Space News Archive - February 26, 2010

NASA's Space Shuttle Program conducted the final test firing of a reusable solid rocket motor Feb 25 in Promontory, Utah.

On March 3, 2010 Mars Express will make its closest ever approach to Phobos, the larger of the two Martian moons.

Rsearch provides the first constraint on the age of cometary material from a known comet.

NASA and the Italian Space Agency announced a new use for an existing Multi Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) known as "Leonardo."

NASA has selected seven scientists as recipients of Carl Sagan Postdoctoral Fellowships in exoplanet exploration for 2010.