Steve Shickles

Milky Way heavier than previously thought

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:15:20 +0000

The Milky Way galaxy is more massive and spins faster than astronomers previously believed, scientists…

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:05:41 +0000

The company that lost a bid to win a NASA contract to ferry supplies to…

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:39:13 +0000

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) revealed Wednesday that the previously-unannounced customer of one of…

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:39:13 +0000

Virgin Galactic has agreed to a long-term lease agreement with a new commercial spaceport…

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:39:06 +0000

The crew of the space shuttle Columbia lost consciousness within seconds of the breakup of…

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 03:23:08 +0000

A Proton rocket placed three GLONASS satellites into orbit on Thursday as part of a…

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 04:49:58 +0000

Orbital Sciences Corporation and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) won contracts from NASA on Tuesday to…

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:45:11 +0000

Two members of the International Space Station’s crew carried out a spacewalk outside the…

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:45:11 +0000

A Long March rocket launched a Chinese weather satellite on Tuesday, the latest in a…

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:44:58 +0000

WhiteKnightTwo, the carrier aircraft for Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo suborbital space tourism vehicle, made its…

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:44:57 +0000

An Ariane 5 rocket successfully launched two communications satellites for Eutelsat Saturday evening. The Ariane…

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:31:24 +0000

Boeing announced Friday that it has won a contract to launch the fourth and final…

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:31:24 +0000

Scientists announced this week that they have detected carbonate minerals on Mars, a finding that…

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:00:03 +0000

Spaceport America, a new commercial spaceport in New Mexico that will be the home of…

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:53:42 +0000

For the second time in two weeks, China launched a remote sensing satellite with possible…