From launch at Cape Canaveral launched a probe to explore the Moon Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), is reported at the American Space Agency (NASA). Run the launcher Atlas V, on board which, in addition to LRO, there is another vehicle for exploration of the Moon — Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS), was made on 19 June at 01:32 Moscow time..

Scientists discovered in the rings of Saturn giant «towers» that can reach a height of more than 1.5 kilometers. This was reported in the press release on the official site of the project CICLOPS, which analyzes images from the probe Cassini..

The greatest mass ejections on the Sun were registered this Sunday by TESIS telescopes installed on the CORONAS-PHOTON satellite. The source of the ejection is located on the back side of the Sun invisible from the Earth. About 103-106 mln t of ionized gas was ejected..

Breeze-M upper stage high-pressure tanks were loaded with propellant components today..

Future ISS expedition crews studied Russian Mini-Research Module (MRM-2)..

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is examining Mars again with its scientific instruments after successfully transitioning out of a precautionary standby mode triggered by an unexpected June 3 rebooting of its computer..

At Baikonur continue intensive work on preparing for the launch of «Proton-M» with booster «Briz-M» and American spacecraft Sirius FM-5 "..

NASA has called the date of «Endeavor» launch to ISS. The launch is scheduled for June 13 at 15:17 Moscow from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida..

In 11 hours 52 minutes Moscow time, Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka and U.S. astronaut Michael Barratt in the suit «Orlan-MK» have opened exit docking compartment hatch «Pierce» and left in open space for tasks extravehicular activities.

South Korean Government has approved plans to launch the first space rocket, reported AFP. Launch KSLV-1 (Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 — Korean booster-1) should start on 30 July with the launch Naro Space Center, located in the county Kohyn (about 475 kilometers away from Seoul). Launch should be put into orbit the telecommunications satellite..

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Russian solar observatory TESIS / CORONAS-Photon, working in orbit since 30 January 2009, photographed one of the most important moments in the history of the next solar cycle — the formation of a new southern zone of activity of our star..

On Friday, May 29, at 16:36 Moscow time the spacecraft Soyuz TMA-15 docked to the International Space Station.

At Baikonur continue intensive work on preparing for the launch of «Zenit-2SB» launch vehicle with the booster module DM-SLB and Malaysian spacecraft «Measat-1R»..

At 6.00 Moscow time on site 1 Baikonur began work on a schedule starting date. Calculations of the space industry have taken jobs and lead inspection equipment, test the status of the missiles and spacecraft..

Spacecraft that are looking for organic molecules on Mars could destroy all available organic matter in the samples..

On Sunday, May 24, at 19:40 MSK shuttle «Atlantis» successfully landed at the Air Force Base «Edwards» in California, AFP reports..

From the Plesetsk cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk region launched launcher «Soyuz-2» to a new generation of spacecraft «Meridian». This was on Friday announced «Interfax» referring to the Space Forces..

RSC-Energia, TSKB-Progress, Baikonur Space Center experts prepare Soyuz TMA-15 for fairing incapsulation..

Using the infrared camera, attached to the «hand»-arm, the crew of «Atlantis» carefully photographed the entire exterior surface of shuttle..