http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- A NASA jumbo jet that will help scientists unlock the origins of the universe with infrared observations reached a milestone Friday when doors covering the plane's telescope were fully opened in flight. http://www.physorg.com/news180629542.html Space & Earth Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:10:07 EST news180629542 British billionaire Sir Richard Branson will unveil a craft on Monday that could soon carry tourists on an out-of-this-world trip into space -- for a mere 200,000 dollars. (Update: Virgin Galactic unveils commercial spaceship) http://www.physorg.com/news179330421.html Space & Earth Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:30:01 EST news179330421 (AP) -- NASA still isn't sure why two parachutes failed during a test flight of its prototype moon rocket just over a month ago. http://www.physorg.com/news179088399.html Space & Earth Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:20:01 EST news179088399 (PhysOrg.com) -- Purdue University researchers are designing and building an experiment that will operate during a test flight of a new type of reusable rocket to be launched by aerospace company Blue Origin LLC. http://www.physorg.com/news178826040.html Space & Earth Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:55:53 EST news178826040 A Boeing 747, one of four engines powered by a 50-percent biokerosene mix, circled the Netherlands for an hour on Monday for what airline KLM called the world's first passenger flight using biofuel. http://www.physorg.com/news178223585.html Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:37:29 EST news178223585 (AP) -- NASA's newest rocket is on the verge of blasting off on a test flight. http://www.physorg.com/news175783093.html Space & Earth Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:39:15 EST news175783093 (AP) -- NASA needs to make a major detour on its grand plans to return astronauts to the moon, a special independent panel told the White House Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news175442568.html Space & Earth Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:49:12 EST news175442568 (PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time in more than a quarter century, a new vehicle is sitting at Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Ares I-X flight test vehicle arrived at the pad atop of a giant crawler-transporter at approximately 7:45 a.m. EDT Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news175257006.html Space & Earth Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:30:34 EST news175257006 (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA is targeting Nov. 16 for the launch of space shuttle Atlantis' STS-129 mission from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. http://www.physorg.com/news175196308.html Space & Earth Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:38:56 EST news175196308 Round-the-world balloooning pioneer Bertrand Piccard unveiled his solar-powered aircraft in Switzerland on Friday, ready for another trend-setting circumnavigation of the globe powered solely by the sun. http://www.physorg.com/news165236897.html Technology Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:09:00 EST news165236897 (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA and the National Science Foundation have successfully launched and demonstrated a newly designed super pressure balloon prototype that may enable a new era of high-altitude scientific research. The super-pressure balloon ultimately will carry large scientific experiments to the brink of space for 100 days or more. http://www.physorg.com/news150728447.html Space & Earth Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:00:47 EST news150728447 (PhysOrg.com) -- The first major flight hardware of the Ares I-X rocket has arrived in Florida to begin preparation for the inaugural test flight of the agency's next-generation launch system. The test flight is targeted for July 12, 2009. http://www.physorg.com/news145026120.html Space & Earth Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:02:00 EST news145026120