Bethesda MD (SPX) Sep 01, 2016 - NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN) is a world-wide network of large antennas and communications facilities. Components of this network are located in the U.S., Spain and Australia. Its primary function
Huntsville AL (SPX) Sep 01, 2016 - Any fitness expert will say it is important to take care of your body's core. Any engineer will say the same about rockets. Before NASA's Space Launch System - the most powerful rocket in the
Beijing (Sputnik) Sep 01, 2016 - The two missions are expected to become the country's first steps to establishing a new space station in low-Earth orbit over the next decade. Tiangong-2, which means Heavenly Palace, is a s
New Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 31, 2016 - The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully tested its new scramjet engine and expects a commercial launch. This is being touted as the most cost-effective rocket engine the world
Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 31, 2016 - Russia plans to build a new launch complex for the Angara rocket family at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the northwest of the country by 2019, local media reported Monday. The construction sched
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 31, 2016 - For the first time ever, DNA was successfully sequenced in microgravity as part of the Biomolecule Sequencer experiment performed by NASA astronaut Kate Rubins this weekend aboard the International
Hawthorne CA (SPX) Aug 31, 2016 - SES and SpaceX have reached an agreement to launch SES-10 on a flight-proven Falcon 9 orbital rocket booster. The satellite, which will be in a geostationary orbit and expand SES's capabilities acro
Paris (ESA) Aug 31, 2016 - The first Ariane 5 rocket modified to carry four Galileo satellites into orbit has arrived at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana for a November launch. So far, 14 Galileo satellites have been launc
Washington (AFP) Aug 31, 2016 - SpaceX and satellite operator SES have agreed to launch a commercial satellite later this year by reusing a Falcon 9 rocket, the companies announced Tuesday.
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Aug 31, 2016 - PeruSAT-1 has been installed in the multi-payload dispenser system that will enable this spacecraft to be launched on Arianespace's upcoming Vega light-lift mission from French Guiana, along with a
Beijing (Sputnik) Aug 29, 2016 - Beijing sent on Friday its largest carrier rocket dubbed Long March-5 (Changzheng-5 in Chinese) to the country's southern province of Hainan, where the launch base is situated. Two rocket-carr
Korolyov, Russia (SPX) Aug 29, 2016 - Russian engineers will invent a new carrier rocket to replace Ukraine's Zenit-SL system for launches from the Sea Launch floating space pad. A new carrier rocket will be developed in Russia to
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Aug 29, 2016 - Two telecommunications relay satellites were orbited for Intelsat on an Ariane 5, extending Arianespace's 30-plus-year partnership with this U.S. operator while continuing the workhorse launcher's t
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 26, 2016 - SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 11:47 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 26, southwest of Baja California with more than 3,000 pounds of NASA cargo, science and technology demonstration samples from the International Space Station. The Dragon spacecraft will be taken by ship to a port near Los Angeles, where some cargo will be removed and returned to NASA immediately. Dragon then will be prepared for a return trip to SpaceX's test facility in McGregor, Texas, for processing.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 25, 2016 - Saturn, with its alluring rings and numerous moons, has long fascinated stargazers and scientists. After an initial flyby of Pioneer 11 in 1979, humanity got a second, much closer look at this compl
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Aug 25, 2016 - The diversity of Arianespace launch services available to commercial and institutional customers is underscored by the current mission preparations for flights that will orbit Earth observation plat
