Orlando FL (UPI) Aug 29, 2020 - SpaceX plans to launch an Earth observation satellite for Argentina's space agency Sunday evening as the first polar orbit mission from Florida in more than 50 years. A Falcon 9 rocket is sche
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 28, 2020 - The U.S. Air Force's first Intrepid Spirit Center, a privately funded post-traumatic stress disorder treatment center, opened this week at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
Darien IL (SPX) Aug 27, 2020 - It's hard to get a good night's sleep in space. An evaluation of astronauts serving on the Mir space station found that they experienced shorter sleep durations, more wakefulness, and changes in the
London (AFP) Aug 26, 2020 - Scientists have created an army of microscopic four-legged robots too small to see with the naked eye that walk when stimulated by a laser and could be injected into the body through hypodermic needles, a study said Wednesday.
Boulder CO (SPX) Aug 25, 2020 - Ball Aerospace has successfully completed on-orbit testing of NASA's Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM), which included ASCENT, a non-toxic, high-performance propellant developed by the Air Fo
Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 25, 2020 - Russian cosmonaut Ivan Wagner recently noted that the crew has everything it needs and can engage in physical training and Earth observation experiments. As the current crew of the Internatio
Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 25, 2020 - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft lifted off on 30 May 2020, marking the first US space launch in a decade since the suspension of the Space Shuttle Program. The
Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 24, 2020 - NASA just validated a new type of propellant, or fuel, for spacecraft of all sizes. Instead of toxic hydrazine, space missions can use a less toxic, green propellant and the compatible technologie
Beijing (XNA) Aug 24, 2020 - China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 has traveled more than 8 million km away from Earth and is functioning normally, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space
Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 24, 2020 - The current 63rd ISS crew includes Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Wagner and US astronaut Christopher Cassidy. Closing hatches on the American segment and closing the hatch bet
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 24, 2020 - With 2020 more than half way through, NASA is gearing up for a busy rest of the year and 2021. Following the recent successful launch of a Mars rover and safely bringing home astronauts from l
Edinburgh UK (SPX) Aug 19, 2020 - Skyrora has successfully launched its two-stage, four-metre tall sub-orbital rocket, Skylark Micro from the company's mobile launch complex set up within a few days at Langanes Peninsula, Iceland. T
Urbana, IL (SPX) Aug 19, 2020 - In smaller spacecraft such as CubeSat satellites, a salt-based monopropellant is showing promise. It can be used both in high-thrust chemical propulsion for fast time-sensitive maneuvers, and electr
Orlando FL (UPI) Aug 18, 2020 - Colorado-based Sierra Nevada Corp. aims to complete its first operational Dream Chaser space plane by March to provide cargo trips to the International Space Station. The spacecraft, which res
Paris (ESA) Aug 18, 2020 - A new launch date of 1 September 2020 has been announced by Arianespace for Vega flight VV16. Due to the persistence of exceptionally unfavourable winds at altitude over Europe's Spaceport, Ve
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Aug 16, 2020 - Europe's Ariane 5 has delivered two telecom satellites Galaxy-30 and BSAT-4B, and the Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-2), into their planned transfer orbits. There are also four notable updates to th
