Seattle WA (SPX) Feb 19, 2020 - It takes a lot of fuel to launch something into space. Sending NASA's Space Shuttle into orbit required more than 3.5 million pounds of fuel, which is about 15 times heavier than a blue whale.
Orlando FL (UPI) Feb 18, 2020 - SpaceX launched its fifth batch of Starlink satellites from Florida at 10:05 a.m. EST Monday, growing the Starlink constellation in orbit to more than 300. The Falcon 9 rocket launched 60 sate
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Feb 18, 2020 - On Tuesday, February 18 at 22:18 UTC (Universal Time Coordinates), Arianespace successfully launched two satellites using an Ariane 5 rocket from the Guiana Space Center (CSG), Europe's Spaceport in
Paris (ESA) Feb 18, 2020 - ESA is expanding its bedrest programme that allows researchers to study how human bodies react to living in space - without leaving their bed. In weightlessness, astronauts' bodies lose muscle
Huntsville, AL (SPX) Feb 18, 2020 - Blue Origin opened its rocket engine production facility in Huntsville, AL. The world-class engine manufacturing facility in The Rocket City will conduct high rate production of the BE-4 and BE-3U e
Moscow (AFP) Feb 18, 2020 - Gripping a scalpel, Vladislav Zaitsev makes an incision in the fold of skin between his client's thumb and index finger and pushes in a small glass cylinder.
Washington (AFP) Feb 18, 2020 - SpaceX announced a new partnership Tuesday to send four tourists deeper into orbit than any private citizen before them, in a mission that could take place by 2022 and easily cost more than $100 million.
Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 17, 2020 - The United States is negotiating to buy one or two seats on upcoming Russian Soyuz flights to the International Space Station (ISS) to ensure the continued presence of US astronauts on it, a Nationa
Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 17, 2020 - The United States is expected to send the nation's first manned spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) since 2011, according to a source in the Russian space and rocket industry.
Washington (AFP) Feb 17, 2020 - SpaceX successfully launched its latest cluster of high-speed internet satellites into orbit Monday but was unable to land its rocket booster on an autonomous ship, missing a key milestone.
Geneva (AFP) Feb 17, 2020 - A trade show in Geneva featuring hundreds of inventors from Asia is being postponed until September due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, organisers said on Monday.
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 17, 2020 - A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with about 7,500 pounds of science investigations and cargo after launching at 3:21 p.m. EST Saturday f
Houghton MI (SPX) Feb 14, 2020 - In the field of cancer research, the idea that scientists can disrupt cancer growth by changing the environment in which cancerous cells divide is growing in popularity. The primary way researchers
Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 14, 2020 - Electric solid propellants are being explored as a safer option for pyrotechnics, mining, and in-space propulsion because they only ignite with an electric current. But because all of these applicat
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 14, 2020 - NASA has selected four Discovery Program investigations to develop concept studies for new missions. Although they're not official missions yet and some ultimately may not be chosen to move forward,
Gold Coast, Australia (SPX) Feb 13, 2020 - Research that could cut space travel cost by 25 per cent has received a $3 million boost from the Australian Government. A Gilmour Space Technologies, University of Southern Queensland (USQ) a
