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) -- With liftoff just five days away, ESA's GOCE spacecraft - encased in the protective half-shells of the launcher fairing - has been transported from the cleanroom and installed in the launch tower at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. http://www.physorg.com/news156008237.html Space & Earth Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:38:39 EST news156008237 (PhysOrg.com) -- Yesterday evening, an Ariane 5 ECA launcher lifted off from Europe`s Spaceport at Kourou, in French Guiana, on its mission to place two multi-role telecommunications satellites into geostationary transfer orbits. http://www.physorg.com/news149052938.html Space & Earth Sun, 21 Dec 2008 03:35:38 EST news149052938 (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's newest high-performance rocket engine, the J-2X, successfully completed its critical design review Thursday at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. http://www.physorg.com/news145881785.html Space & Earth Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:43:05 EST news145881785 (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 The Ares I rocket, America's next flagship in space, is now in development by NASA and its industry partners, and soon will carry human explorers and new missions of discovery to the moon and beyond. And thousands of American workers in 32 states and Puerto Rico are helping make it happen. http://www.physorg.com/news140883276.html Space & Earth Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:14:36 EST news140883276 (PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., have completed first-round testing of a critical motor for NASA's new Ares I rocket. The Ares I is a two-stage rocket that will launch astronauts aboard the Orion crew capsule on missions to the International Space Station and to the moon by 2020. http://www.physorg.com/news140442483.html Space & Earth Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:48:03 EST news140442483 (PhysOrg.com) -- As preparations for the launch of GOCE on 10 September continue on schedule, an important milestone has just been achieved as engineers at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia say farewell to the satellite as it is encapsulated in the two half-shells of the launcher's fairing. http://www.physorg.com/news139742756.html Space & Earth Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:25:56 EST news139742756 Yesterday evening, an Ariane 5 ECA launcher lifted off from Europe`s Spaceport at Kourou, in French Guiana, on its mission to place two telecommunications satellites into geostationary transfer orbits. http://www.physorg.com/news138024837.html Space & Earth Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:13:57 EST news138024837