Hyderabad, India (AFP) Sept 24, 2007 - Global space scientists gathered here Monday heard a call from India to join forces to push the boundaries of technology further and tap the resources of the universe.
Hyderabad, India (AFP) Sept 26, 2007 - Partners in the international space station are arguing about when to shut it even though the orbital platform, billed as the most successful joint space endeavour, is not fully assembled.
Houston, Texas (AFP) Sept 12, 2009 - The Discovery astronauts found sunny skies in California on Friday as they descended to a weather-delayed landing at Edwards Air Force Base to end a demanding two-week mission to the International Space Station.
Paris (AFP) Sept 27, 2012 - The undocking of a supply craft from the International Space Station (ISS) will take place Friday after a three-day delay, the European Space Agency (ESA) said.
Washington (AFP) Sept 12, 2011 - The US space agency is offering schools and universities a special deal on astronaut cuisine and heat tiles from the now extinct space shuttles, just over 20 dollars a pack, NASA said Monday.
Washington (AFP) Sept 25, 2008 - Mankind's very survival depends on the future exploration of space, said NASA chief Michael Griffin in an interview with AFP marking the 50th anniversary of the US space agency.
Washington (AFP) Sept 12, 2014 - SpaceX's next unmanned cargo trip to restock supplies at the International Space Station is scheduled for September 20, the US space agency said Friday.
Kennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Sept 15, 2021 - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying four space tourists blasted off Wednesday night from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the first mission to orbit the globe with an all-civilian crew.
Washington (AFP) Sept 8, 2023 - SpaceX's Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, must remain grounded while Elon Musk's company completes dozens of corrective actions to prevent a repeat of the spectacular explosion that marred its first orbital test flight, regulators said Friday.
Washington (AFP) Sept 20, 2022 - SpaceX will apply for an exemption from US sanctions against Iran in a bid to offer its satellite internet service to the country, owner Elon Musk said on Monday.
Washington (AFP) Sept 17, 2021 - Four space tourists orbiting the Earth in a SpaceX capsule at 17,500 miles per hour (28,162 kph) talked to movie star Tom Cruise on Friday and provided a live update about life aboard the spacecraft.
Washington (AFP) Sept 13, 2021 - SpaceX is set to launch four people into space Wednesday on a three-day mission that is the first to orbit the Earth with exclusively private citizens on board, as Elon Musk's company enters the space tourism fray.
Miami (AFP) Sept 1, 2016 - An unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded Thursday on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida during a test, destroying it along with its payload, but causing no injuries, the private space firm said.
Washington (AFP) Sept 30, 2024 - The SpaceX crew that will ferry back two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station docked with the orbiting laboratory Sunday, a live stream of the mission showed.
Washington (AFP) Sept 12, 2024 - A pioneering private crew made history Thursday by performing the first commercial spacewalk, with NASA hailing it as a giant leap forward for the space industry.
Washington (AFP) Sept 28, 2024 - A SpaceX rocket soared into the sky Saturday with two passengers on board, leaving two seats empty to return American astronauts who have been stranded for months on the International Space Station, NASA said.
