Tag Archives: space
Spacewalking repair halts station leak – for now
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts making a rare, hastily planned spacewalk replaced a pump outside the International Space Station on Saturday in hopes of plugging a serious ammonia leak. Continue reading
U.S. cites human rights problems in Russia, China, Egypt
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Friday expressed concern about increasing crackdowns on civil liberties around the world, from Russia to Egypt and China, saying these and other countries were shrinking the space in which independent political and other activists can operate Continue reading
Orbital Sciences Corporation: ORBITAL ROLLS OUT ANTARES ROCKET TO LAUNCH PAD AT WALLOPS ISLAND FOR UPCOMING TEST FLIGHT:
ORBITAL ROLLS OUT ANTARES ROCKET TO LAUNCH PAD AT WALLOPS ISLAND FOR UPCOMING TEST FLIGHT — Company Targets April 17 for Inaugural Launch of America’s Newest Medium-Class Space Launch Vehicle — … Continue reading
Nasa Plans To Lasso Asteroid And Land On It
An ambitious mission will allow astronauts to explore a space rock dragged into orbit around the Moon, according to a US senator. Continue reading
Nasa Confirms Meteor On US East Coast
The US space agency says reports of flash along US East Coast appears to be a “single meteor event”. Continue reading
Andrew Mason Out at Groupon (Update 1)
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Andrew Mason has been removed as Groupon’s CEO, effectively immediately, and is being replaced by Executive Chairman Eric Lefkofsky and Vice Chairman Ted Leonsis in the interim. Continue reading
Honeymoon to Mars? Multimillionaire makes proposal
Space tourist Dennis Tito plans to finance astronaut mission. Continue reading
Meteor: Rescue Teams Rally To Recovery Effort
Divers search a lake in Russia’s Chelyabinsk region for fragments of space rock, as thousands of workers join the relief efforts. Continue reading
Egypt’s unfinished revolution
Mohsen al-Domiati, a cap pulled low over his forehead, stands dejectedly near a mosque in the Egyptian city of Port Said, which recently has been a source of seething protests against the rule of President Mohamed Morsi. Continue reading
