Bethesda MD (SPX) Oct 14, 2016 - Just last year, the FAA gave Houston the go-ahead to build America's 10th commercial spaceport. Yes, the US already had nine spaceports designated for commercial operations. One must ask, Why do
Sanya, China (AFP) Oct 13, 2016 - Tai chi, mahjong and karaoke are on the menu alongside more traditional offerings such as sailing at Club Med's new resort on the Chinese island of Hainan, as the French holiday group - now Chinese-owned - adapts its European formula for the market.
Beijing (XNA) Oct 13, 2016 - Deng Xinyu, 32, has lived in Beijing since 2002 when he left his hometown of Huaihua in Hunan province, and moved to the capital to enter university. In common with most of the capital's residents,
Beijing (XNA) Oct 13, 2016 - The China Academy of Space Technology has announced plans to launch the world's first X-ray pulsar navigation satellite (XPNAV-1) in November, Xinhua reported. The move brings autonomous spacecraft
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 13, 2016 - Researchers have for the first time, developed a smart textile from carbon nanotube and spandex fibres that can both sense and move in response to a stimulus like a muscle or joint. Lead resea
Beijing (XNA) Oct 12, 2016 - China may be the only country to have space station in service in 2024, said Lei Fanpei, chairman of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC). Lei told Xinhua on Friday that China p
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 11, 2016 - The rollout of the Long March 2F launch vehicle carrying the Shenzhou 11 spacecraft was a critical step in the lead-up to its launch. It's also an indication that the state of the rocket and the spa
Miami (AFP) Oct 11, 2016 - The next US cargo supply trip to the International Space Station has been postponed until Sunday due to Hurricane Nicole, which is bearing down on Bermuda, NASA said Tuesday.
Dulles VA (SPX) Oct 10, 2016 - Orbital ATK and Stratolaunch Systems has announced a multi-year production-based partnership that will offer significant cost advantages to air-launch customers. Stratolaunch Systems, in cooperation
Sacramento CA (SPX) Oct 10, 2016 - Aerojet Rocketdyne has announced that its Blue Origin Crew Capsule Escape Solid Rocket Motor (CCE SRM) was part of the successful In-Flight Escape Test conducted by Blue Origin yesterday from Blue O
Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 10, 2016 - Access to space has long been an interest area of space agencies. In this domain, China became a force to be reckoned with as several Chinese space companies made great strides in the space race.For
London, UK (SPX) Oct 10, 2016 - Scientists have created a material that could make reading biological signals, from heartbeats to brainwaves, much more sensitive. Organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) are designed to measure
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 10, 2016 - China's Shenzhou 11 spacecraft will carry two astronauts to the Tiangong 2 space laboratory this month. Exactly when this will happen is yet to be confirmed by the Chinese themselves. At the t
Beijing (XNA) Oct 10, 2016 - In China the number 60 is auspicious as it relates to a cyclic numeral system of the chronology. The past 60 years has seen China's space program develop from a concept to one success after another.
Tokyo (Sputnik) Oct 10, 2016 - Japanese cargo spaceship KOUNOTORI6 is set to be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on December 9, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said Friday. KOUNOTORI is an unmanned c
Paris (ESA) Oct 07, 2016 - A miniaturised biotech unit developed for the International Space Station is improving medical diagnoses on Earth with affordable automation of small-scale diagnostics. In vitro diagnostics, or IVDs
