Beijing (XNA) Sep 14, 2016 - China has been developing aerospace technologies for decades. Yet in recent years, China has made significant progress in aerospace activities, including satellite deployment, manned space flights,
Beijing (XNA) Sep 14, 2016 - The country's first commercial space industry base will be built in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, according to an agreement signed on Monday. The Wuhan National Space Industry Base will fo
Bethesda MD (SPX) Sep 14, 2016 - On September 1st, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle suffered a catastrophic anomaly on its launch pad (Space Launch Complex 40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The event occurred during preparat
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 14, 2016 - As the launch window for China's Tiangong 2 space laboratory approaches, everything seems to be going well. That's not a definitive conclusion, but it's consistent with every official statement we h
Beijing (XNA) Sep 14, 2016 - China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, the nation's largest missile developer, plans to build a space-based information network that will provide global coverage. Liu Shiquan, deputy gener
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 14, 2016 - Commercial spaceline Virgin Galactic reports that global communications company Sky and Space Global (ASX:SAS) has signed a binding launch services agreement to purchase four dedicated missions on t
Beijing (AFP) Sep 14, 2016 - China will launch its second space lab on Thursday, official media said Wednesday, as the Communist country works towards setting up its own space station, among several ambitious goals. The T
Miami (AFP) Sept 12, 2016 - Amazon founder Jeff Bezos unveiled plans Monday for a massive rocket called New Glenn designed to launch people to space and propel satellites into orbit, raising the ante in the US commercial space industry.
Jiuquan (XNA) Sep 12, 2016 - China's second space lab Tiangong-2 is scheduled to be put into space between September 15 and 20, according to the office of China's manned space program. The space lab was transferred with i
Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 12, 2016 - The license to produce Russia-built RD-180 rocket engines in the United States expires in 2030 when all technical documents are due to be destroyed, the CEO of the Russian booster-making company sai
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 11, 2016 - September 15 marks the opening of the launch window for China's Tiangong 2 space laboratory. It will also probably be the actual launch date. The launch window extends to September 20, but China has
Miami (AFP) Sept 9, 2016 - SpaceX appealed for help from the public and US government agencies on Friday in the investigation of what made a Falcon 9 rocket explode last week during a launch test.
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Sep 09, 2016 - The four spacecraft to be orbited on Arianespace's first launch of Galileo navigation satellites by Ariane 5 have begun their processing at the Spaceport in preparation for a November liftoff from F
Shenzhen, China (SPX) Sep 09, 2016 - Kuang-Chi Group, a Shenzhen-based technology conglomerate, has announced that Traveler II Beta will carry animals into near space during a test flight this year. The announcement came during the ope
Los Angeles (AFP) Sept 8, 2016 - It launched with a five-year mission to boldly go where no man has gone before, but half a century on Star Trek has become a visionary blueprint of humanity at its very best.
Taipei (AFP) Sept 7, 2016 - The number of Chinese visitors to Taiwan has fallen 22 percent since the island's Beijing-sceptic government took office in May, with tourism operators saying Wednesday that the industry is in a slump.
