International Business News - Rocket http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Investigators say a worker suffered burns and a broken leg after a rocket motor ignited prematurely during a test at a federal laboratory in New Mexico. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/contract-worker-breaks-leg-in-nm-labs-rocket-test.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:04:40 EDT Investigators say a worker suffered burns and a broken leg after a rocket motor ignited prematurely during a test at a federal laboratory in New Mexico. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/contract-worker-breaks-leg-in-nm-labs-rocket-test.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:17:58 EDT A court says a man's escapade in New York with a decommissioned missile emblazoned with "Viva Viagra" is a dud. A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Arye Sachs' antics infringe on a trademark held by Pfizer Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/mans-viva-viagra-missile-misfires-in-nyc-court.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:44:01 EDT A New York man is being sued for trademark infringement after he towed a 25-foot-long fake missile around Manhattan with the words "Viva Viagra" printed in blue on its sides. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/nyc-man-sued-over-25-foot-viagra-rocket.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:51:18 EDT Federal regulators said Friday they don't plan to try to rid drinking water supplies of a toxic rocket fuel ingredient that's been found in 35 states. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/epa-wont-limit-toxic-chemical-in-drinking-water.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:28:40 EDT A Virginia scientist charged with selling rocket technology to China has been released after posting $100,000 bond. Defense attorney James Broccoletti said Monday that Shu Quan-Sheng was put on GPS monitoring and ordered to stay in the Eastern District of Virginia until his case is resolved. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/va-scientist-accused-of-technology-sales-to-china.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:14:35 EDT An Internet entrepreneur's latest effort to make space launch more affordable paid off Sunday when his commercial rocket, carrying a dummy payload, was lofted into orbit from the South Pacific. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/spacex-finally-reaches-orbit-after-fourth-try.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:24:14 EDT An Internet entrepreneur's latest effort to make space launch more affordable paid off Sunday when his commercial rocket, carrying a dummy payload, was lofted into orbit from the South Pacific. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080928/spacex-launches-1st-commercial-rocket-into-orbit.htm Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:56:56 EDT He had nothing above him but four tanks of kerosene and nothing below him but the cold waters of the English Channel. But Yves Rossy leapt from a plane and into the record books on Friday, crossing the channel on a homemade jet-propelled wing. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/139303-britain-rocket-man.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/swiss-pilot-reschedules-channel-crossing-event.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/swiss-pilot-reschedules-channel-crossing-event.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:53:45 EDT Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy postponed plans Thursday to cross the English Channel strapped to a homemade jet-propelled wing after clouds rolled in over the white cliffs of Dover and hampered visibility. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/swiss-pilot-delays-plans-to-rocket-across-channel.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:24:19 EDT A scientist who heads a high-tech company in Newport News has been charged with illegally selling rocket technology to China and offering bribes to Chinese officials, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/va-scientist-charged-with-selling-rocket-data.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:15:19 EDT Two rockets blasted off into the sky within the space of a few hours, one carrying a commercial satellite and the other as part of a test of the U.S. missile defense system. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/2-rockets-launched-1-military-and-1-commercial.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:09:09 EDT The Environmental Protection Agency has decided there's no need to rid drinking water of a toxic rocket fuel ingredient that has fouled public water supplies around the country. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/epa-wont-limit-toxic-pollutant-in-drinking-water.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:07:34 EDT The Environmental Protection Agency has decided there's no need to rid drinking water of a toxic rocket fuel ingredient that has fouled public water supplies around the country. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/epa-wont-limit-rocket-fuel-in-drinking-water.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:51:57 EDT A retired NASA engineer looking to develop an inexpensive way for people to travel to space might have to go back to the drawing board after one of his experiments exploded Saturday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080908/rocket-fuel-experiment-by-nasa-engineer-blows-up.htm Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:16:51 EDT A retired NASA engineer looking to develop an inexpensive way for people to travel to space might have to go back to the drawing board after one of his experiments exploded Saturday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080907/rocket-fuel-experiment-by-nasa-engineer-blows-up.htm Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:06:56 EDT NASA destroyed an unmanned experimental rocket carrying a pair of research satellites Friday when it veered off course shortly after an early morning liftoff. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/nasa-destroys-rocket-after-failed-launch.htm Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:40:07 EDT Iran has test launched a rocket it plans to use to carry a research satellite into orbit, state television reported Sunday. Saturday's test of the two-stage rocket, called the Safir-e Omid, or Ambassador of Peace, was successful, state TV said, broadcasting images of the nighttime launch. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080817/iran-tests-rocket-for-future-launch-of-satellite.htm Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:52:54 EDT A privately held rocket company on Wednesday blamed a design error for its latest failure to reach orbit, which caused the loss of three government satellites and human ashes, including the remains of astronaut Gordon Cooper and "Star Trek" actor James Doohan. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/spacex-finds-cause-of-failed-private-rocket-launch.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:13:22 EDT By day, the engineers work on NASA's new Ares moon rockets. By night, some go undercover to work on a competing design. These dissenting scientists and their backers insist they have created an alternative rocket that would be safer, cheaper and easier to build than the two Ares spacecraft that will replace the space shuttle. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/91234-alternative-moon-rocket.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/nasa-engineers-work-on-alternative-moon-rocket.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/nasa-engineers-work-on-alternative-moon-rocket.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:13:25 EDT