
Who will become history’s first ‘parastronaut’?
Paris (AFP) Nov 22, 2022 - The first astronaut - or astronauts - with a physical disability could be announced as soon as Wednesday, according to the European Space Agency.
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Paris (AFP) Nov 22, 2022 - The first astronaut - or astronauts - with a physical disability could be announced as soon as Wednesday, according to the European Space Agency.
Nov 22, 2022

Wallops Island VA (SPX) Nov 22, 2022 - Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has completed a final launch rehearsal and is ready for lift-off for its first mission from U.S. soil as early as December 7. The mission will take place from Roc
Nov 22, 2022

Ottawa , Canada (SPX) Nov 22, 2022 - As long-distance space travel transforms from a science fiction fantasy to a near-future reality, humanity is faced with a complex challenge: Can people socially and culturally adapt to and survive
Nov 22, 2022

Washington DC (SPX) Nov 21, 2022 - NASA's Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator, or LOFTID, launched on Nov. 10, 2022, to demonstrate inflatable heat shield technology that could be key to landing humans on Mars.
Nov 21, 2022

Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Nov 18, 2022 - On Thursday, November 24, 2022 at 10:47 pm local time (01:47 am (UTC) on Friday, November 25), Arianespace's first Vega C mission will lift off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, with the 30c
Nov 18, 2022

Washington DC (SPX) Nov 18, 2022 - Carrying out scientific experiments in space allows scientists to study and make drugs without gravity, which can lead to surprising results that improve research back on Earth. According to a cover
Nov 18, 2022

Chennai, India (AFP) Nov 18, 2022 - The first privately developed Indian rocket lifted off into the upper reaches of the atmosphere on Friday, in another milestone in the country's push to become a major space power.
Nov 18, 2022

Bremen, Germany (SPX) Nov 17, 2022 - Space start-ups with micro-launcher projects will be important players in European space transport in the future. So-called micro-launchers are smaller rockets that can carry payloads of up to one t
Nov 17, 2022

Washington DC (SPX) Nov 17, 2022 - NASA has awarded a contract modification to SpaceX to further develop its Starship human landing system to meet agency requirements for long-term human exploration of the Moon under Artemis. W
Nov 17, 2022

Jiuquan (XNA) Nov 17, 2022 - Galactic Energy, a private carrier rocket maker in Beijing, carried out the fourth flight mission of its CERES 1 rocket on Wednesday afternoon to deploy five Earth-observation satellites into orbit.
Nov 17, 2022

Beijing (XNA) Nov 17, 2022 - The Shenzhou XIV crew on board the orbiting Chinese Tiangong space station is conducting their extravehicular activities for the third time, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Command
Nov 17, 2022

Bremen, Germany (SPX) Nov 16, 2022 - With its Halcyon propulsion systems playingpivotal roles in key military and commercial space missions this year, Benchmark Space Systems has announced it has tripled its team from 30 to 83 and boos
Nov 16, 2022

Kennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Nov 16, 2022 - NASA launched the most powerful rocket ever built on a journey to the Moon on Wednesday, in a spectacular blaze of light and sound that marked the start of the space agency's new flagship program, Artemis.
Nov 16, 2022

Kennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Nov 16, 2022 - NASA launched the most powerful rocket ever built on a journey to the Moon on Wednesday, in a spectacular blaze of light and sound that marked the start of the space agency's new flagship program, Artemis.
Nov 16, 2022

Paris (ESA) Nov 16, 2022 - Europe's bid to deliver a return-to-Earth service for in-orbit transportation and research projects is rapidly taking shape, with teams working on the Space Rider spacecraft gearing up for a series
Nov 16, 2022

Kennedy Space Center FL (AFP) Nov 16, 2022 - NASA launched the most powerful rocket ever built on a journey to the Moon on Wednesday, in a spectacular blaze of light and sound that marked the start of the space agency's new flagship program, A
Nov 16, 2022