Beijing (XNA) Jul 28, 2016 - A Chinese telescope has collected data on over 7 million stars, exceeding the sum of all existing spectroscopic data on stars and making it the world's largest database in the field. The Guo S
Beijing (XNA) Jul 28, 2016 - China's new-generation spacecraft tracking ship Yuanwang-7 sailed into the ocean from the Yangtze River on Tuesday, beginning its maiden mission. Yuanwang-7 was accompanied by Yuanwang-6. Yuan
Bethesda MD (SPX) Jul 27, 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
Washington DC (Sputnik) Jul 26, 2016 - The US Air Force strategy to encourage different companies to provide competing first stage rocket boosters for launching satellites into orbit is being questioned as potentially unsustainable, a Go
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jul 26, 2016 - One of two Intelsat satellites that will be orbited on Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission has been delivered to the Spaceport, advancing pre-launch activities for this August 24 heavy-lift flight t
New Delhi (Sputnik) Jul 26, 2016 - In a bid to position itself as a competitive provider of launch services, India has developed a new rocket capable of doing the job faster and at a lower cost. Indian Space Research Organisati
New Delhi (IANS) Jul 26, 2016 - India earned around Rs.230 crore last in fiscal through commercial launch satellite services, parliament was told on Thursday. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) through Antrix Corp
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 22, 2016 - How do you learn how to build stronger, lighter rockets and spacecraft structures? Come up with a totally new design, use an innovative material, build the rocket part and then break it. That's exac
Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 22, 2016 - Russia's Roscosmos Corporation and NASA are in discussions about future of joint space missions following the conclusion of the ISS project in 2024; one proposal is to create a space base close to t
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 19, 2016 - NASA's Juno is now poised to shine a spotlight on the origins and interior structure of the largest planet in our solar system. As we wait for Juno's first close-up images of Jupiter (to be taken Au
Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 19, 2016 - China on Tuesday formally commissioned its next-generation Yuan Wang 7 ocean-going ship for tracking and controlling spacecraft, after a two-month trial period, Chinese media reported. Accordi
Miami (AFP) July 18, 2016 - A SpaceX rocket blasted off Monday toward the International Space Station, carrying a load of supplies for the astronauts living in space, including equipment to enable future spaceships to park at the orbiting outpost.
London, UK (SPX) Jul 17, 2016 - Reaction Engines Ltd., today announces the signing of a 10m euro European Space Agency (ESA) contract which will enable the development of a ground based demonstrator of SABRE, a new class of aerosp
Miami (AFP) July 17, 2016 - SpaceX is poised to launch its unmanned Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station on Monday, carrying a key piece of equipment that was lost last year in a rocket explosion.
Moscow (AFP) July 17, 2016 - A Russian rocket carrying an unmanned cargo ship blasted off for the International Space Station early Sunday from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Russian space agency said.
Jiuquan (XNA) Jul 14, 2016 - China's second orbiting space lab Tiangong-2, which may enable two astronauts to live in space for up to 30 days, has been delivered to Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The lab was sent from B
