Washington DC (SPX) May 26, 2016 - Astronauts know their bodies will be tested during time spent on the International Space Station, from the 15 daily sunrises and sunsets wreaking havoc on their circadian rhythms to the lack of grav
Moscow (Sputnik) May 25, 2016 - The deputy head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos said that Russia offers its international partners to jointly create a new super-heavy-lift launch vehicle. Russia offers its international p
Wenchang, China (XNA) May 24, 2016 - China's fourth space launch center, the Wenchang satellite launch center in southern Hainan Province, is preparing for its maiden launch mission. Components of a Long March-7 carrier rocket ar
Evry, France (SPX) May 24, 2016 - Arianespace reports that it has signed a contract with the global satellite internet company OneWeb to design, qualify and supply 21 payload dispensers for the deployment of the OneWeb constellation
Newquay, UK (Sputnik) May 24, 2016 - Cornwall, famous for its surf, cider and pasties, could soon become England's top destination for space tourists after Newquay was named as a potential site for the UK Space Agency's Spaceport.
London (Sputnik) May 24, 2016 - Scientists from different states involved in space exploration tend to work more closely together when politicians fail to set aside their differences, a Roscosmos space agency executive in charge o
Bethesda MD (SPX) May 24, 2016 - The DARPA hopes to develop a reusable spaceplane, the XS-1, that can boost an upper stage and small orbital payload through the first stage ascent profile. The second stage would carry small satelli
Houston TX (SPX) May 24, 2016 - More than one thousand tubes of blood, urine, and saliva made their way back to Earth from the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX-8 Dragon capsule, signaling an exciting next step for the
Beijing (XNA) May 24, 2016 - Traveling to space and returning to earth in a parachute will soon become available for the larger public in China. JHY Space Technology Co Ltd (Space Vision), a Beijing-based company, released Chin
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) May 24, 2016 - The Arianespace Soyuz mission that will further expand Europe's Galileo satellite navigation constellation has been authorized for tomorrow's launch from the Spaceport in French Guiana. Approv
Bangalore, India (AFP) May 23, 2016 - India successfully launched its first mini space shuttle on Monday as New Delhi's famously frugal space agency joined the global race to make rockets as reusable as airplanes.
Bangalore, India (AFP) May 23, 2016 - India successfully launched its first model space shuttle on Monday, a top official said, as New Delhi joined the race to develop a reusable rocket to make space travel easier and cheaper.
Los Angeles (UPI) May 21, 2016 - NASA began moving a massive fuel tank used to carry propellants to Space Shuttle engines through the streets of Los Angeles Saturday to its new home at the California Science Center.
Moscow (Sputnik) May 20, 2016 - The Senate Armed Services Committee calls for halving the US appropriation for the military's go-to rocket engine, the House Armed Services Committee focuses on replacements, and the White House is
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) May 20, 2016 - Arianespace's new Spaceport processing facility has fueled another Fregat stage. This upper stage for the medium-lift Soyuz launcher will be used for the May 24 flight from French Guiana with two Eu
Paris, France (SPX) May 20, 2016 - Airbus Defence and Space, the world's second largest space company, has started assembling the European Service Module (ESM), a key element of NASA's next-generation Orion spacecraft that will trans
