Planetary Society planning another solar sail
Posted on: Tue Jul 26th, 2005 | aviationnow.ecnext.com

While still trying to sort out precisely what happened to its Cosmos-1 solar sail spacecraft, the Planetary Society hopes to be able to build and launch another solar sail by the end of next year, according to Director Louis Friedman.

Discovery headed for space
Posted on: Tue Jul 26th, 2005 | cnn.com

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida (CNN) -- The space shuttle Discovery roared into the skies over Florida Tuesday morning as NASA returned to manned space flight for the first time since the 2003 Columbia disaster.

Supersonic JDAM drop marks increase in Raptor capability
Posted on: Tue Jul 26th, 2005 | af.mil

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFPN) -- As the midafternoon sun blazed on the Mojave Desert and thunderclouds loomed in the distance, a sleek dark gray war bird took to the sky to push the envelope of flight testing.

Astronauts strapped in for launch
Posted on: Tue Jul 26th, 2005 | cnn.com

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida (CNN) -- Discovery crew members boarded the space shuttle Tuesday morning as they prepare for liftoff at 10:39 a.m. ET.

NASA Puts Shuttle Mission's Risk at 1 in 100
Posted on: Tue Jul 26th, 2005 | nytimes.com

With a new realism born of disaster, NASA says that the risk of catastrophic failure during the space shuttle Discovery's mission is about 1 in 100, more than twice as great as an upbeat estimate issued before the loss of the Columbia in 2003.

Shuttle all set for second shot
Posted on: Tue Jul 26th, 2005 | news.bbc.co.uk

The space shuttle Discovery is about to make its second launch attempt in two weeks for what may be the most scrutinised mission ever.