Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 11, 2015 - The current record-holder for the longest total time in space, Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, has welcomed a plan to improve the space menu with cheeseburgers. The Russian Roscosmos space
Sparks NV (SPX) Oct 09, 2015 - In anticipation of a second phase of flight testing, Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Space Systems has announced significant updates to two Dream Chaser spacecraft currently in development.
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 09, 2015 - NASA is unveiling a new opportunity for start-up companies to license patented NASA technology with no up-front payment. The Startup NASA initiative addresses two common problems start-ups face: rai
Tempe AZ (SPX) Oct 09, 2015 - You'd be hard-pressed to find a seasoned businessman or woman who hasn't sat through a mid-morning meeting, oblivious to the decisions being made or plans being hatched. Often, that out-to-lunch inc
Paris (ESA) Oct 09, 2015 - How astronauts adapt to the stresses of living in space is helping researchers to pinpoint the causes of common disorders on Earth. From the brain's point of view, living in space is very stressful.
Cleveland OH (SPX) Oct 08, 2015 - The global innovation firm NineSigma announced two Innovation Challenges they will run for NASA Tournament Lab; the Space Suit Textile Testing Challenge in collaboration with the Advanced Space Suit
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Oct 08, 2015 - The Arabsat-6B and GSAT-15 telecommunications satellites are now in French Guiana - setting the stage for Arianespace's next heavy-lift mission, which is scheduled for an early November liftoff.
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 08, 2015 - Astronauts venturing beyond the controlled environment of a spacecraft require protection from the harsh conditions in space. They get that protection from a space suit, which is a multilayer garmen
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 08, 2015 - Lockheed Martin technicians lift the Orion Crew Module Adapter Structural Test Article at NASA Glenn Research Center's Plum Brook Station. The adapter will connect Orion's crew module to a ser
Vienna, Austria (SPX) Oct 08, 2015 - Flying cars, hoverboards and video chat - a very futuristic vision for the year 2015 was presented in the movie Back to the Future Part II, released in 1989. Now, shortly before Back to the Futur
Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 08, 2015 - Russia's United Engine Corporation plans to start work on the development of advanced aircraft and rocket engines. Russia's United Engine Corporation (UEC) plans to start work on the developme
Beijing (XNA) Oct 08, 2015 - As Space film The Martian topped North American box office last weekend and is set to rule internationally in coming weeks, a thought-provoking plot at the end of the Hollywood blockbuster bespeak
Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 06, 2015 - Russia's Military Academy of Strategic Missile Forces accomplished the task of developing a power plant for a plane that allows it to alternate between the airbreathing regime during a flight in the
Edwards AFV CA (SPX) Oct 06, 2015 - Dr. David E. Walker visited the Air Force Research Laboratory facilities here at Edwards Sept. 23. Walker is a member of the Senior Executive Service and is responsible for all Science and Tec
Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 06, 2015 - The propulsion subsystem for NASA's Green Propellant Infusion Mission has been integrated onto the spacecraft, moving the mission another major step toward scheduled launch in 2016. GPIM prime
Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 06, 2015 - Planetary Science Institute researchers are working on three of five Discovery missions selected for further consideration by NASA. One or two of the missions will be selected for flight opportuniti
