Cape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Jan 20, 2017 - A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) GEO Flight 3 satellite lifted off from Space Launch Complex-41 Jan. 20 at 7:42 p.m. ET. SBIRS GEO Fligh
New York NY (SPX) Jan 19, 2017 - SpaceX celebrated the first flight of its Falcon 9 rocket in over four and a half months on Saturday, with a remarkably smooth launch of the vehicle from California. The Falcon 9 had previously been
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 19, 2017 - If NASA intends to continue sending astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) or the moon, the space agency has little choice but to rely on Roscosmos' Soyuz spacecraft, at least until 201
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 19, 2017 - This year Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), named Russia's best institution of higher education in 2016, will add a department of space sciences to its long list of 42 faculties to focus on m
Dallas TX (SPX) Jan 18, 2017 - Vision deterioration in astronauts who spend a long time in space is likely due to the lack of a day-night cycle in intracranial pressure. But using a vacuum device to lower pressure for part of eac
Beijing (XNA) Jan 18, 2017 - China's first cargo spacecraft will leave the factory, according to the website of China's manned space mission. A review meeting was convened last Thursday, during which officials and experts
Los Angeles (AFP) Jan 15, 2017 - Hidden Figures, a story about three black women mathematicians who helped NASA put the first men in space, soared into its second week atop the box office, industry estimates for North America showed on Sunday.
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 15, 2017 - Japan's space agency Sunday aborted a mission to use a mini-rocket to send a satellite into orbit after the spacecraft stopped sending data to ground control shortly after liftoff.
Miami (AFP) Jan 14, 2017 - SpaceX on Saturday successfully launched and landed its first unmanned Falcon 9 rocket since a costly and complicated launchpad explosion in September.
Cleveland OH (SPX) Jan 13, 2017 - When your house gets dusty, the dust settles, falling down to lower surfaces, awaiting your attention with the vacuum cleaner or duster. Not so on the International Space Station. Like any home, it
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 13, 2017 - A ruptured oxidant tank on the third stage of a carrier rocket most likely caused a recent accident involving a Russian Progress cargo spacecraft, Russia's space corporation Roscosmos said Wednesday
Miami (AFP) Jan 13, 2017 - French astronaut Thomas Pesquet floated into space on his first-ever spacewalk Friday, and helped install three new, refrigerator-sized lithium-ion batteries to upgrade the power system at the International Space Station.
Bengaluru, India (IANS) Jan 13, 2017 - India would maximise its rocket capability to launch more satellites for maximum return on investment, its space agency chief said on Wednesday. By launching 103 satellites together using one
Tokyo, Japan (XNA) Jan 13, 2017 - Japanese space agency on Wednesday postponed the launch of an experimental rocket due to adverse weather conditions. The modified sounding rocket SS-520, to be the world's smallest rocket to p
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 11, 2017 - Space travel in a reduced gravity environment can have lasting effects on the body. For example, researches clearly show that astronauts undergo a significant drop in bone mineral density during spa
Houston TX (SPX) Jan 11, 2017 - Orbital ATK has completed a significant mission milestone for NASA's next International Space Station cargo mission. The Pressurized Cargo Module (PCM) of the Cygnus spacecraft has arrived at
