Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 29, 2018 - Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques says he is more confident than ever in the Russian Soyuz rocket booster which sends astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), despite a spectacular
Moscow (AFP) Oct 25, 2018 - Russia on Thursday successfully launched a Soyuz rocket for the first time since the failure of a similar rocket aborted a manned take-off to the International Space Station (ISS) on October 11.
Beijing (XNA) Oct 24, 2018 - When German scientists were conducting micro-gravity experiments on China's recoverable satellite in the 1980s, Chinese space engineer Tang Bochang was busy solving technical problems, while careful
Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 24, 2018 - Neuroprosthetics - implants containing multi-contact electrodes that can substitute certain nerve functionalities - have the potential to work wonders. They may be able to restore amputees' sense of
Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Oct 23, 2018 - University of Queensland-led research recreating 450 million-year-old enzymes has resulted in a biochemical engineering 'hack' which could lead to new drugs, flavours, fragrances and biofuels.
Washington DC (Sputnik) Oct 22, 2018 - Stratolaunch, one of the world's largest aircraft, which is intended to launch payloads rockets into Earth's orbit, successfully carried out taxi tests on a runway in the Mojave Desert just days bef
Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 22, 2018 - The state commission investigating the Soyuz-FG booster failure has ruled out sabotage during the assembly of the rocket as a possible cause, a space industry source told Sputnik. The Commiss
Paris (ESA) Oct 19, 2018 - Last week saw the installation of ESA's next-generation life-support system on the International Space Station. The new facility recycles carbon dioxide in the air into water that can then be conver
Wallops Island VA (SPX) Oct 19, 2018 - US orbital launch provider Rocket Lab has today confirmed it will build its first US launch pad for the Electron rocket at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, USA. The site will be Rocket La
Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 19, 2018 - According to NASA Administrator, Jim Bridenstine, the launch of manned Soyuz spacecraft will resume on schedule. The statement comes after last week's Soyuz spacecraft launch failure. Radio Sputnik
Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 19, 2018 - NASA astronaut Nick Hague told NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine that he was impressed by the teamwork of the rescue crew that helped him and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin to get out of the res
Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 19, 2018 - Members of Roscosmos commission and investigators have identified those who could be responsible in the damage to one of the sensing devices on board the Soyuz-FG carrier rocket, which could have le
Boston MA (SPX) Oct 19, 2018 - A team of Tufts University-led researchers has developed three-dimensional (3D) human tissue culture models for the central nervous system that mimic structural and functional features of the brain
Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 19, 2018 - The launches of the Russian Rokot-2 light carrier rockets may begin again in 2021 which would allow achieving annual incomes of over 8 billion rubles ($120 million) if the decision to resume the pro
Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 19, 2018 - Many new companies have entered the commercial aerospace industry in China, supported by the government. Most of the CEOs come from government aerospace agencies or national scientific institutions.
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 18, 2018 - With scarce nutrients and weak gravity, growing potatoes on the Moon or on other planets seems unimaginable. But the plant hormone strigolactone could make it possible, plant biologists from the Uni
