Tension May Feed Decline of U.S. Power in Space ...Washington Post: 0 views since Monday, October 13, 2008 at 09:50 AMDifferences between the Pentagon and intelligence agencies over capabilities to be built into future U.S. satellites have led to delayed starts in new programs and may result in a decline in U.S. space dominance, according to a new report by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Oregon astronaut set for next space shuttle ...The Oregonian: 0 views since Monday, October 13, 2008 at 09:41 AMAn astronaut from Oregon has been scheduled to make his second trip into space. Don Pettit, a native of Silverton, will be aboard the next space shuttle mission to the International Space Station. The shuttle Endeavour is set to launch...
Release This: Dead Space, FIFA 09 Debut Stateside ...Gamasutra: 0 views since Monday, October 13, 2008 at 09:25 AMGamasutra's regular round-up of worldwide video game releases, "Release This!", takes a look at every game title we know to be shipping to stores this week, in an exclusively compiled list. This week brings the multiplatform North American debuts of awaited titles like FIFA Soccer 09 and Dead Space, while gamers in the UK get Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 and a PlayStation 3 port of BioShock. The ...
Committee evaluating open space ...Bucks County Courier Times: 0 views since Monday, October 13, 2008 at 08:59 AMThe open space committee updated the supervisors on a new plan's progress.
Space Tourist Richard Garriott Launched on Space Station Vacation? ...Universe Today: 0 views since Monday, October 13, 2008 at 06:34 AM?but the station's toilet has broken down again. For $30 million, you can get a ride into space for a 10-day trip on board the International Space Station. To Richard Garriott, this is money well-spent. He got to spend months training for the experience and he will use the adventure to carry out experiments, educational programs [...]
US video game guru becomes sixth space tourist ...AFP via Yahoo! News: 0 views since Sunday, October 12, 2008 at 10:46 AMAmerican millionaire Richard Garriott followed in his astronaut father's footsteps Sunday, blasting off aboard a Russian rocket to become the world's sixth space tourist.
U.S. space tourist blasts off in Russian rocket ...International Herald Tribune: 0 views since Sunday, October 12, 2008 at 05:32 AMThe U.S. video game magnate Richard Garriott went into space aboard a Russian rocket on Sunday as his father, a NASA astronaut who traveled to space at the height of the Cold War, watched.
Google founder Brin visits Russian space cosmodrome ...Reuters via Yahoo! News: 0 views since Sunday, October 12, 2008 at 05:21 AMGoogle co-founder Sergey Brin, considering going into space on a private flight, made a surprise visit to Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome on Saturday to wish good luck to a fellow space tourist.
U.S. space tourist set for blast-off ...Reuters via Yahoo! News: 1 views since Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 07:05 PMU.S. video game magnate Richard Garriott will blast off into space aboard a Russian spaceship on Sunday watched by his father, a NASA astronaut who went into space at the height of the Cold War.
US space tourist hopes to recoup 30 million-dollar ticket ...AFP via Yahoo! News: 1 views since Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 04:22 PMRichard Garriott, who is set to become the first American to follow his astronaut father into space on Sunday, hopes to be able to recoup the 30 million dollars he paid for the experience.
Space station crew might not be expanded ...UPI: 1 views since Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 02:32 PMMOSCOW, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Plans to add crew members to the International Space Station might be delayed, the head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos said Saturday.
Google founder Brin visits Russian space cosmodrome ...Reuters via Yahoo! News: 1 views since Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 12:27 PMGoogle co-founder Sergey Brin, considering going into space on a private flight, made a surprise visit to Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome on Saturday to wish good luck to a fellow space tourist.
Russian space chief reassures US partners ...Las Vegas Sun: 2 views since Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 12:16 PMSat, Oct 11, 2008 (9:06 a.m.) The ongoing global economic turmoil and increasingly strained ties between Moscow and Washington will not stand in the way of further space exploration, Russia's space agency chief said Saturday.
Russian space chief reassures US partners ...The Charlotte Observer: 1 views since Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 12:10 PMThe ongoing global economic turmoil and increasingly strained ties between Moscow and Washington will not stand in the way of further space exploration, Russia's space agency chief said Saturday. Roscosmos director Anatoly Perminov spoke on the eve of the launch of the international space station's next crew aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket from the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. ...