Moscow (AFP) Sept 17, 2008 - The Russian unmanned resupply spacecraft Progress M-65 docked with the International Space Station on Wednesday, four days late due to Hurricane Ike, the Interfax news agency reported.
Washington (AFP) Sept 3, 2017 - A record-shattering NASA astronaut touched down to Earth on Sunday, finishing a 288-day mission that put her over the top as the American who has spent the most cumulative amount of time in space.
Washington (AFP) Sept 25, 2008 - Milestones in the history of manned space flight:
Washington (AFP) Sept 10, 2024 - A private crew set out on an audacious orbital expedition Tuesday, journeying deeper into the cosmos than any humans in half a century as they prepare for the first ever spacewalk by non-professional astronauts.
Washington (AFP) Sept 14, 2016 - Pentagon chief Ashton Carter on Wednesday announced the creation of a new defense innovation center in Austin, Texas - the latest expansion in an ongoing effort to connect with some of America's hippest tech communities.
Jiuquan, China (AFP) Sept 25, 2008 - Here are biographical details of the three Chinese astronauts due to blast off Thursday for the country's third manned space mission, including a first space walk.
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Sept 24, 2007 - A 35-year-old doctor who is also a part-time model will blast into space aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket next month as Malaysia's first astronaut, the country confirmed Monday.
San Francisco (AFP) Sept 6, 2015 - Too many white men and too few women, blacks and Latinos: While fueling debate, the lack of diversity in Silicon Valley is also inspiring startups focused on improving the mix.
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) Sept 26, 2013 - An American and two Russians Thursday boarded the International Space Station after a lightning journey from Earth, on a mission that will see the Olympic torch for the 2014 Sochi Games taken into space for the first time.
Kiryat Shmona, Israel (AFP) Sept 2, 2021 - An innovation centre seeking to foster revolutions in sustainable food was opened in northern Israel on Thursday by one of the country's leading entrepreneurs, spurred by a meteoric investment surge in the sector.
Washington (AFP) Sept 22, 2011 - Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, told lawmakers Thursday that the end of the space shuttle era has left the American human spaceflight program in an embarrassing state.
Toronto, Canada (AFP) Sept 12, 2019 - NASA may have grounded its space shuttles, but more Hollywood A-listers than ever are exploring the final frontier, with Natalie Portman launching one of two astronaut movie premieres at Toronto's film festival.
Washington (AFP) Sept 17, 2007 - NASA is at the thriving heart of a 180-billion-dollar space economy that benefits life on Earth, the head of the much-maligned US agency said Monday ahead of its 50th birthday.
Washington (AFP) Sept 21, 2016 - During the era of US racial segregation, a handful of black female mathematicians managed to break social barriers and propel the US space agency to new heights - and soon their story will be a major motion picture.
Washington (AFP) Sept 12, 2013 - Never before has a human-built spacecraft traveled so far. NASA's Voyager 1 probe has left the solar system and is wandering the galaxy, US scientists said Thursday.
Washington (AFP) Sept 12, 2022 - NASA is now targeting September 27 as the earliest possible launch date for its uncrewed Artemis 1 mission to the Moon, the agency said in a blog post Monday.
