Beijing (XNA) Aug 07, 2020 - China is soliciting ideas for payloads aboard its proposed missions to the moon, an asteroid and a comet, according to the China National Space Administration. It is asking for primary, middle
Paris (ESA) Aug 07, 2020 - European science progressed at a slower pace on the International Space Station in the past month. As a series of spacewalks to power up the space habitat came to an end and two of its passengers le
Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 07, 2020 - Since 2001, only seven people have travelled into space as tourists with American company Space Adventure. The industry appears to be blossoming, however, as several other firms, including Virgin Ga
Burlington VA (SPX) Aug 07, 2020 - Benchmark Space Systems, a leading provider of green in-space propulsion systems for small satellites, has announced an exclusive services agreement with rideshare leader Spaceflight Inc. to provide
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 07, 2020 - The U.S. military on Friday awarded two new defense contracts worth billions of dollars to space launch companies United Launch Alliance and SpaceX, which won a four-way competition, defeating Blue Origin and Northrop Grumman.
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 06, 2020 - NASA and Boeing said Thursday they completed a crucial test of propulsion systems on the Space Launch System moon rocket in Mississippi, advancing toward a full hot-fire or green run of the massive vehicle's engines in October.
Houston (AFP) Aug 5, 2020 - SpaceX on Tuesday successfully completed a flight of less than a minute of the largest prototype ever tested of the future rocket Starship, which the company hopes to use one day to colonize Mars.
Washington (AFP) Aug 4, 2020 - Richard Branson could shoot into space on his Virgin Galactic aircraft as its first passenger early next year, the company said, potentially blazing a path for commercial flights.
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 04, 2020 - Two NASA astronauts who returned from space to a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday praised the SpaceX Dragon capsule's performance in their first public comments since the mission.
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Aug 03, 2020 - The second to last piece of hardware for the Artemis I test flight around the Moon has arrived at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch vehicle stage adapter (LVSA) connects the c
Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 03, 2020 - The flight of the Russian Proton-M carrier rocket, initially scheduled to take place on 29 July (30 July local), was postponed one day for additional checks to components and assemblies, according t
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Aug 03, 2020 - On a cold winter day more than four years ago, representatives from the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory and NASA descended upon Indianapolis for a Destination Station outr
Washington (AFP) Aug 3, 2020 - America's first crewed spaceship to fly to the International Space Station in nearly a decade returned safely to Earth on Sunday, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico.
Washington (AFP) Aug 2, 2020 - America's first crewed spaceship since the Space Shuttle era splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday.
Washington (AFP) Aug 2, 2020 - America's first crewed spaceship to fly to the International Space Station in nearly a decade returned to Earth safely on Sunday, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico.
Washington (AFP) Aug 2, 2020 - The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft shoved off from the International Space Station on Saturday with two US astronauts on board, beginning their journey back to Earth despite a storm threatening Florida.
