SPACE.com – Fifty yearsago today, the 70-foot (21-meter) tall Juno 1 rocket, a modified Redstonemissile, launched the Explorer I satellite, marking the first U.S. builtpayload to enter Earth orbit. Three of the booster’s four stages fell into theocean while the fourth, which was used to boost Explorer I’s velocity, enteredorbit behind the satellite.
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AFP – The space shuttle Atlantis is tentatively set to launch February 7 on a mission to the International Space Station carrying the European lab Columbus, NASA said.
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NASA managers formally set the launch date of Space Shuttle Atlantis for 7 February at 20:45 CET (14:45 Florida time). Atlantis is set to carry the European Columbus laboratory into orbit.
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SPACE.com – WASHINGTON— The maiden flight of an unmanned European cargo ship is just one of several oftightly-packed arrivals and departures coming up for the International SpaceStation (ISS).
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