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International Astronautical Congress 2010 in Prague

From September 27 to October 1st, the 61st International Astronautical Congress (IAC) will be held in Prague, for the first time in the last 33 years.The Czech Republic has joined the European Space Agency in 2008 being ESA's newest Member State.The Czech Space Office (CSO) was created in 2003, when the country ...

8 September 2010
08:53 GMT

The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Finally in Florida

The long-awaited arrival of the AMS-02 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida took place yesterday, from the Geneva international airport, in Switzerland, under the escort of the astronauts who will fly with it on the Space Shuttle, in February 2011.The first stage of its trip towards the International Space Station,...

27 August 2010
03:09 GMT

Real Life Space Shuttle Nears Retirement, Complex Simulation Ready for Lift Off

Iceberg Interactive, as the publisher, and Simsquared Ltd., as the developer, have announced that they are all set to launch Space Shuttle Mission Simulator: The Collector’s Edition on the PC on Friday, June 4.The title is described as a hardcore simulation that aims to offer any gamer who is also interested in...

3 June 2010
02:03 GMT

It's Official: You Can Play Videogames in Space

What's the first thing a middle school student is bound to ask an astronaut these days? Well, based on recent evidence, videogames are the main topic of discussion when having a video conference with astronauts from the International Space Station.Barack Obama, the President of the United States, found this out ...

25 March 2009
17:41 GMT

NASA Grounded Until 2015

American officials still find it hard to believe that the American space program will grind to a painful halt in 2010, with the retirement of the shuttle fleet. However, at this point, there is little anyone can do on the matter, as the aging fleet can no longer be considered safe to fly to orbit beyond that point. N...

7 October 2008
04:43 GMT

Computer Worm Hits the International Space Station

NASA confirmed, at a recent space operations meeting (ISS 30P SORR), that a worm had been discovered on laptops on the International Space Station. Even if NASA has not disclosed its name, the malware in question appears to be W32.Gammima.AG and it spreads by copying itself to removable devices. The NASA officials no...

27 August 2008
19:24 GMT

Immortality Drive Takes Gamer DNA into Space

Ok, maybe gamers did not love Tabula Rasa, the latest MMO project from Richard Garriot, the guy who is better known as Lord British of Ultima fame. The game, a sci-fi shooter MMO with a touch of mystique, is said to have had some financial problems, but whether or not those rumors are true is not the issue now. Richa...

31 July 2008
09:00 GMT

NASA Lifts the Ban on Spacesuits

After inspecting the controversial spacesuits, NASA decided to lift the imposed ban, which allows them to continue with the scheduled program. Due to the incident which took place last Friday, when a Russian trainee smelled smoke, coming from the EMU unit, NASA decided to stop all activity regarding the usage of the ...

16 November 2007
05:45 GMT

Discovery Touches Down without Problems

The Discovery shuttle and its crew returned to Earth on Wednesday after a challenging 15-day build and repair mission on the International Space Station, completing one of the most difficult missions in history attended by NASA. It was the first shuttle to try a coast-to-coast re-entry after the Columbia disintegrati...

8 November 2007
05:53 GMT

Discovery Is Ready to Come Home

Discovery's crew has been successful in repairing one of the two troublesome solar panels that power the International Space Station, and are now ready to come back to Earth. The re-entry is scheduled for the 6th of November. During this mission, the astronauts have embarked in a seven-hour repair, making it the...

5 November 2007
06:11 GMT

Discovery's Crew Will try to Repair the Damaged Solar Wing

After arriving in space for the delivery of a new module for the International Space Station, and the extensive examination of Discovery's external head shield, the astronauts encountered two different problems at the station's solar panel that power it with electric current.The first unplanned space walk, ...

2 November 2007
08:01 GMT


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