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Atlantis space shuttle installs Columbus science lab onto the International Space Station.

Saturday, June 8, 2007, the Atlantis lifted off from Kennedy Space Center.

NASA proposed to build the follow on to the space shuttle, the Crewed Exploration Vehicle, five years after the shuttle will be retired. NASA is trying to narrow that gap. The solution may be a race to build a commercial space vehicle.

No problems are being tracked. Atlantis is set to deliver payload and rotation of crew. Atlantis is a step toward a future of space exploration with constellation projects.

The 2007 budget presented by the House Republican Study Committee has some good ideas to reduce the deficit. Unfortunately it also has a proposal that would sound the death knell for publicly funded human space flight in the United States.

NASA is planning to explore other planets farther out in our solar system that will add even more years to the space missions resulting in the astronauts being away from home longer. The space agency has now been put in the position of pondering many issues.

Until now NASA only had the innocuous name Crew Exploration Vehicle for the next generation of space craft. Though still on the drawing board, NASA finally has christened its new class of ships.

Atlantis, designated STS-122 by NASA, plans to dock with the International Space Station on Saturday, February 9.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced Monday that the hatches separating the Space Shuttle Atlantis from the International Space Station closed had closed in preparation for the Shuttle's planned undocking from the Station on Tuesday

NASA announced tuesday that a major upgrade will be ready for the Space Shuttle Atlantis' June 8th launch.

Constructed as a prototype vehicle for flight and endurance tests on the space shuttle design, the Enterprise paved the way for space flight for shuttles built after her.

The space shuttle, once thought to be the solution to cheap access to space, will be retired in 2010 having never achieved that goal. However, cheap access to space may yet be accomplished by the private sector.

Atlantis and ISS are within Earth's protective magnetosphere. Beginning in 2011, NASA plans manned lunar launches, then manned and robotic launches to Mars. Astronauts will be at risk for radiation sickness from solar proton storms.

Three major myths about space exploration have arisen and are believed by a great many people. Two of the myths have been around since the beginning of the Space Age. One myth, however, is of more recent vintage.

Recently Robert Bigelow, the Los Vegas hotel tycoon who has been working on an orbiting "space hotel" made a couple of announcements that have shaken up the commercial aerospace world.

The standard for civilian space travel restricts the FAA from regulating amateur space travel until a fatal tragedy occurs. President Bush signed this document in 2004. The reality of space travel arrives with the Virgin Galactic space port in NM.

Many years ago, the Astronomer Royal of Great Britain Richard vander Riet Woolley famously declared, "Space travel is utter bilge." It was a statement that haunted him for the rest of his life.

The next US President will enter office in January, 2009 with a space program that is in transition. He or she will have the opportunity to shape what could be the Third Age of Space.

A look at the NASA program and what should be down about space exploration in America.

Space flight veteran Frederick Sturckow will lead the Atlantis crew on its trip to add the third set of solar wings to the space station on mission STS-117.

With the recent failure of Columbia in 2003, and, of course, Challenger in 1986, many doubts are growing in the hearts of mankind over the safety, reliability, and sensibility of manned space missions.

In 1969, we landed on the moon, and now, we have accomplished sending a satellite to Mars to collect data and pictures so we can explore this foreign planet.

After having the Columbia shuttle disaster and a number of other setbacks, the National Aeronautic and Space Administration is making plans to continue space exploration.

The Space Shuttle Atlantis' first part of the journey to space is already over--it trekked yesterday morning 3.4 miles from NASA's space shuttle assembly building to the launch pad in preparation for a December 6th mission to the International Space Station.

According to NASA's website Mission Management Team Chair John Shannon has extended the STS-117 mission by two days so the crew can make repairs to the Space Shuttle Atlantis.

The crew of the STs-117 expedition aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis completed safety inspections Saturday in preperation for the expected Sunday docking with the International Space Station.

After 2 1/2 months in the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center, the shuttle Atlantis is rolled out to launch pad 39A for an aniticipated June 8 launch. The orbiter's external fuel tank was damaged in a Feburary hail storm.

The space shuttle Atlantis, scheduled for a March visit to the International Space Station, will miss its launch window because of damage due to a hail storm. If all goes as planned, the shuttle will launch in late April.

People have argued about the need for space flight and complain about the money spent. I give facts about space flight and show why people need to explore beyond what they see.

Despite predictions of poor weather, Mother Nature cleared the skies yesterday, October 23rd, just in time for a picture-perfect launch from Cape Canaveral, on Florida's central east coast.

From a seemingly near-vertical 60 degree launch position, your Shuttle carries you into space with convincing special effects to enhance the experience.

This is a description and review, along with a little history, of the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, in Huntsville, AL.

With only 1 week before the space shuttle is scheduled to launch, shuttle workers voted to strike.

Forty or so years ago, astronauts had all the glory of the exploration of space. Now, robots are exploring places that currently no astronaut can go. For the past twenty five years, no human being has journeyed beyond low Earth orbit.

Information about the progression of space tourism.

When President Bush announced the Vision for Space Exploration almost two years ago, he left the question of how to pay for it unanswred. The question is important, as trhe Vision must be sustained for decades.

2007 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Space Age, agreed by most to have begun with the launch Sputnik, on October 4th, 1957. While some are taking stock of the last fifty years, others are wondering what the next fifty years might bring.

Feeling disgusted that some of your family or friends aren't paying enough attention to the awe-inspiring strides NASA has been making lately? You're not alone, and something needs to be done to get the public inspired about space again as NASA turns 50...

The ascension of the Democrats to control of the Congress in the recent midterm elections has implications for America's space effort. For those who support the effort, the news was potentially mixed

The 40th Anniversary of the release of 2001: A Space Odyssey, along with the death of Arthur C. Clarke, brings to mind how the Space Age might have been, as opposed to what it has been. I was pleased to come upon a story along those lines entitled Recovering Apollo 8.

Foreign Policy Magazine has published a list of the top 5 contests in space in the coming years.

This article reviews Space Camp at the Kennedy Space Center.

Recently surveys on public attitudes toward space exploration taken by the Dittmar Associates firm had some disquieting news for NASA. It seems that there is a high level of apathy toward NASA programs on the part of 18 to 25 year olds.

What if you had a shuttle launch and nobody came? Well, to hold the public's interest in the space program, NASA shows that it's big thinkers aren't out to launch.

Founded in 2002, the LifeBoat Foundation has a unique mission. To save mankind from coming technological disaster, orbiting self-sufficient space stations must be created to house the sole survivors of the coming technological apocalypse.

Finding information on the International Space Station and the NASA Space Shuttle program is easier than you might think, and very easy to view as they pass overhead in the night sky.

There are many ways to watch and listen to the space shuttle mission. Here are some tips on when to listen, and what will be going on in space.

The last of America's space shuttle fleet will be put out to pasture in 2010. That means that the opportunity to witness one of their spectacular lift-offs is counting down faster than most of us are aware of.

A spacewalk turned up what appears to be metal shavings inside the joint of key equipment aboard the International Space Station. What is it?

After several exceedingly wealthy individuals have gone for "space vacations," it seems that an industry will develop providing space travel to the rich.

The future of humanity is dependent on space travel.

Over 2,000 students from across the nation wrote essays to NASA, suggesting new names for the newest addition to the Internationanl Space Station (ISS).

Sometime in the fall of 2010 the space shuttle will launch on its last mission. In the early Spring of 2015, barring unforeseen delays, the Orion space craft will become operational, available to take crews and supplies to the International Space Station.

For companies that pursue space travel or space exploration, insurance protection is necessary to safeguard against rare events, including those damages to a third party.

For nearly six months, a legion of worms has been traveling through space. Actually, over 100,000 have been aboard the International Space Station as a science experiment.

3... 2... 1... LIFTOFF! What actually goes into getting a space vehicle into orbit?

It's one of the delicious ironies of history that the first private space travelers were facilitated by the Soviet (then Russian) space program.

Barack Obama wants to slash funding for the NASA program to develop a replacement for the space shuttle that will not only fly to low Earth orbit, but also beyond to the Moon and Mars. He is doing this "for the children" as a means to pay for an education initiative.

Barack Obama's recent statements concerning the direction of the civil space program in his potential administration is the cause of confusion at best, of very grave concern at worse.

The seven astronauts on the space shuttle Atlantis completed the final inspection of the shuttle's heat shields, mere hours after undocking from the international space station.

One of the great questions that people are wrestling with in this the beginning of the second half century of the space age is what are the proper roles of the private and public sectors in the opening of the high frontier?

About a week before the Florida primary both Rudi Giuliani and Mitt Romney attended separate space policy round tables at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The round tables were sponsored by the Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast.

Jeffrey Manber recently published a piece in the LA Times advocating closer cooperation with China in space. He does so without actually explaining adequately why this would be a benefit to the United States.

Space Planes are planes capable of escaping the Earth's gravitational pull and flying into space.

If you're fascinated by the American Space Program in general and have a passion for the U.S. Space Shuttle in particular, you won't be able to resist a magnificent tome that is distributed by Specialty Press.

Have you ever wanted to travel to Mars? You can head down to Florida right now and 'visit' our neighboring planet. Disney World's Mission Space is one ride that can give you a realistic feeling of not only being in space but also...

A female space shuttle astronaut pays the price for pursuing her exciting career while trying to hold her family together in this exciting new novel.

"Suni" Williams, a 41-year old astronaut aboard the International Space Station, ran the Boston Marathon on a treadmill. Suni finished two hours behind the top female finisher.

The Kennedy Space Center at the Cape is where you will learn all about the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) - their history and the future, and the nature and technology of space exploration.

On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle known as Challenger disintegrated, less than 90 seconds after liftoff from a launch pad at Cape Kennedy, in Florida.

Rep. Dave Weldon, Republican from Florida, has introduced legislation that would keep the shuttle fleet flying past 2010 until such time as the Orion space craft is operational.

Building and launching rockets can be a difficult thing to get right. This was illustrated spectacularly on March 24th when the first flight of SpaceX's Falcon 1 ended in failure and complete lost of the launch vehicle.

When thinking of women's contribution to the United States of America's space program, the name Sally Ride is most often one of the first to be mentioned.

The European Space Agency has called for volunteers to participate in a 520 day experiment that simulates the travel to Mars.

In a couple of years or so, George and Loretta Whiteskies, who were married in 2006, will take a long delayed honeymoon. Their honeymoon will be a first, as they will ride into space on board Virgin Galactic's sub orbital cruise ship, SpaceShipTwo.

In this paper, the meaning of the Space Race and its accomplishments will be explored and discussed within the context of the Cold War and beyond.

Anousheh Ansari is the first ever space blogger, as well as the first female space tourist. Read here about how personal hygeine is taken care of in space, what happens when you see flying yogurt and find out where you can get more space travel tips!

Civil space policy has not been a top tier political issue in a Presidential race since Kennedy/Nixon in 1960, when the United States was still reeling from the implications of Sputnik.

The new Photon Laser Thruster produced by the Bae Institute makes it possible in the near future to travel to Mars in one week. The residual fallout from this technology can have immense benefits for commercial, aerospace, and civilian aerospace realms.

Included in NASA's contract with RSC Energia is a contract for a $19 million Russian space toilet system that has the ability to transform urine into drinking water.

My trip to Space Camp as a young teenager ignited a life-long love of space.

"This provision will help the United States maintain its global leadership in space by keeping exploration programs on track."

Building 44 in NASA's Johnson Space Center, located in Houston, was evacuated due to reports of a gunman inside the building.

For astronauts flying in space, especially for long periods, the lost of muscular strength and bone mass, among other problems, caused by prolonged exposure to micro gravity has been a concern to researchers.

Watching live mission video and tracking orbits using NASA web-based software makes you part of the mission!

Rather than remain in the comfort of a universe of our own meaning, we may face horror and wonder, which help us love our ordinary way of understanding everything, so that true being beyond that which is normally known can become accessible to our minds.

A research project called transhab, first developed by NASA, may well form the basis of the first commercially developed, privately operated space station.

Visiting the Kennedy Space Center is something the whole family will enjoy.

The Neil Armstrong Air & Space Museum, named for the astronaut and located in his hometown, is a space honoring the first man to walk on the moon, the history of flight, and Ohio's role in the chronicle of space travel.

Moon missions have captured the public's imagination like no other space missions. So why aren't we there now?

A new book explores the meaning of the Apollo space program by interviewing the last living astronauts who walked on the moon.

After being damaged by a hail storm, the shuttle will have to undergo more repairs before NASA is willing to schedule another launch