Miami (AFP) Jan 15, 2016 - The discovery of water in a US astronaut's helmet brought an early end Friday to the first ever galactic walkabout by his British colleague, astronaut Tim Peake, NASA said.
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 15, 2016 - NASA has awarded three cargo contracts to ensure the critical science, research and technology demonstrations that are informing the agency's journey to Mars are delivered to the International Space
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 15, 2016 - A dart-shaped test vehicle descended from the skies above the Arizona desert under Orion's parachutes Wednesday, Jan. 13, successfully completing the final development test of the parachute system.
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 15, 2016 - NASA is on a Journey to Mars and a new consensus is emerging around our plan, vision and timetable for sending American astronauts to the Red Planet in the 2030s. Our strategy calls for working with
Beijing (AFP) Jan 15, 2016 - China will launch a mission to land on the far side of the moon in two years' time, state media reported, in what will be a first for humanity.
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 15, 2016 - Russian Roscosmos state corporation announced in a statement Thursday the start of preparations to the launch of Soyuz-FG carrier rocket from the Baikonur space center, which will put into orbit the
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2016 - China will carry out on Friday, Jan. 15 its first orbital mission this year, sending a Belarusian telecommunications satellite into space. The Belintersat-1 spacecraft will be lofted into orbit by a
Sacramento CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2016 - Aerojet Rocketdyne has entered a public-private partnership with NASA to mature the development of an MPS-130 CubeSat propulsion system using a green propellant, known as AF-M315E. Once fully
McLean VA (SPX) Jan 13, 2016 - NASA awarded Science Applications International Corp. a $485 million contract to provide all services necessary to operate the NASA Enterprise Applications Competency Center (NEACC) located at Marsh
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2016 - China has announced its busy 2016 launch manifest, with more than 20 missions scheduled for this year. The country that conducted 19 successful space flights in 2015, intends to launch its Tiangong
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 12, 2016 - Just when you think you've seen it all, our eyes look to be victims of a low-gravity environments, too. According to new research published in the January 2016 issue of The FASEB Journal, two signif
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 12, 2016 - he crew of the International Space Station kicked off the new year with science investigations in to aging of human skin and how fabrics burn in space, both of which could have a significant impact
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jan 12, 2016 - A crane moves the first steel tier to be bolted into place on Jan. 6, for welding of a second new structural test stand at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama - critical to de
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jan 12, 2016 - Ariane 5 is on the move as launcher and payload preparations continue in French Guiana for Arianespace's first flight of 2016, which will orbit the initial EpicNG high-throughput satellite for globa
Miami (AFP) Jan 12, 2016 - The first-ever spacewalk on Friday for British astronaut Tim Peake will require a long journey outside the space station to replace a failed power unit while under cover of darkness, NASA said Tuesday.
Miami (AFP) Jan 11, 2016 - SpaceX will try again Sunday to land its Falcon 9 rocket on an ocean platform, one month after successfully returning the rocket's first stage to an upright landing on solid ground.
