http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with news that matters. Covering current affairs, world news, environmental affairs and sport en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292232,nasas-next-generation-rocket-makes-booming-debut--summary.html Washington - A giant next generation space rocket Wednesday shot off its launchpad at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida for its very first test flight. The 100-metre tall Ares I-X rock... Space,Technology Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:34:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292232,nasas-next-generation-rocket-makes-booming-debut--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292227,nasas-next-generation-rocket-makes-booming-debut--2nd-update.html Washington - A giant next generation space rocket Wednesday boomed its debut over the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, bursting off the launchpad for its very first test flight. The 100-metre tall Ares I-X rocket sped int... Space,Technology Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:10:41 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292227,nasas-next-generation-rocket-makes-booming-debut--2nd-update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292221,next-generation-rocket-blasts-off.html Washington - A next generation space rocket blasted off over the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on Wednesday. The 100-metre tall Ares I-X rocket sped into the sky over the Florida coast in a trial that NASA hoped would provide crucial information ab... Space,Technology Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:34:37 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292221,next-generation-rocket-blasts-off.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292192,extra-nasa-rocket-waits-for-clearer-weather.html Washington - The test launch of the next generation space rocket, Ares I-X, was again at the mercy of questionable weather conditions at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on Wednesday. The launch had been scrubbed a day earlier due to clouds, and o... Space,Technology Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:28:37 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292192,extra-nasa-rocket-waits-for-clearer-weather.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295301,atlantis-links-up-with-space-station.html Cape Canaveral, Florida - The space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday on a supply mission to build up its reserves. Atlantis, which launched from the Kennedy Space Centre on an 11- day mission on Monday, carries... Space,Technology Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:16:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295301,atlantis-links-up-with-space-station.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295795,catholic-bishop-says-no-communion-for-kennedy-over-health-reform.html Washington - A spat between Congressman Patrick Kennedy and a Catholic bishop over health care reform boiled up again on Sunday after revelations that the bishop had instructed priests not to give him communion. Kennedy, whose father, Senator Ted Ken... Religion,General Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:40:13 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295795,catholic-bishop-says-no-communion-for-kennedy-over-health-reform.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294993,space-shuttle-atlantis-blasts-into-orbit--summary.html Cape Canaveral, Florida - The space shuttle Atlantis thundered into the sky over Kennedy Space Centre on Monday carrying si... Space,Technology Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:49:14 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294993,space-shuttle-atlantis-blasts-into-orbit--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292004,extra-nasa-fights-with-weather-passing-ship-in-ares-launch.html Washington - The test launch of the next generation space rocket, Ares I-X, was delayed again Tuesday due to questionable weather conditions at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. The call to delay the launch came in the final minutes of countdown a... Space,Technology Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:16:38 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292004,extra-nasa-fights-with-weather-passing-ship-in-ares-launch.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294816,clear-blue-skies-bode-well-for-shuttle-launch.html Cape Canaveral, Florida - Clear blue skies over the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on Sunday signalled good conditions one day ahead of the scheduled launch of space shuttle Atlantis. Atlantis towered over the launch pad in preparation for Monday's ... Space,Technology Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:46:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294816,clear-blue-skies-bode-well-for-shuttle-launch.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294989,space-shuttle-atlantis-on-way-to-space-station--2nd-update.html Cape Canaveral, Florida - The space shuttle Atlantis thundered into the sky over Kennedy Space Centre on Monday carrying six crew members on a mission to the International Space Station. The mission i... Space,Technology Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:43:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294989,space-shuttle-atlantis-on-way-to-space-station--2nd-update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294988,space-shuttle-atlantis-blasts-off.html Cape Canaveral, Florida - The space shuttle Atlantis thundered into the sky over Kennedy Space Centre on Monday carrying six crew members on a mission to the International Space Station. The mission is part of the US space agency's efforts to stock u... Space,Technology Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:31:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294988,space-shuttle-atlantis-blasts-off.html