Paris, France (SPX) May 21, 2019 - The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed two contracts for technology maturation with MT Aerospace AG, an affiliate of the listed OHB SE space and technology group and with ArianeGroup, lead contr
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) May 20, 2019 - In an effort to increase the ability to provide astronauts nutrients on long-duration missions as the agency plans to sustainably return to the Moon and move forward to Mars, the Veg-PONDS-02 experi
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 17, 2019 - You could say Oscar Avalos' JPL career was a Christmas miracle. As a young Mexican American immigrant, Avalos and his parents traveled back to Colima, Mexico, every December to spend the holidays in
China has developed a number of new-generation carrier rockets to take the country's space industry to the next level.
Beijing (XNA) May 16, 2019 - China's satellite navigation and location services industry achieved a total output value of 301.6 billion yuan (about 43.93 billion US dollars) in 2018, up 18.3 percent than the previous year, acco
Washington DC (UPI) May 16, 2019 - Funding for the proposed Space Development Agency could be limited until the Defense Department submits to Congress a detailed plan for the new agency. In a draft of the Defense Department fun
Washington DC (SPX) May 15, 2019 - Managing pilotless aircraft and solar panels that could help humans live on the Moon and Mars are among the technologies NASA is looking to develop with small business awards totaling $106 million.
Honolulu, HI (SPX) May 15, 2019 - The robotic arm glides past past stacked rows of herbs, lettuce and cabbages, bathed in artificial light. It is part of an autonomous hydroponic growing system called Box Farm that was designed and
Houston TX (SPX) May 15, 2019 - A pair of private American companies brought a key material sample for an upcoming space station from simple concept to testing in space in only six months, in a sign of the burgeoning commercial sp
Orlando FL (UPI) May 15, 2019 - SpaceX's Falcon Heavy is set for its third-ever launch June 22, carrying 24 payloads for the U.S. Air Force and other government clients, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Fl
Washington DC (SPX) May 14, 2019 - On May 4, 2019, the Navy Interferometric Star Tracker Experiment II (NISTEx-II) instrument, a joint project of the U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO) and NASA, was successfully launched into space aboard
Houston TX (SPX) May 14, 2019 - Robotics ground controllers in NASA's Mission Control Center at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston successfully replaced a failed Main Bus Switching Unit (MBSU) on the International Space
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 14, 2019 - The Planetary Society's LightSail 2 spacecraft is ready to embark on a challenging mission to demonstrate the power of sunlight for propulsion. Weighing just 5 kilograms, the loaf-of-bread-sized spa
Washington (UPI) May 14, 2019 - President Trump has put forth a budget amendment requesting an additional $1.6 billion for NASA and its plans to return America to the moon.
Huntington Beach CA (SPX) May 13, 2019 - Rocket Lab announced Friday that its next flight will launch multiple spacecraft on a mission procured by satellite rideshare and mission management provider, Spaceflight. The launch window will ope
Houston TX (SPX) May 13, 2019 - Earth's atmosphere shields life on the ground from cosmic radiation that can damage DNA. Astronauts in space have no such protection, and that puts them at risk. An investigation on the Internationa
