Moscow (Sputnik) May 25, 2018 - Russia may create a new rocket production holding on the basis of the Roscosmos state corporation, space industry sources have told Sputnik. There are plans to create a holding on the basis o
Redmond WA (SPX) May 24, 2018 - Aerojet Rocketdyne successfully completed hot-fire testing of a new in-space engine, designated ISE-100. Developed for commercial in-space applications, ISE-100 has the potential to be a critical el
Hiroshima, Japan (SPX) May 24, 2018 - Astronauts go through many physiological changes during their time in spaceflight, including lower muscle mass and slower muscle development. Similar symptoms can occur in the muscles of people on E
Corvallis OR (SPX) May 23, 2018 - Researchers have learned that precursor cells for skeletal muscles actually also give rise to neurons, blood vessels, blood cells and immune cells, pushing science one step closer to generating body
Xichang, China (XNA) May 22, 2018 - The relay satellite, launched Monday for China's Chang'e-4 lunar probe, is carrying the largest communication antenna ever used in deep space exploration, according to Chinese experts. The lau
Wallops Flight Facility VA (SPX) May 22, 2018 - Astronauts soon will have new experiments to conduct related to emergency navigation, DNA sequencing and ultra-cold atom research when the research arrives at the International Space Station followi
Moscow (Sputnik) May 22, 2018 - A Sputnik source in the Russian space industry has confirmed that it is considering the option of reviving a program of peaceful launches of Voevoda missiles to deliver cargo into orbit around the E
Washington DC (AFP) May 22, 2018 - A SpaceX rocket Tuesday blasted off a duo of sports car-sized satellites built by the US and Germany to reveal changes in sea level rise, ice melt and drought on Earth. Three, two, one, lifto
Moscow (Sputnik) May 21, 2018 - Russia may renew launches of the Voevoda (NATO reporting name Satan) intercontinental ballistic missiles to place spacecraft into orbit, a source in the Russian space industry told Sputnik. In
Tampa (AFP) May 21, 2018 - Food for astronauts, new space gardening gear and experiments to test extreme cold and how cement forms in weightlessness blasted off Monday to the International Space Station aboard Orbital ATK's unmanned Cygnus spacecraft.
Tampa (AFP) May 21, 2018 - Food for astronauts, new space gardening gear and an experiment to test how cement forms in weightlessness are poised to launch Monday to the International Space Station aboard Orbital ATK's unmanned Cygnus spacecraft.
Seattle WA (SPX) May 21, 2018 - An automated system that uses robots has been designed to rapidly produce human mini-organs derived from stem cells. Researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle develop
Moscow (Sputnik) May 21, 2018 - The United States intends to order the manufacture of Russia's Soyuz spacecraft to fly its astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2020 due to a delay in production of the US-made com
Moscow (Sputnik) May 18, 2018 - In April 2019, a professional cosmonaut from the United Arab Emirates may fly to the International Space Station (ISS) on board Russia's Soyuz spacecraft, instead of a US businessman who intended to
Moscow (Sputnik) May 18, 2018 - Russian scientific organizations are ready to assist China and its partners in creating an international rehabilitation center for cosmonauts, as well as other infrastructure needed for developing s
Beijing (AFP) May 17, 2018 - A suborbital rocket was launched into space Thursday by a start-up in China's burgeoning commercial aeronautics industry, as private firms snap at the heels of their dominant American rivals.
