Bethesda MD (SPX) Mar 29, 2016 - Last month, the President submitted his final budget requests to Congress for Fiscal Year 2017. The unclassified space-related funding requests that impact U.S. space activities in exploration, comm
Palo Alto CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2016 - Space Systems Loral (SSL) has announced that it was selected to provide a high power all-electric satellite to Eutelsat, one of the world's leading satellite operators. The satellite will principall
Tempe AZ (SPX) Mar 29, 2016 - Principal Investigator Lindy Elkins-Tanton and Deputy Principal Investigator Ariel Anbar of ASU's School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) will lead the development and evaluation teams for this
Washington (Sputnik) Mar 28, 2016 - United Launch Alliance (ULA) has completed preliminary design review (PDR) for a launch vehicle dubbed the Vulcan Centaur, ULA President Tory Bruno said in a press release on Thursday. In 2014
New Orleans, LA (SPX) Mar 28, 2016 - A liquid oxygen tank confidence article for NASA's new rocket, the Space Launch System, completes final welding on the Vertical Assembly Center at Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. Thi
Washington (AFP) March 26, 2016 - An unmanned cargo ship packed with science experiment materials plus food, water and clothes successfully docked at the International Space Station on Saturday, NASA partner Orbital ATK said.
Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 25, 2016 - The European Space Agency (ESA) has devised a new system to study the effects of space travel on the human mind and body, and this involves sending a doctor to live in Antarctica for one year.
Paris (ESA) Mar 24, 2016 - Living in space is a wonderful experience but it can take its toll on an astronaut's body - half of astronauts return with weaker immune systems from the International Space Station. ESA astronaut a
Seoul (AFP) March 24, 2016 - North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has claimed an historic advance in the country's nuclear strike capability with the successful test of a solid-fuel rocket engine, state media said Thursday.
Seoul (AFP) March 24, 2016 - North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un hailed an historic advance in the country's nuclear strike capability, with the successful test of a solid-fuel rocket engine, state media said Thursday.
Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 23, 2016 - Forget zero-calories, it's all about zero-gravity when it comes to the latest food revolution on Earth. British chef, Heston Blumenthal, well-known for his molecular gastronomy has teamed up with th
Dubai, UAE (SPX) Mar 23, 2016 - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. has received an order for H-IIA launch services from the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), for launch of the Emirates Mar
Beijing (XNA) Mar 23, 2016 - After an operational orbit of 1,630 days, China's first space lab Tiangong-1 terminated its data service, the manned space engineering office said Monday. The functions of the space laboratory
Shanghai (AFP) March 23, 2016 - China's insurance regulator is opposed to multi-billion dollar bids by financial conglomerate Anbang for Starwood Hotels and a stable of properties owned by hedge fund Blackstone, according to respected business magazine Caixin.
Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Mar 22, 2016 - More than 25% of the people on the national US waiting list for a heart will die before receiving one. Despite this discouraging figure, heart transplants are still on the rise. There just hasn't be
Washington (AFP) March 22, 2016 - NASA partner Orbital ATK launched its unmanned Cygnus cargo ship to the International Space Station on Tuesday, a resupply mission that will include an unprecedented fire experiment after the craft leaves the orbiting outpost. The unmanned spacecraft blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket at 11:05 pm (0305 GMT Wednesday), the start of a 30-minute launch window.
