Beijing (Sputnik) Apr 15, 2016 - China has completed the assembly and started testing its Tiangong-2 space laboratory, local media said on Tuesday. With assembly complete on Monday, experts began adjusting mechanisms and test
Huntsville AL (SPX) Apr 14, 2016 - Scientists at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) are set to use computer models to investigate the results of experimental testing at NASA'S Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville to
Colorado Springs CO (Sputnik) Apr 14, 2016 - The decision of China and India to work together on a joint system of satellites would allow the members of BRICS to be more independent and implement more complex engineering projects in space with
Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 14, 2016 - The Russian space industry is working on the creation of new rocket engines for advanced launch vehicles, Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos head Igor Komarov said Tuesday. The Russian-bu
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Apr 14, 2016 - The astronauts of the International Space Station welcomed the arrival of what we call the Bigelow Bungalow, officially known as the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) on April 10. If
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2016 - It was heartening to see President Obama's tweet to congratulate Spacex on that picture perfect first stage touchdown on their of course I still love you drone ship in the Atlantic last week, hera
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Apr 14, 2016 - Five years in, NASA's Commercial Crew Program is at the doorstep of launch for a new generation of spacecraft and launch vehicles that will take astronauts to the International Space Station, enhanc
Houston TX (SPX) Apr 13, 2016 - The first human-rated expandable structure that may help inform the design of deep space habitats is set to be installed to the International Space Station Saturday, April 16. NASA Television covera
Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Apr 13, 2016 - Bigelow Aerospace (BA) and United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced they are partnering to develop and deploy habitable volumes in Low Earth orbit (LEO). The volumes will be based on the Bigelow Aeros
Huntsville AL (SPX) Apr 13, 2016 - Testing has started at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, on a concept for a potentially revolutionary propulsion system that could send spacecraft to the edge of our solar
Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 13, 2016 - United Launch Alliance (ULA) will likely announce the cause of premature booster shutdown in a March 22 launch of the Cygnus spacecraft, which uses the Russian-made RD-180 rocket engine, in a week,
Dulles VA (SPX) Apr 12, 2016 - Orbital ATK reports it has been selected by NASA as the prime contractor for the NASA Sounding Rockets Operations Contract III (NSROC III) program. The award is a one-year base contract with four on
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Apr 12, 2016 - The European launch company PLD Space has been awarded by the Spanish Government with a $1.56M propulsion project called TEPREL. TEPREL (Spanish Reusable Propulsion Technologies for Launchers) will
Singapore (AFP) April 12, 2016 - US-based cruise liner Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCL) is on track to venture into China next year with a ship tailor-made for the Chinese market, a company official said Tuesday.
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 12, 2016 - NASA has selected 13 proposals through NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC), a program that invests in transformative architectures through the development of pioneering technologies. Amon
Huntsville AL (SPX) Apr 12, 2016 - Ratana Meekham, a Qualis Corp. engineering technician at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, helps install approximately 5 miles of cable on a half-ring structure being used
