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January 30, 2008

Expedition 16 Spacewalkers Wrap Up Tricky Excursion

Whitson, Tani Repair Problem To Power Generation System

Let there be light... onboard the International Space Station, that is. Early Wednesday afternoon, Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson and Flight Engineer Dan Tani finished a seven hour, 10 minute spacewalk outside the ISS, to make repairs on the starboard side of the truss structure.

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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station To Be Designated Historic Site

AIAA Will Mark 50th Anniversary Of Explorer I Launch

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will designate Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) as a Historic Aerospace Site during a ceremony Thursday, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the launch of America’s first satellite, Explorer 1.

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Aero-TV: Is Bio-Suit The Space Suit Of The (Near) Future?

MIT May Have The Answer To The Question About What Tomorrow's Space Travelers May Be Wearing

During the 2007 World Space Expo, ANN's Aero-TV teams came upon something that would have looked like a space suit... if only there had been more of it -- or so we thought. Upon close examination, though, we found out that this suit -- the Bio-Suit, was indeed a space suit and that in years hence (and not so many as one might imagine), this will be "unform of the day" for spacefarers.

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Virgin Galactic To Showcase SpaceShipTwo, WhiteKnightTwo At AirVenture 2008

Exhibit Will Display Models Of New Spacecraft; 'More Details To Come'

Last week's unveiling of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo brought the world's attention back to the potential of space tourism... and one of the first places where the public will be able to discover more about the possibilities will be at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, coming July 28 through August 3 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, WI.

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