Laser-powered robot climbs into desert sky in space elevator competion

Success in ’space elevator’ competition

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — A robot powered by a ground-based laser beam climbed a long cable dangling from a helicopter on Wednesday to qualify for prize money in a $2 million competition to test the potential reality of the science fiction concept of space elevators.

Laser-powered vehicles climb into sky in space elevator competition

Success, frustration in Space Elevator Games

1 robot fails to rise in competition aiming to make space elevators more than science fiction

Laser-powered elevator to space hits some snags

NASA competition aims to make space elevators more than just a science fiction fantasy

Elevator to space? They’re really trying

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — A laser-powered elevator to space isn’t getting to the top floor.

Investigation cites maintenance error in fatal crash of Edwards Air Force Base jet

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — AN investigation has concluded a maintenance error led to the fatal crash of a T-38 jet in the Mojave Desert during an Air Force Test Pilot School training mission.

Space shuttle Discovery begins daylong cross-country flight from Southern Calif. to Florida

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — The space shuttle Discovery is on a cross-country flight to Florida after landing from space earlier this month in Southern California. The Discovery departed from Edwards Air Force Base north of Los Angeles at about 6:20 a.m. Sunday. It is being ferried atop a modified 747 aircraft, known as a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.

Discovery Lands With Its Signature Sonic Boom

According to the sources, a sonic boom reportedly occurred all across Los Angeles and was heard all over Southern California, as the much anticipated return of the NASA space shuttle Discovery reportedly landed at the Edwards Air Force Base at 5.50 p.m. (Pacific).
Earlirer during the day, bad weather conditions prevented the seven astronauts placed within the space shuttle from landing at NASA’ s Kennedy Space Center. The landing was delayed twice due to frequent thunderstorms, which is a kind of a re-occurrence of the circumstances on Thursday that had kept the shuttle orbiting for an extra day.
Sources reveal that Discovery reportedly discharged sonic booms as it roared past the California coast at a massive speed and landed at the air base situated at the north of Los Angeles. “Welcome home Discovery. Congratulations on an extremely successful mission,” echoed the words said by the shuttle commander, C J “Rick” Starlow. Mike Moses, the head of NASA’s mission management team reportedly announced that Discovery would be hoisted at the top of a 747 jumbo jet and would be flock back to the Kennedy sometime next week due to the poor weather conditions that have marred Florida. Inside sources reveal that the entire process regarding Discovery’s cross-country trip would mount to approximately $1.8 million.
Discovery reportedly dropped of as many as 18,000 pounds of supplies and resources at the space station, thus leaving the station a lot better equipped in order to house six crew members. “We are pretty, fat on supplies now, thanks to you. We are in better shape to carry out on our work,” said space station resident Mike Barratt.

Space shuttle Discovery detours to California, astronauts prepare for homecoming in Houston

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — After diverting to California, astronauts from space shuttle Discovery prepared to reunite with their families and NASA managers in Texas on Saturday.

Space shuttle Discovery lands in California

WASHINGTON - The space shuttle Discovery touched down in California Friday after weather concerns had prevented its scheduled landing in Florida Thursday.

Space shuttle Discovery, 7 astronauts land in Calif. after weather detour, end 2-week mission

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Space shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts took a cross-country detour and landed safely in California on Friday after stormy weather prevented them from returning home to Florida for the second day in a row.

Space shuttle Discovery detoured to California, weather too poor to land in Fla. for 2nd day

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Space shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts sped toward California on Friday after stormy weather prevented them from returning to NASA’s home port in Florida for the second day in a row.

Space shuttle Atlantis begins flight from California back to Florida aboard modified jumbo jet

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Space shuttle Atlantis has begun its ferry flight home from California to Florida.

Space shuttle Atlantis lands after Hubble repairs

WASHINGTON - The space shuttle Atlantis returned to Earth Sunday after a mission to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope, landing at an alternative location in California because of bad weather.

F-22 fighter jet crashes in California desert

WASHINGTON - An F-22 fighter jet crashed in California while on a test flight Wednesday, the US Air Force confirmed. The status of the pilot was unclear.