Copenhagen (AFP) Sept 5, 2010 - The first launch attempt of a homemade rocket built by two Danes failed on Sunday because of a technical glitch, according to Danish media.
Berlin (AFP) Sept 10, 2014 - It's long been the stuff of science fiction, but tech giants hope the smart home, where gadgets talk to each other and the fridge orders the milk, will soon become reality.
Washington (AFP) Sept 23, 2013 - The attempted rendezvous of an unmanned cargo ship at the International Space Station will happen no earlier than Saturday following a technical glitch, NASA said Monday.
San Francisco (AFP) Sept 21, 2017 - Fearing failure but driven by a chance at Silicon Valley stardom, young entrepreneurs pitch their dreams in mere minutes at startup competitions like TechCrunch Disrupt that ended here Wednesday.
Taipei (AFP) Sept 23, 2016 - Taiwan's tourism sector suffered the worst summer in 13 years due to a slump in Chinese visitors, officials said Friday, as ties with Beijing deteriorate.
Taipei (AFP) Sept 7, 2016 - The number of Chinese visitors to Taiwan has fallen 22 percent since the island's Beijing-sceptic government took office in May, with tourism operators saying Wednesday that the industry is in a slump.
Washington (AFP) Sept 18, 2007 - A leaking hydraulic seal on the space shuttle Discovery's right main-gear strut could delay the launch of the shuttle to the International Space Station set for October 23, NASA said Monday.
Cayenne, French Guiana (AFP) Sept 20, 2011 - A strike at the Kourou space centre in French Guiana on Tuesday forced authorities to postpone an Ariane-5 rocket launch, the National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) said.
Dubai (AFP) Sept 25, 2019 - A crowd in Dubai erupted in cheers and applause Wednesday as the first astronaut from the United Arab Emirates launched towards the International Space Station, dubbing him a national hero.
Miami (AFP) Sept 5, 2017 - NASA announced the winner Tuesday of a contest to send a message to the Voyager spacecraft which launched 40 years ago on a historic mission to explore the outer planets.
Los Angeles (AFP) Sept 8, 2016 - It launched with a five-year mission to boldly go where no man has gone before, but half a century on Star Trek has become a visionary blueprint of humanity at its very best.
Washington (AFP) Sept 17, 2024 - The commander of the daring space voyage that included the first-ever spacewalk by private astronauts described opening the hatch into the void as an emotional experience that left him in awe, yet deeply aware of the dangers.
Moscow (AFP) Sept 18, 2014 - A spaceship designer who worked on Yury Gagarin's Vostok spaceship and was the last to shake his hand before liftoff, Oleg Ivanovsky, died on Thursday at 92, the Russian space agency said.
Moscow (AFP) Sept 25, 2010 - The Soyuz spacecraft carrying US astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Mikhail Kornienko undocked Saturday from the International Space Station after an initial failure, Russian mission control center said.
Paris (AFP) Sept 5, 2024 - A spacecraft carrying European and Japanese probes passed closer to Mercury than originally planned overnight after thruster problems delayed the mission to study the little-known, Sun-scorched planet.
Washington (AFP) Sept 13, 2021 - A few minutes of weightlessness, or a few days. A short hop above the Earth's atmosphere, or a journey to the Moon and back... the era of space tourism is upon us, and - for those who can pay - it comes with many options.
