|
Lockheed Martin incoming CEO resigns Posted: Sat, Nov 10 7:45 AM ET (1245 GMT) The man tapped to be the next CEO of aerospace giant Lockheed Martin abruptly resigned late Friday afternoon after he confirmed he had an affair.... Ariane launch postponed by weather Posted: Sat, Nov 10 7:34 AM ET (1234 GMT) Weather postponed the launch of two communications satellites on an Ariane 5 on Friday. The Ariane 5 was scheduled to lift off late Friday from... Rocketdyne to lay off 100 Posted: Fri, Nov 9 6:53 AM ET (1153 GMT) Rocket engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne announced this week it was laying off 100 people because of uncertainty in the space industry. About three-quarters... "Super-Earth" found in habitable zone of another star Posted: Thu, Nov 8 6:26 AM ET (1126 GMT) Astronomers announced Wednesday the discovery of a "super-Earth" extrasolar planet within the habitable zone of a nearby star. Astronomers said the planet, one of... Curiosity fails to detect methane in Martian atmosphere Posted: Mon, Nov 5 6:28 AM ET (1128 GMT) Scientists working on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover said Friday that initial measurements of the Martian atmosphere failed to turn up any evidence of methane,... Atlantis moved to KSC visitors center Posted: Sat, Nov 3 3:30 PM ET (1930 GMT) NASA transferred the space shuttle Atlantis to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in a ceremony Friday, an event effectively marked the end of the... Proton launches two Russian satellites Posted: Sat, Nov 3 12:12 PM ET (1612 GMT) A Proton rocket placed two Russian communications satellites into orbit on Saturday. The Proton M rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at... ISS astronauts complete spacewalk Posted: Fri, Nov 2 7:33 AM ET (1133 GMT) Two International Space Station astronauts venture outside the station for more than six and a half hours Thursday to support efforts to isolate an ammonia... Curiosity performs first x-ray analysis of Martian soil Posted: Thu, Nov 1 5:42 AM ET (0942 GMT) NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has performed the first x-ray diffraction analysis of Martian soil, finding it similar in composition to volcanic soils found... Progress cargo ship flies to ISS Posted: Thu, Nov 1 5:25 AM ET (0925 GMT) A Russian cargo ship launched early Wednesday and docked with the International Space Station several hours later. A Soyuz rocket carrying the Progress M-17M... |
|