day after Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana asked employees to forge ahead amid uncertainty about life after the shuttle ... Shuttle Atlantis commander Charlie Hobaugh, left, Randy Bresnik and pilot Barry Wilmore join fellow crew members as they suited up for a rehearsal of a launch countdown Tuesday at Kennedy Space Center ... It seems the only thing constant in life is... (Florida Today)
MORE JOBS FROM CAREERBUILDER.COM Nov 4, 2009
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SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Ares Dent, Moon Geyser, More Nov 4, 2009
October 28, 2009--A cone of moisture surrounds part of over Florida's Kennedy Space Center. Shortly after launch the rocket was traveling at more than four times the speed of sound. (National Geographic)
NASA preps for final shuttle launch Nov 3, 2009
NASA picked up a practice countdown at Kennedy Space Center this morning as the agency pressed ahead with preparations for the planned Nov. 16 launch of Atlantis and six astronauts on an International Space Station outfitting mission ... By Todd Halvorson, Photo: The Ares 1-X test rocket (R) lifts off on a six-minute suborbital flight from launch pad 39B as the space shuttle Atlantis (L) sits on launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, October 28, 2009. (USA Today -- Tech)
Tranquility Node Ceremony Nov 3, 2009
NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida will host a commemorative ceremony at 3 p.m. EST.. Tranquility is a pressurized module that will provide room for many of the station's life support systems. (NASA Watch)
Russia launches two European satellites Nov 2, 2009
MOSCOW, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Russia has successfully launched two European scientific research satellites with a Rokot carrier rocket from the Plesetsk space center in northwest Russia early Monday, said a spokesman for the Russian Space Forces. The carrier rocket blasted off with the SMOS and the Proba-2 satellites at 04:50 a.m. Moscow time (0150 GMT), said Aleksei Zolotukhin. (Xinhuanet, China)
Q&A: possible zone changes Nov 2, 2009
A: Five schools are crowded in these areas, but district officials have decided to wait and see if the impact from job cuts at Kennedy Space Center will reduce enrollment there. Q: How can schools be crowded but enrollment be down. (Florida Today)
Nebraska Museum Gets NASA Spacecraft Nov 1, 2009
The Johnson Space Center in Houston chose to house its experimental X38 crew return vehicle at the Strategic Air and Space Museum. The spacecraft looks like something out of a science-fiction movie. (7 KETV Omaha)
Parachute malfunction causes dent in Ares as it slams into ocean Nov 1, 2009
Latest news and analysis from Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral ... NASA's Ares I-X rocket sustained significant damage Wednesday when it first-stage parachute recovery system failed to operate as intended and the vehicle slammed into the Atlantic Ocean about 120 miles due east of Kennedy Space Center ... Both the Ares and space shuttle parachutes are processed in Kennedy Space Centers Parachute Refurbishment Facility, a building that covers 18,000 square feet and is bigger than two... (Florida Today)
NASA Booster Rocket Damaged in Test Flight Oct 31, 2009
The Ares I-X rocket launches from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Oct. 28, 2009. (NASA). (CBS News)
Rocket booster damaged on return Oct 31, 2009
The recovery team sent to retrieve the stage from waters east of the Kennedy Space Center found a large dent in the side of the booster. Nasa said the damage resulted from failures in the parachute system. (BBC News -- Science)
Faulty Chutes Led to Ares Moon Rocket Damage Oct 31, 2009
The test rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a six-minute fact-finding flight. FOX NEWS VIDEOS. (Fox News)
NASA to launch space shuttle Atlantis on Nov. 16 Oct 30, 2009
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- U.S. space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to be launched on Nov. 16 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for an 11-day flight to the International Space Station, NASA said Thursday. Atlantis' launch date was announced Thursday at the conclusion of a flight readiness review at Kennedy. (Xinhuanet, China)
NASA employee reaches out to homeschoolers Oct 30, 2009
The design has features found only in astronaut training units at the Johnston Space Center in Houston. Students are trained using the same manuals and procedures used by NASA. As funding becomes available, more portions of the flight deck simulator will be delivered to participating schools. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
AIR FORCE - Wing Supports Ares 1-X Launch Oct 30, 2009
45th Space Wing Airmen support successful Ares I-X launch. " The Ares I is the first rocket developed for NASA's Constellation Program, tasked with developing vehicles necessary to carry astronauts on future journeys of exploration. This mission provided an opportunity to test and prove the new rocket's flight characteristics, hardware, facilities and ground operations. Comments No comments yet. Inside AF.mil Search More Headlines 3 Commentary 1 The Official Web site of the United States Air... (DOD DefenseLINK)
NASA moon rocket completes first test flight Oct 30, 2009
It was the first time in nearly 30 years that a new rocket took off from Kennedy Space Center. Columbia made the maiden voyage for the shuttle fleet back in 1981. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
NASA to start irradiating monkeys Oct 30, 2009
NASA has zapped rats and mice to , but that provides only a small picture, Frank Cucinotta, head of the Space Radiation Health Project at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, told Discovery News. "Obviously, the closer we get to man, the better," added Eleanor Blakely, a biophysicist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory who studies radiation-induced cataracts. (MSNBC -- Environment)
I-X marks the start Oct 29, 2009
CAPE CANAVERAL CAPE CANAVERAL -- A successful six-minute test flight from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday boosted NASA's confidence that a new moon rocket is on track to replace the shuttle, despite growing uncertainty about its future. The 327-foot Ares I-X rocket leaped from its pad at 11:30 a.m. and angled east like a white arrow over the ocean, becoming the first vehicle other than a shuttle to launch from the spaceport since 1975. (Florida Today)
Ares Rocket Launch Faces More Bad Weather Oct 29, 2009
After yesterdays scrub, the Ares I-X rocket stands ready for launch at Pad 39B just before sunrise at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Oct. 28, 2009. (CBS News)
Clouds break; NASA launches rocket Oct 29, 2009
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - For first time since 1981, the rocket that took off from a launching pad at the Kennedy Space Center yesterday was not a space shuttle. (Boston Globe)
Ares 1-X Rocket Launch a Soaring Success Oct 29, 2009
The Ares 1-X rocket launches from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Ares 1-X rocket launches from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Fox News)
NASA's Ares I-X Rocket Completes Successful Flight Test Oct 29, 2009
28, 2009) NASA's Ares I-X test rocket lifted off at 11:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a two-minute powered flight ... The Ares I-X efforts are led by the Ares I-X mission management office of the Constellation Program, based at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, and NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate in Washington ... The Kennedy Space Center provided operations and associated ground activities and launch operations. (Science Daily)
NASA launches test rocket on second try Oct 29, 2009
John Raoux / APThe Ares I-X test rocket lifts off successfully from Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla ... NASA's Ares I-X booster, of the planned Ares I rocket intended to carry astronauts after the space shuttle fleet retires, blasted off on an experimental mission from the seaside Launch Pad 39B here at the Kennedy Space Center. (MSNBC -- Technology)
The Ares Liftoff: Learning from Space Shuttle Mistakes Oct 29, 2009
The Ares I-X test rocket lifts off at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. John Raoux / AP. (Time.com)
NASA tests next-generation rocket Oct 29, 2009
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- NASA on Wednesday launched the Ares I-X rocket in Kennedy Space Center in Florida ... The Ares 1-X test rocket lifts off on a six-minute suborbital flight from launch pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida October 28, 2009. (Xinhuanet, China)
Ariane 5 ready for 6th flight mission this year Oct 29, 2009
At the Kourou Space Center of French Guiana, the launcher will be transferred from the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building to the launch zone before the launch window opens from GMT 2000 to GMT 2140 on Oct. 29. Founded in 1980, the share limited European company Arianespace initiated launch service for satellite operators from private companies and government agencies. (Xinhuanet, China)
LIFTOFF: NASA Rocket Makes First Test Oct 29, 2009
NASA's roared into the sky over the Kennedy Space Center today in the first test of what may eventually replace the nation's aging fleet of. Liftoff at Kennedy Space Center signals changes for NASA's space program ... NASA has two ships to tow it back to the Kennedy Space Center. (ABC News)
NASA launches newest, behemoth rocket Oct 29, 2009
NASA's Ares 1-X test rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday in Cape Canaveral. CAPE CANAVERAL (AP) 's newest rocket successfully completed a brief test flight Wednesday, the first step in a back-to-the-moon program that could yet be shelved by the. (USA Today -- Tech)
A century of memories Oct 29, 2009
Tadlock, who credits his longevity to hard work, worked in New Orleans at the airport and space center two years and four years, respectively. He also worked as a carpenter, where he built schools, shopping malls and playgrounds. (Forest Scott County Times, MS)
Photos: NASA's Ares I-X test launch lift off Oct 29, 2009
( RED HUBER, ORLANDO SENTINEL / October 28, 2009 ) A cone of moisture surrounds the Ares1-X rocket after blasting off at the Kennedy Space Center. On Tuesday the first launch attempt was scrubbed due to weather restrictions. (FOX61, CT)
Successful test flight for Ares Oct 29, 2009
A rocket designed to replace the ageing space shuttle has made its first test-flight from the Kennedy Space Center. The 100m-long Ares I-X made a two-minute flight to allow Nasa to test technology crucial for the development of future manned versions of the craft. (BBC News)
NASA rocket launch advances Moon mission dream Oct 29, 2009
NASA's Ares 1-X rocket flies through the atmosphere after lifting off from launch pad 39-b at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida ... After a frustrating Tuesday, when several attempts to launch were abandoned, the clouds finally parted long enough for the syringe-like rocket to shoot up into the blue sky above the Kennedy Space Center ... NASA said the data gathered from the 445-million-dollar launch -- the first time in 30 years that a space craft other than a shuttle has... (Yahoo! Asia News)
NASA's Ares rocket set for test flight Oct 28, 2009
NASA's Ares 1-X rocket sits on launch pad 39-B at Florida's Kennedy Space Center on Monday ... (CNN) -- For the first time in decades, a rocket instead of a space shuttle is occupying launchpad 39-B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (CNN -- International)
NASA delays test flight of new rocket Oct 28, 2009
The Ares 1-X test rocket sits on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, U.S., October 27, 2009 ... The Ares 1-X test rocket sits on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, U.S., October 27, 2009. (Xinhuanet, China)
