Read more space program stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/27399/space-program.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:45:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72754/ares-test-rocket-blasts-off.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNASA’s Ares I-X test rocket finally blasted off this morning, after several delays and a storm-foiled first attempt. The $445 million rocket is the first of its kind, and NASA hopes it’ll eventually replace the space shuttle and take astronauts to the moon. Originally it was supposed to lift off...http://www.newser.com/story/72754/ares-test-rocket-blasts-off.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 10:51:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58333/nasa-space-flight-review-worries-workers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA NASA review of manned space-flight plans has Kennedy Space Center workers and contractors fearing for their jobs, the Orlando Sentinel reports. A panel will investigate whether rockets set to carry humans into space after the shuttle fleet is retired next year are really NASA’s best bets. Some worry the...http://www.newser.com/story/58333/nasa-space-flight-review-worries-workers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 07 May 2009 10:44:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54479/india-struggles-to-create-astronaut-space-curry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne of the biggest challenges of India’s burgeoning space program is culinary, the London Times reports. Researchers at the country’s defense science lab are struggling to adapt the complex, spicy national cuisine into something that will work in space. “Curry tends to be spicy, high in fat content and uses...http://www.newser.com/story/54479/india-struggles-to-create-astronaut-space-curry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 26 Mar 2009 17:31:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40566/india-launches-first-moon-mission.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIndia has launched its first mission to the moon, the BBC reports. The unmanned Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft blasted off smoothly from southern Andhra Pradesh. The robotic probe is scheduled to orbit the moon for two years, during which time it will compile a 3-D atlas of the surface and search...http://www.newser.com/story/40566/india-launches-first-moon-mission.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Oct 2008 20:58:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40090/time-to-ditch-the-shuttle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt’s past time to put the US space shuttle fleet out to pasture, according to John Logsdon, a member of the 2003 Columbia Accident Investigation Board. That panel recommended the US “replace the shuttle as soon as possible,” and Logsdon stands by that assessment, even though it comes with an...http://www.newser.com/story/40090/time-to-ditch-the-shuttle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Oct 2008 11:24:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35488/iran-aims-to-put-a-man-in-space.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIran plans to send a manned mission into orbit within the next 10 years, the CBC reports. The news comes on the heels of a recent, and disputed, rocket launch the Iranians claim put a satellite, its first, into space. The country says its space presence would monitor weather and...http://www.newser.com/story/35488/iran-aims-to-put-a-man-in-space.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 21 Aug 2008 17:30:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32006/theres-a-new-space-race-and-us-is-losing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhile the rest of the world cooperates incessantly on all matters extraterrestrial, the US, hampered by self-imposed regulations meant to keep weapons out of enemies' hands, is swiftly losing dominance of the final frontier, the Washington Post reports. The US’ military space program is still gargantuan, but the civil program,...http://www.newser.com/story/32006/theres-a-new-space-race-and-us-is-losing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Jul 2008 14:19:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27631/odds-of-cataclysmic-space-rock-crash-1-in-10.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChicken Little may have been smarter than we thought. A growing body of evidence reveals that the sky is falling, or at least gigantic space rocks are—and the Earth is at far greater risk of a catastrophic strike than previously thought, reports Atlantic . Despite the danger—an impact could...http://www.newser.com/story/27631/odds-of-cataclysmic-space-rock-crash-1-in-10.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 25 May 2008 6:19:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23270/cargo-ship-docks-with-iss.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEuropean cargo vessel Jules Verne docked flawlessly today at the International Space Station, Space.com reports. The double-decker-sized space hauler has about 8 tons of supplies on board for astronauts at the station, including food and water, rocket propellant—even handwritten documents from the real Jules Verne, a 19th-century science...http://www.newser.com/story/23270/cargo-ship-docks-with-iss.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Apr 2008 13:17:00 CDT