SPACE.com – Russian engineers are still trying to communicate with a wayward Mars moon probe, and they have until early December to fix the spacecraft and send it on its way, according to news reports. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Russia Still Trying to Contact Stranded Mars Moon Probe (SPACE.com)
Launching Sunday: Russian Rocket Carrying New Space Station Crew (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – A trio of spaceflyers is slated to launch to the International Space Station this weekend, in what will be the first manned flight of the Russian-built Soyuz rocket since a failure in August temporarily grounded the fleet. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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NASA Wants 2014 Test Flight for Deep Space Capsule (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – NASA’s new spaceship to carry astronauts off the planet may launch on an unmanned test flight by 2014, three years earlier than planned, to mimic a return from deep space, agency officials said Tuesday (Nov. 8). Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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China Opens ‘Space’ Post Office on Docked Spacecraft (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – China opened a new post office Thursday (Nov. 3) with a street address that is 213 miles (343 km) above the Earth. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Largest Sunspot in Years Observed on the Sun (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – One of the largest sunspots in years has appeared on the sun, darkening part of its glowing face. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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China’s 1st Space Docking Inspires Love Poetry (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – The first Chinese space docking today (Nov. 2) inspired not just national and scientific pride, but some romantic sentiment as well. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Unraveling the ‘Fabric of the Cosmos’: Q&A with Brian Greene (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – Sometimes what you see and what you perceive aren’t at all what they seem. That is the message of acclaimed physicist Brian Greene’s new television series. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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NASA Plan for Private Space Taxis Hasn’t Won Over Lawmakers (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – The projected costs and benefits of helping to develop commercial spaceships, part of NASA’s plan to focus on exploration rather than transportation, drew skepticism today (Oct. 26) from members of a House panel. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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NASA’s Future Depends on Commercial Space Success, Deputy Chief Says (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – LAS CRUCES, N.M. — For NASA to achieve any of its lofty goals for the future, the commercial space industry must succeed, NASA deputy administrator Lori Garver said. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Europe Safe From Falling German Satellite Debris (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – A doomed German satellite plunging back to Earth tonight won’t rain debris over Europe, according to the latest analysis of the spacecraft’s fall from space. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Russian Space Capsule Touches Down at NYC Museum (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – NEW YORK — It’s no small feat to move a flown space capsule into a museum, especially if that museum is built within a converted World War II-era aircraft carrier docked on the west side of Manhattan. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Best-Ever Topographic Map of Earth Released (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – The most complete digital topographic ever made of the Earth was released by NASA today (Oct. 17). Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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