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A deep-space craft dinner in space? Mars food Mission plans astronaut nourishment in space !

Mon, 09/07/2012 - 17:06 by Minnie Mahendru

What about a dinner served aboard a Mars bound space craft multi million miles away from Mother Earth? At one time this was an impossible thought, but Astronauts in space flying towards the red planet, today or tomorrow are going to need loads of food for their sustenance. As weight is a big issue in space travel, cooking a meal on the space craft is going to be an extraordinary test for the astronauts on this assignment.

Solar-powered Juno ready for Jupiter mission

Tue, 02/08/2011 - 11:47 by Anter Prakash Singh

NASAs unmanned spacecraft ‘Juno’ is all set to embark on its mission to peer through the stormy clouds of Jupiter.

Endeavour leaves ISS, heads home for the last time

Mon, 30/05/2011 - 13:31 by Jamie Anderson

The space shuttle Endeavour, after having completed its mission, undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) at 11:55 pm EDT Sunday.

NASA gears up for Atlantis' final launch

Sat, 21/05/2011 - 16:06 by Neka Sehgal

NASA has set the target of Atlantis' historic final shuttle launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, July 8 at around 11:40 a.m. EDT.

Astronauts back in Florida for Endeavour’s final mission on May 16

Fri, 13/05/2011 - 16:05 by Neka Sehgal

The crew of Endeavour's STS-134 mission led by Commander Mark Kelly is back at Kennedy Space Center in Florida to prepare for the Monday morning 8:56 a.m. launch of NASA's next-to-last space shuttle flight into the orbit.

Space shuttle Discovery takes off on final mission

Fri, 25/02/2011 - 22:39 by Jaspreet Virk

NASA's space shuttle Discovery rocketed into orbit for the final time on its mission to International Space Station (ISS) Thursday.

Mock Mars mission reaches planet's orbit

Sat, 05/02/2011 - 15:26 by Yasser Ali

The Mars500 mission spacecraft with five astronauts has finally entered the orbit of Mars after a grueling interplanetary flight. It will soon land on the red planet on Feb. 12.

Discovery's main spacewalker injured in accident

Sun, 16/01/2011 - 14:29 by Jaspreet Virk

In what could upset NASA's upcoming Discovery mission, Tim Kopra, an astronaut slated to launch space shuttle next month, has been injured in a bicycle accident Saturday.

This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades

Wed, 08/12/2010 - 00:25 by Rich Smith

 At The Motley Fool, we poke plenty of fun at Wall Street analysts and their endless cycle of upgrades, downgrades, and "initiating coverage at neutral." So you might think we'd be the last people to give virtual ink to such "news." And we would be -- if that were all we were doing.

 

GOP reps press to change Fed mandate

Thu, 18/11/2010 - 07:18 by Prince damin

Washington -- Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said he would press to have the U.S. Federal Reserve change its mission to focus only on inflation.

Set out in the 1978 Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act, the Fed's current mandate is to set policy to influence inflation and employment.

The Washington Post reported Wednesday that Corker and Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., were backing legislation, which Pence would introduce, that would cut employment concerns out of the Fed's agenda.

Electric car finishing 16,000-mile drive

Tue, 16/11/2010 - 11:52 by Prince damin

London -- A team of British engineers says it is near the end of a 16,000-mile mission to drive the length of the Pan-American Highway in an electric car.

The team from Imperial College London departed Prudhoe Bay in Alaska in July and, after driving across 14 countries, is due to reach Ushuaia in Argentina Tuesday, NewScientist.com reported.

The team of graduate engineers built the car, called SRZero, last year. Powered by a pack of lithium iron phosphate batteries, it has a range of almost 250 miles per charge.

In an e-mail from Rio Gallegos in Argentina, 340 miles from Ushuaia, team member Andy Hadland told New Scientist the car has stood up well to the journey.

33 endangered turtles released into waters of Gulf of Mexico

Sun, 24/10/2010 - 10:42 by Priyanka

Rescuers on Thursday released 33 endangered young turtle into the waters of Gulf of Mexico; approximately 40 miles southwest of Grand Isle, Louisiana after a survey confirmed that the water is safe for creatures.