Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 10, 2016 - NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) checked off a number of key accomplishments in 2015. These advancements pushed the technological envelope, not only for use near Earth, but also to
Beijing (XNA) Jan 10, 2016 - China will conduct more than 20 space missions this year, including a manned one and the maiden flights of two rockets, according to the nation's major space contractor. China Aerospace Scienc
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jan 08, 2016 - This year, engineers will make important progress developing and testing the Orion spacecraft that will send astronauts to deep space destinations on the journey to Mars. NASA will mark critical ste
Lompoc, Calif. (UPI) Jan 8, 2016 - SpaceX is launching another satellite in less than two weeks, which gives the aerospace company another chance to show off its reusable Falcon 9 rocket.
Kunming, China (XNA) Jan 07, 2016 - A robotic 70 cm telescope built jointly by China and Thailand has been put into operation in southwest China's Yunnan Province, a local scientist said Wednesday. The telescope, which was insta
London (XNA) Jan 07, 2016 - China's Belt and Road Initiative is an idea that has caught the imagination of the world, said Inmarsat's CEO Rupert Pearce in a recent interview with Xinhua. The initiative offers the opportunity t
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 06, 2016 - Arianespace is targeting another busy year of activity in 2016 - continuing its launch services excellence by performing up to 11 missions utilizing Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega, while reinforcing its i
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 06, 2016 - Arianespace continues to confirm its operational and commercial leadership in the launch services market. In 2016 it will be working closely with partners to accelerate the reorganization of the Eur
Miami (AFP) Jan 5, 2016 - Tim Peake, the first British astronaut to travel to the International Space Station, is poised to embark on his first spacewalk January 15, global space agencies announced Tuesday.
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 04, 2016 - The Russian Space Forces launched a total of 21 spacecraft from the country's two spaceports last year, the Russian Defense Ministry's press service announced Sunday. Wrapping up the last year
San Francisco (AFP) Jan 3, 2016 - From drones, cars and robots to jewelry, appliances and TVs, the new technology on display at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show promises to be smarter and friendlier than ever.
Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 31, 2015 - Russia's flight test commission has decided to complete testing Soyuz-2.1a and Soyuz-2.1b rockets and to hand the launch vehicles over for operation by the Defense Ministry and Russian state corpora
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 30, 2015 - In 2015, NASA explored the expanse of our solar system and beyond, and the complex processes of our home planet, while also advancing the technologies for our journey to Mars, and new aviation syste
Beijing (XNA) Dec 30, 2015 - China on Tuesday launched its most sophisticated observation satellite, Gaofen-4, as part of the country's high-definition (HD) earth observation project. Gaofen-4 was launched from the Xichan
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (Sputnik) Dec 30, 2015 - The Russian Proton-M carrier rocket with the Express-AMU1 communications satellite was launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, a representative of Russia's space agency Roscosmos told
Washington (UPI) Dec 30, 2015 - The newest omnibus spending bill ensures NASA will be funded for the next year, but some of the money comes with specific demands.
