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The president of Sea Launch Co. said he expects Boeing Co. to drop all or most of its ownership of the international partnership, which is reorganizing under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Microsoft Corp. finally got its chance to reboot its reputation Thursday, launching a new edition of Windows that it hopes will encourage more PC buyers to get back into stores.
Microsoft Corp. put a new edition of Windows on sale Thursday, hoping for a fresh start after a bad reception for the previous version of the software that runs most of the world's personal computers.
Officials say Lockheed Martin successfully launched a test flight vehicle over the weekend at New Mexico's spaceport.
A high-resolution commercial Earth-imaging satellite was launched into polar orbit Thursday.
You almost have to feel bad for Microsoft. The software maker isn't known for hip marketing tactics, and now that a Windows 7 video has hit it big online, people are laughing at the company, not with it.
Canadian circus tycoon Guy Laliberte turned space into his big top Wednesday, boarding a Russian rocket and lifting off on a mission that mixes a serious message on water shortages with some clowning around in the cosmos.
Two satellites are heading to orbit as part of a missile defense program demonstration.
Dubai opened the Arabian Peninsula's first metro system Wednesday, hoping to capture the world's spotlight on the catchy date of 9/9/09 — whether the sleek system is fully ready to go or not.
NASA has delayed the space shuttle Discovery's scheduled launch to the international space station until late Friday at the earliest, in order to give engineers time to study a bad fuel valve sensor.
NASA said a suspect fuel valve on the space shuttle Discovery functioned correctly during tests on Wednesday, meaning there's still a chance for liftoff this week.
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Thursday it has launched a filter designed to prevent blockages in an artery that feeds the lungs.
If you have a spouse, a sibling or some other relative or friend who loves football and video games, don't expect to see much of him (or her) this weekend. "Madden NFL 10," the latest installment of the series that took armchair quarterbacking to a new level, comes out Friday.
An Orlando, Fla.-based avionics company successfully fired a low-altitude rocket Tuesday at a new spaceport in New Mexico where the state hopes to launch commercial space tourism flights within two years.
Rocket developer Space Exploration Technologies said Tuesday it conducted its second fully successful launch, placing a Malaysian satellite into orbit.
A fledgling discount airline is having trouble getting off the ground.
The world's largest commercial satellite was launched into space Wednesday, with a mission to provide phone service to cellular "dead zones" in North America.
Sea Launch Co., a satellite launch services provider owned by Boeing and international partners, has filed for bankruptcy protection.
Three astronauts set to make history by doubling the permanent population of the international space station received the go-ahead Tuesday for this week's launch from Russia's remote space complex in Kazakhstan.
In a May 15 story about the launch of the Herschel telescope in the Ariane-5 rocket, The Associated Press erroneously reported it was the largest telescope ever. The Herschel is the largest telescope ever launched into space.
A rocket carrying the largest telescope ever has launched into space on a mission that European scientists hope will help unravel the mystery of the universe's creation.
Department of Defense officials say an experimental satellite for the U.S. missile defense program has been successfully launched.
Sea Launch Co. successfully sent a communications satellite into orbit early Monday for Italy's armed forces and NATO from its floating launch platform in the equatorial Pacific.
- North Korea has positioned a Taepodong-2 missile on the launch pad at its facility in Musudan in the east of the country, U.S. officials told NBC News on Wednesday.
The world's cheapest car will retail for just over $2,000 and can be yours — if you live in India and are very lucky — by July, Tata Motors said Monday.
Nasa's Atlantis shuttle blasts off (Video)The US space shuttle Atlantis has successfully launched from Florida on a journey to deliver spare parts to the International Space Station. The mission is set to include three spacewalks to store hardware on the outside of the orbiting outpost.
Modern Warfare 2 on course to sell $500m within 24hrs of launchThe debut of the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 looks sure to become the most successful product launch in the history of entertainment, with global first-day sales estimated at $500 million.
NASA Launches Ares I-XThe first test flight of the Ares I rocket. This one had a live first stage (essentially a shuttle solid rocket booster) and a dummy upper stage made of steel (with weight plates in it to get the mass and CG right).
Nonprofits launch loan modification scam education campaignA partnership of local, state and national government agencies, nonprofit organizations and financial institutions launched a new national public education. for more...
NASA Moves Ares I-X Rocket To Launch Pad For Crucial Test FlightNASA rolled the towering Ares I-X rocket to the launch pad this morning amidst a cloud of uncertainty over the future of the launch vehicle Ares I-X is designed to simulate.
Delta Rocket Launches Experimental Missile Tracking Spacecraft Cape Canaveral AFS, FL - A United Launch alliance Delta II rocket successfully deployed two experimental space-based missile tracking satellites into orbit this morning following launch from Cape Canaveral's Space Launch Complex 17-B.
Maiden Japanese H-IIB Rocket Launches Space Station Resupply CraftTANEGASHIMA SPACE CENTER, JAPAN - Japan's space program scored a major success with the maiden launch of the new H-IIB rocket with an equally brand new resupply vehicle bound for the International Space Station, laying the groundwork for the future of Japan's unmanned and manned …
Atlas Rocket Launches Secret Communications SatelliteCAPE CANAVERAL, AFS - A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket successfully launched the top-secret PAN satellite at 5:35 p.m. EDT, today from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral. The Atlas V rocket carried a U.S.
Shuttle Discovery Celebtrates 25th Anniversary With Spectacular Night Launch (With Video) KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Racing to orbit atop a manmade Sun through the midnight skies above Florida last night, space shuttle Discovery finally blasted off on a mission to deliver new science equipment and a now-famous treadmill to the International Space Station …
Space shuttle Discovery STS-128 - Picture GalleryThis time exposure shot shows space shuttle Discovery streaking into orbit on Friday, August 28, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. across the sky at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA Clears Discovery For Launch Next WeekKENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Despite ongoing concerns about foam insulation on space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank, senior NASA managers today cleared the shuttle for launch next week on a mission to outfit the International Space Station.
Delta 2 Rocket Successfully Launches Air Force GPS Satellite For The Final TimeCAPE CANAVERAL AFS, FL - A twenty-year era ended at Cape Canaveral today with the 48th successful launch by a Delta II rocket of a an Air Force Delta II Global Positioning System satellite.
Delta Launch To Mark Era's End At Cape CanaveralA twenty-year era of Air Force Global Positioning System Satellite launches on the Delta 2 rocket is about to come to an end with Monday morning's scheduled launch of the final second-generation GPS satellite from the Cape Canaveral spaceport in Florida.
Shuttle Crew Completes Launch Rehearsal, Emergency TrainingDiscovery's astronauts wrapped up three days of prelaunch training at Kennedy Space Center with a mock launch rehearsal and simulated emergency evacuation of the shuttle this morning.
Shuttle Astronauts Fly To Kennedy Space Center For Prelaunch PracticeThe seven astronauts who will launch aboard space shuttle Discovery later this month flew to Kennedy Space Center today to take part in three days of emergency training as part of final training activities for mission STS-128.
Discovery Slogs Through Mud To Reach Launch Pad For August FlightSpace shuttle Discovery almost didn't make it to the launch pad today when technicians had to battle a rain-drenched crawlerway that slowed the shuttle's trip to launch pad 39-A and threatened to force NASA to return the crawler transporter back to the Vehicle Assembly Building.
Laser-Pumped Flying Saucers: How You'll Get to OrbitThe linked article is the amazing video of this craft in use. For a text article on this subject, go here
SpaceX Falcon 1 Rocket Successfully Orbits Malaysian SatelliteA Malaysian Earth imaging satellite was successfully delivered to orbit today on a Falcon 1 launch vehicle built by Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), marking the company's first commercial success with the fifth flight of its Falcon 1 rocket.
Space Shuttle Endeavour Rockets Toward Space Station On Sixth TryAlmost 40 years to the day after the launch of the historic Apollo 11 mission to the Moon, space shuttle Endeavour rocketed into space on a mission to bring the International Space Station one step to completion with the delivery of the final component of the Japanese Kibo labora …
NASA Hopes For Wednesday Shuttle Launch -- InformationWeekNASA is hoping to launch the space shuttle Endeavour Wednesday evening, if showers and thunderstorms don't force the space agency to scrub liftoff yet again.
Write That Down: Yahoo Search Pad Is About To Launch To The PublicTomorrow night Yahoo is planning to unleash Search Pad, a note-taking tool integrated with the search engine, to the masses. The company first showed off the product last February, but until now it hasn't been available for public consumption.
Arizona Beverages and Nestle Waters Partner to Launch Line of Organic Tea-Infused WatersArizona Beverages, the leader in premium ready-to-drink tea beverages in the US has partnered with Nestlé Waters North America Inc., the U.S. leader in bottled water, to create AriZona Tea Waters. This new line of low-calorie, tea-infused waters is certified organic by the U.S.
NASA Aims For June 17 Shuttle LaunchTechnicians at Kennedy Space Center accessed a gaseous hydrogen vent system at the launch pad to begin work to fix a leak that scuttled space shuttle Endeavour's countdown early Saturday morning.
Shuttle Sustains Liftoff Damage | Popular ScienceUnderscoring the age and delicacy of the shuttle is news that four of the tiles that protect the shuttle during reentry were damaged during takeoff.
Inside the Atlantis Launch | Popular ScienceJim Paulsen and his team of rocket scientists didn't breathe for about 8 minutes the afternoon of May 11.
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