Washington (AFP) Sept 12, 2022 - An uncrewed Blue Origin rocket carrying research payloads crashed shortly after liftoff from Texas on Monday, but the capsule carrying experiments escaped and floated safely back to Earth.
Washington (AFP) Sept 12, 2022 - An uncrewed Blue Origin rocket carrying research payloads crashed shortly after liftoff on Monday, but the capsule carrying experiments escaped and floated safely back to Earth, Jeff Bezos' space company said.
Los Angeles (AFP) Sept 20, 2012 - The US space shuttle Endeavour arrived Thursday in California, where it will make a spectacular series of flypasts before finally heading into retirement near where it was built.
Los Angeles (AFP) Sept 21, 2012 - The US space shuttle Endeavour took its final flight Friday, making a spectacular series of flypasts over California before landing in Los Angeles where it will retire near its birthplace.
Star City, Russia (AFP) Sept 23, 2008 - US multi-millionaire businessman and space tourist in training Richard Garriott said Tuesday it was his lifelong dream to go into orbit, following in the footsteps of his astronaut father.
Washington (AFP) Sept 11, 2008 - NASA has taken a giant leap in the next stage of manned space flight with Wednesday's successful completion of a final step in the design process for the Ares I rocket, on course to launch in 2015, and put Americans back on the moon by 2020.
Washington (AFP) Sept 9, 2009 - NASA's plans to fly to the moon and Mars are under threat from a lack of funds and the space agency needs another three billion dollars for its dreams to become reality, a presidential panel said.
Washington (AFP) Sept 18, 2013 - Orbital Sciences Corp launched the first flight of its unmanned Cygnus cargo ship Wednesday to the International Space Station, as NASA forges ahead with its plan to privatize US space missions.
Washington (AFP) Sept 7, 2011 - The United States does not have enough astronauts to meet the changing needs of human spaceflight in the coming years, warned a report Wednesday by a non-profit group that advises on science policy.
Washington (AFP) Sept 13, 2023 - The astronaut Frank Rubio broke the record for the longest in orbit mission by an American, spending more than 355 days aboard the International Space Station.
Washington (AFP) Sept 14, 2015 - Halfway into a year in space - the longest ever attempted at the International Space Station - American astronaut Scott Kelly said Monday he misses fresh air but is adapting well.
Mexico City (AFP) Sept 12, 2008 - A US astronaut of Mexican origin, part of the crew for an Atlantis Space Shuttle voyage in July 2009, presented a project for a Mexican space agency to senators here Friday.
Washington (AFP) Sept 1, 2016 - Two US astronauts aboard the International Space Station successfully completed a spacewalk Thursday to make repairs and install new equipment.
Washington (AFP) Sept 8, 2011 - The US Senate Thursday passed legislation to drag the web of US patent laws into the Internet age and spur high-tech innovation, sending the measure to President Barack Obama to sign into law.
Dubai (AFP) Sept 3, 2018 - The United Arab Emirates has selected its first two astronauts to go on a mission to the International Space Station, Dubai's ruler said Monday.
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) Sept 15, 2023 - Two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut docked with the International Space Station on Friday after blasting off amid raging tensions between Moscow and Washington over Ukraine.
