Xiamen (XNA) Oct 30, 2019 - China plans to launch four new science satellite missions by 2023, and scientists have completed concept research on another five to be launched in the next 10 years. Successful Chinese scienc
Charleston SC (SPX) Oct 30, 2019 - A new study demonstrates for the first time that changes in cognitive performance correlate with changes in brain structure in NASA astronauts following spaceflight. How the human brain adapts in sp
Aalborg, Danmark (SPX) Oct 30, 2019 - GomSpace's subsidiary in Sweden and ESA have signed a contract to develop a miniaturized electric propulsion system suitable for small spacecrafts going on interplanetary missions. The contrac
Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 30, 2019 - From crowded temples at Angkor Wat to queues to scale Everest, there's no escaping the downsides to mass tourism but renowned writer Pico Iyer says the boom in world travel has brought positive changes.
Stanley, Falkland Islands (AFP) Oct 30, 2019 - Waddling up the beach in single file, their heads held high with an almost self-important demeanor, king penguins are a major draw in the Falkland Islands' tourism industry.
Evry, France (SPX) Oct 29, 2019 - The Earth Explorer Biomass - the seventh mission in ESA's Earth Explorer program - will provide global maps of the amount of carbon stored in the world's forests and how it changes over time, mainly
Eglin AFB FL (SPX) Oct 29, 2019 - The Air Force hosts the first-ever Hypersonics Pitch Day on Nov. 7, at the Doolittle Institute in Niceville. The purpose of Air Force pitch days is to do business at the speed of ideas by in
Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 28, 2019 - Russia has supplied the US with the state of the art rocket, first developed for the Soviet super-heavy lift Energiya launch vehicle, for use with Lockheed Martin's Atlas III and Atlas V, with the l
Paris (ESA) Oct 28, 2019 - UK company Reaction Engines has tested its innovative precooler at airflow temperature conditions equivalent to Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound. This achievement marks a significant milesto
Philadelphia PA (SPX) Oct 28, 2019 - A new study from the lab of Thomas Mallouk shows how microscale rockets, powered by acoustic waves and an onboard bubble motor, can be driven through 3D landscapes of cells and particles using mag
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Oct 28, 2019 - The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and the Office of Commercial Space Transportation of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are seeking to identify
Washington DC (ESA) Oct 28, 2019 - Quick access to space and high-speed data transfer are paving the way for competitive science on the International Space Station. The Bartolomeo external platform has received a boost as ESA and Air
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 25, 2019 - Virgin Galactic is set to become the first commercial spaceflight company to be publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange next week, a Securities and Exchange Commission filing indicates.
Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 25, 2019 - Despite tensions between Moscow and Washington on issues ranging from NATO's eastward expansion to the US's recent withdrawal from a key strategic arms treaty, the Russian and US space agencies have
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Oct 25, 2019 - The Air Force Research Laboratory has successfully tested a state-of-the-art rocket engine preburner to elevate the U.S. technology base for high performance oxygen-rich staged combustion. The
Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 25, 2019 - An innovative experiment underway on the International Space Station could help researchers make new progress in the fight against aggressive neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parki
