Beijing (XNA) Jun 20, 2016 - China aims to send the Chang'e-4 lunar probe to land in the south pole region of the far side of the moon in 2018, according to China National Space Administration (CNSA). Scientists plan to s
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jun 19, 2016 - ABS announced that ABS-2A was successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 full thrust rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 10:29 a.m. EDT. The satellite lifted off as part of a dual launch, and
Washington (AFP) June 19, 2016 - US space firm Blue Origin conducted a successful fourth test Sunday of its reusable New Shepard rocket, which dropped back to Earth for a flawless upright landing seen on a live webcast.
Wellington NZ (SPX) Jun 19, 2016 - The Government is putting in place a new regulatory regime to enable safe, secure and responsible space launches from New Zealand, Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce says. New Zealand is ra
Houston TX (SPX) Jun 19, 2016 - Understanding how fire spreads in a microgravity environment is critical to the safety of astronauts who live and work in space. And while NASA has conducted studies aboard the space shuttle and Int
Dulles VA (SPX) Jun 19, 2016 - Orbital ATK reports that the S.S. Rick Husband Cygnus spacecraft has departed from the International Space Station at 9:30 a.m. EDT, completing an 81-day stay at the orbiting laboratory. The
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jun 18, 2016 - Ariane 5 delivered a new record payload lift performance on today's successful launch from the Spaceport in French Guiana, which orbited a pair of telecommunications satellites at the service of Ame
Washington DC (Sputnik) Jun 18, 2016 - The Senate war over Russian rocket engines appears to be over, as lawmakers have agreed that an all-out boycott benefits no one. Debate over this year's US defense budget centered around the purchas
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jun 18, 2016 - Arianespace's next Ariane 5 flight has been authorized for liftoff on June 16 following the launch readiness review, which was conducted at the Spaceport in French Guiana. This milestone confi
New York NY (SPX) Jun 18, 2016 - A new technique developed by Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, the Mikati Foundation Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia Engineering and professor of medical sciences (in Medicine) at Columbia U
Moscow (AFP) June 18, 2016 - A three-man crew, including British astronaut Tim Peake, landed in the Kazakh steppe on Saturday after completing a six-month mission at the International Space Station (ISS).
Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 18, 2016 - Russian-made RD-180 rocket engines have been at the heart of a heated debate in the US Congress between those, who want the US to drop them as soon as possible, and those, who advocate phasing them
San Francisco (AFP) June 17, 2016 - TED Talks, known for ideas worth spreading, are aiming for a wider global audience with a new mobile application that can be used in two dozen languages.
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 16, 2016 - NASA, in partnership with the nonprofit Methuselah Foundation's New Organ Alliance, is seeking ways to advance the field of bioengineering through a new prize competition. The Vascular Tissue Challe
Bethesda MD (SPX) Jun 16, 2016 - Almost all space launch vehicles liftoff from the ground in the vertical direction and continue to orbit along an ascent trajectory that is usually optimized for the conditions in order to maximize
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 15, 2016 - Airbus Safran Launchers has just finalised the first design phase for Ariane 6, successfully confirming the maturity of the future European launcher, for which the maiden flight is scheduled for 202
