ANN REALTIME REPORTING: 08.31.06 1515 EDT: Lessons from the
past are guiding NASA's next step into the future, as the space
agency prepares to replace the space shuttle with an Apollo-style
vehicle for human explorers -- and moments ago, NASA
named Lockheed Martin as the company to build its
next-generation spacecraft.
No Damage Reported To Shuttle, Facilities
ANN REALTIME UPDATE 08.31.06 1330 EDT: After confirming the
shuttle Atlantis successfully rode out the worst of Tropical Storm
Ernesto on launch pad 39-B, NASA has given the go-ahead for another
launch attempt next Wednesday, September 6.
Discovering The Mission Of The Personal Spaceflight
Federation
ANN Daily Touch N Go: 08.31.06 (ANN's
Short-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 08.31.06
(ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Special Feature -- The Personal Spaceflight
Federation: 08.31.06 (ANN Special Feature, with PSF
Chairman Alex Tai.)
May Allow Nighttime Launch If Schedule Depends On It
It now appears the space agency has a fighting chance of
launching the orbiter before its target date of September 7. But if
for some reason that doesn't happen, NASA managers are discussing a
backup option -- launching Atlantis at night.
An official with the Russian Space Agency told RIA Novosti this
week the International Space Station will be dismantled a mere five
years after construction efforts are due to wrap up in 2010... and
replaced with a new orbital station.
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