Beijing, China (XNA) Oct 13, 2008 - The three Shenzhou 7 astronauts are reportedly recovering well after completing China's first spacewalk during the country's third manned space mission. They have been undergoing a series of physical examinations and rehabilitation in Beijing since returning to Earth on September 28th.
Moscow (UPI) Oct 11, 2008 - Plans to add crew members to the International Space Station might be delayed, the head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos said Saturday.
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 10, 2008 - NASA has selected ITT Corporation, Advanced Engineering and Sciences of Herndon, Va., to perform telemetry, tracking and command services for near-Earth missions under the Space Communications Network Services contract.
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 10, 2008 - In 2012, Vega will carry ESA's Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle into space. The vehicle will then return to Earth to test a range of enabling systems and technologies for atmospheric re-entry. A new video with computer generated animations of the vehicle and its mission is now available.
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 10, 2008 - The 2008 edition of NASA's annual Spinoff publication celebrates the agency's 50th anniversary and highlights 50 new examples of how NASA technology is being put to use in everyday life. This anniversary edition features a 50-year timeline of NASA-derived technologies from historical programs and projects, and a summary of award-winning NASA technologies included in Spinoff over the years.
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (SPX) Oct 10, 2008 - Commander Edward Michael Mike Fincke and Flight Engineer Yury Valentinovich Lonchakov of the 18th International Space Station crew are scheduled to launch in their Soyuz TMA-13 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan about 3 a.m. EDT Sunday to begin a six-month stay in space.
Betzdorf, Luxembourg (SPX) Oct 09, 2008 - SES ASTRA has announced the launch of its new satellite ASTRA 1M from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan is scheduled for 31 October 2008.
Houston (UPI) Oct 9, 2008 - The U.S. space agency says it will provide live TV coverage next month as it previews space shuttle Endeavour's next trip to the International Space Station.
NASA scientists developing the next generation of exploration vehicles and heat shields for NASA's Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle experienced "Christmas in July" when they uncrated the heat shields used on the Apollo missions some 35 years ago.
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Oct 08, 2008 - The heavy-lift Ariane 5 for Arianespace's sixth mission of 2008 is completing its initial build-up in the Launcher Assembly Building at Europe's Spaceport as preparations continue for a late November liftoff.
Lanzhou, China (XNA) Oct 08, 2008 - Chinese scientists on Monday unsealed a box of solid lubricant samples that were aboard the Shenzhou-7 spacecraft. They will study the material for the next six months.
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 07, 2008 - Japanese engineers intend to build an elevator to deliver cargo into space. Japanese authorities are prepared to allocate $10 billion for the project.
Evry, France (SPX) Oct 07, 2008 - Arianespace and Eutelsat Communications confirm that the upcoming launch of the Ariane 5 ECA will orbit Eutelsat's HOT BIRD 9 and W2M satellites. The launch of Flight 186 is planned to take place in the last week of November and will be the sixth Ariane 5 launch in 2008.
Beijing (XNA) Oct 06, 2008 - Several rare herbal plants aboard the recent Shenzhou-7 space mission have now been transferred to a Chinese nanobiotechnology lab for study.
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 06, 2008 - The International Space Station was successfully moved to a higher orbit Saturday in an operation put off Thursday due to a threat from space debris, a Mission Control spokesman said.
Moscow (AFP) Oct 4, 2008 - The orbital path of the International Space Station (ISS) was successfully adjusted Saturday to accommodate the landing of the world's sixth space tourist in eight days time, Interfax reported citing Russian space programme officials.
