
Diving into practice
Paris (ESA) Jun 09, 2023 - Over the past few weeks, ESA's astronaut candidates have taken a deep dive-both figuratively and literally-into their basic training, including their first SCUBA diving experience in the Neutral Buo
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Paris (ESA) Jun 09, 2023 - Over the past few weeks, ESA's astronaut candidates have taken a deep dive-both figuratively and literally-into their basic training, including their first SCUBA diving experience in the Neutral Buo
Jun 9, 2023

Beijing (XNA) Jun 09, 2023 - China on Wednesday launched a Lijian-1 Y2 carrier rocket with 26 satellites onboard. The rocket blasted off at 12:10 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest C
Jun 9, 2023

Beijing (XNA) Jun 09, 2023 - During a recent space launch, China tested a parachute system that can help guide fallen rocket boosters into targeted areas, the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology said on Friday. The
Jun 9, 2023

Beijing (XNA) Jun 09, 2023 - China launched a ZK 1A carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, transporting 26 satellites into space and setting a new record for the most spacecraft launched
Jun 9, 2023

Gainesville FL (SPX) Jun 09, 2023 - As we enter a new era in space travel, a study looking at how the human brain reacts to traveling outside Earth's gravity suggests frequent flyers should wait three years after longer missions to al
Jun 9, 2023

Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jun 09, 2023 - At the 2023 Keystone Space Conference last week, Westinghouse Electric Company and Astrobotic announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to explore collaboration on space technology prog
Jun 9, 2023

Evry, France (SPX) Jun 09, 2023 - On Friday, June 16, 2023, Arianespace will launch an Ariane 5 carrying Heinrich-Hertz-Satellit for the German Space Agency and SYRACUSE 4B for the French Armament General Directorate (DGA). The mis
Jun 9, 2023

Beijing (XNA) Jun 07, 2023 - The Tianzhou 5 cargo spacecraft re-docked with the Tiangong space station early on Tuesday morning, according to the China Manned Space Agency. In a brief news release, the agency said the rob
Jun 7, 2023

Washington DC (UPI) Jun 7, 2023 - NASA is giving STEM programs across the country the opportunity to receive historical objects from the agency to be used for educational purposes.
Jun 7, 2023

Washington DC (UPI) Jun 6, 2023 - The SpaceX Dragon cargo spaceship successfully docked with the International Space Station early Tuesday morning after taking off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida the day before.
Jun 6, 2023

Kennedy Space Center FL (UPI) Jun 06, 2023 - After some delays over the weekend, SpaceX has successfully launched its Crew Resupply Mission 28 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The initial launch was postponed due to unfavorable weathe
Jun 6, 2023

Beijing (SPX) Jun 06, 2023 - In a recent development from China's ambitious space program, the Shenzhou-15 manned spacecraft has successfully returned to Earth with a collection of experimental samples originating from the Tian
Jun 6, 2023

Washington DC (UPI) Jun 6, 2023 - Iran unveiled Tuesday what it claimed was its first hypersonic ballistic missile in what military officials said was a huge leap in the country's missile systems industry.
Jun 6, 2023

Beijing (XNA) Jun 06, 2023 - The moon is the only natural satellite of Earth. It is also the nearest celestial body to our planet, and selenology, or the study of the moon, is very important for scientists, as it can give them
Jun 6, 2023

Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jun 05, 2023 - At 8:20 a.m. EDT (1220 UTC) on Sunday, a Falcon 9 rocket launched 22 of SpaceX's brand-new V2 Mini internet satellites for its Starlink communications network from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40)
Jun 5, 2023

Beijing (AFP) June 4, 2023 - Three Chinese astronauts working at the country's space station have returned safely to Earth, state media reported Sunday, hailing the mission as a complete success.
Jun 4, 2023