Paris (ESA) Oct 23, 2019 - Satellites are built to live in the harsh environment of space but engineers must also factor in the rigours of the journey there. ESA has helped RUAG Space Switzerland to develop new rocket fairing
New Orleans LA (SPX) Oct 23, 2019 - Engineers and technicians at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have structurally mated the first of four RS-25 engines to the core stage for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket tha
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 21, 2019 - NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine made his strongest pitch so far on Monday for other nations to collaborate on the U.S. Artemis mission to build a lunar station and eventually explore Mars.
Wuzhen, China (AFP) Oct 20, 2019 - China on Sunday said it aims to become a great power in the online world and took a swipe at Washington on trade, kicking off its annual conference promoting the Communist Party's controlled and censored version of the internet.
Orlando FL (UPI) Oct 19, 2019 - Rocket startup company Firefly Aerospace said Friday it will partner with Aerojet Rocketdyne. One of the first projects on which the two will collaborate is 3D printing of Firefly's Reaper engines,
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 19, 2019 - Spinal cord injury disrupts the connection between brain and body, causing devastating loss of physiological function to the wounded warfighter. In addition to paralysis, service members living with
Washington (AFP) Oct 18, 2019 - US astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir on Friday became the first all-female pairing to carry out a spacewalk - a historic milestone as NASA prepares to send the first woman to the Moon.
New York NY (Sputnik) Oct 18, 2019 - Space tourism company Virgin Galactic is a subsidiary of the Virgin Group involved in developing commercial spacecraft and offering commercial trips to space as well as missions for scientific resea
Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 18, 2019 - For the third year running, Huntsville will serve as the Mainstage site for the NASA International Space Apps Challenge Oct. 18-20. The global 48-hour hackathon brings together participants of all a
Beijing (XNA) Oct 18, 2019 - China is preparing for the upcoming high-density space missions to construct China's space station, and the Long March-5B carrier rocket, set to launch capsules for the space station, is expected to
Washington (UPI) Oct 18, 2019 - NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir are back inside the space station having completed a historic spacewalk - the first featuring two women.
Frederica DE (SPX) Oct 18, 2019 - ILC Dover, the company that outfitted the Apollo astronauts and all subsequent NASA manned missions including current flights to the International Space Station - has launched a line of spacesuits f
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 17, 2019 - NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine Wednesday named Douglas Loverro as the agency's new associate administrator for the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. Loverro succeeds former a
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 17, 2019 - NASA has taken the next steps toward building Space Launch System (SLS) rocket core stages to support as many as 10 Artemis missions, including the mission that will carry the first woman and next m
Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Oct 17, 2019 - From children's books about reducing plastic to tips for zero-waste cooking, the climate crisis is dominating this year's Frankfurt book fair.
Auckland NZ (SPX) Oct 17, 2019 - Rocket Lab, the global leader in dedicated small satellite launch, has successfully launched its ninth Electron mission, deploying a single spacecraft to orbit for satellite manufacturer Astro Digit
