Columbus (AFP) Dec 8, 2016 - John Glenn, who made history twice as the first American to orbit the Earth and the first senior citizen to venture into space, died Thursday at the age of 95.
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) Dec 8, 2016 - United Launch Alliance successfully launched the eighth installment of the Wideband Global SATCOM satellite constellation for the U.S. Air Force.
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Dec 06, 2016 - The Vega lightweight launcher continued its track record of success, lofting the Gokturk-1 Earth observation spacecraft from the Spaceport on a mission that adds another operator to those entrusting
Houston TX (SPX) Dec 06, 2016 - For a mid-afternoon snack, NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough cut some of the Outredgeous Red Romaine lettuce leaves he nurtured during the past month aboard the International Space Station as part of
Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 06, 2016 - SpaceX is set to take off again on December 16, just three months after their Falcon 9 rocket violently exploded during a test run. The rocket will be carrying ten global satellite-constellation sys
Bethesda MD (SPX) Dec 06, 2016 - Recently, when President-elect Donald Trump was asked about his plans for NASA he reportedly said space is terrific, but we've got to fix our potholes too. Well, this may be a revelation, but spac
Reykjavik (AFP) Dec 6, 2016 - An island of ice and lava battered by the Arctic winds, Iceland's dramatic and pristine landscape is attracting a growing number of tourists, not all of whom are respectful of the fragile ecosystem.
Washington (UPI) Dec 5, 2016 - United Launch Alliance has received a $269 million contract modification to execute production services for the Delta IV Heavy launch vehicle.
Moscow (AFP) Dec 5, 2016 - Authorities in Russia's Siberian region of Tuva on Monday were examining several pieces of the Progress cargo spaceship found after it crashed last week having failed to reach orbit.
Beijing (XNA) Dec 02, 2016 - China will construct and launch two remote sensing satellites for foreign countries in the coming two years, an industry insider said. China Great Wall Industry Corp, the nation's only authorized fi
Beijing (XNA) Dec 02, 2016 - China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, the largest missile maker in the country, is taking aim at 20 percent or more of the small-satellite launch contracts in the world by 2020, company executi
Paris (ESA) Dec 02, 2016 - Bad smells from deep-fat frying in restaurants and take-away food venues could soon be eradicated thanks to experiments funded by ESA on the International Space Station. Cooking food such as French
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 02, 2016 - United Launch Alliance (ULA) has announced its new website that enhances the way customers shop for launch services and sets a new standard for pricing transparency. It also provides insight into re
Beijing (XNA) Dec 02, 2016 - The Chinese Academy of Sciences' National Space Science Center has officially unveiled five space exploration plans to be accomplished during the 13th Five Year Plan period (2016-20). These in
Moscow (AFP) Dec 2, 2016 - Russian investigators on Friday were probing the crash shortly after launch of an unmanned spaceship taking cargo to the International Space Station, focusing on the Soyuz carrier rocket.
Midland TX (SPX) Dec 01, 2016 - XCOR Aerospace and Immortal Data Incorporated have entered into a licensing agreement having Immortal Data further developing and commercializing the ShipsLog software, the data acquisition system f
