News of June 21, 2005
NASA Shuttle Team Confident in Discovery's July Launch Target
Jun 21 - CAPE CANAVERAL - The team at Kennedy Space Center is confident Discovery and Atlantis will be ready in time to launch the return-to-flight mission in July as planned, NASA officials told community leaders at a breakfast Friday.
"It's been a pretty tough 2 …
Guinness Recognizes NASA Scramjet
Jun 21 - NASA has been officially recognized for setting the speed record for a jet-powered aircraft by Guinness World Records. NASA set the record in November during the third and final flight of the experimental X-43A scramjet (supersonic-combustion ramjet) project.
Cosmos 1: Sailing on sunlight
Jun 21 - Scientists believe "sun-sailing" craft may in the future be able to reach sufficiently high speeds to make travel around the Solar System viable.
The probe is due to be launched on Tuesday evening at 2045 GMT from a Russian Delta III class submarine in a …
Countdown Goes Smoothly for Solar Sail-Propelled Spacecraft
Jun 21 - All is set for the launch of The Planetary Society’s Cosmos 1 solar sail. The submarine has taken position at a pre-selected spot in the Barents Sea.
The nominal launch time is 3:46 p.m. Eastern time (19:46 GMT).
Liftoff the rocket …
Private space group launches solar sail orbiter
Jun 21 - PASADENA, Calif. (Reuters) - A privately funded and experimental spacecraft blasted off on Tuesday from a Russian submarine in a venture funded by space enthusiasts who see their solar-driven orbiter as a way to reinvigorate a race to the stars.
Cosmos 1, …
