Posts Tagged ‘manned space mission’
ISRO announces space mission plans
The Indian Space Research Organization is focused on sending Indian astronauts into space.
India’s first manned space mission in 2016
Bangalore: India plans to launch its first manned space mission in 2016 by sending two astronauts for a week-long sojourn in space.
Endeavour STS 130 mission cleared for Feb 7 launch
The Endeavour space shuttle is getting ready for a predawn launch attempt on 7February on its STS-130 mission to the International Space Station, Nasa has confirmed. This will be Endeavour’s last nighttime shuttle launch before the fleet retires.
Falcon 9 rocket launch by March 2010
The brand new 180-ft tall Falcon 9 rocket is all set for a demonstration launch in the next few months. The US Air Force’s launch schedule for Cape Canaveral shows March 3, 2010 as the scheduled date.
Space Shuttle’s Discovery’s final mission – STS 132 flight to ISS
Curtain raiser for the final flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery, and maybe the final space shuttle mission ever.
Tranquility module, Colbert treadmill: Names for space station components
Space Station Tranquility module is finally the chosen name. NASA announced on Wednesday that the new module on the international space station (ISS) will be named Tranquility module, after the Sea of Tranquility where Apollo 11 landed on the moon for the first time.
India to invest £1.7 billion to send astronauts in space by 2015
India has finally announced its plans to launch its first manned space mission in 2015.