Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 28, 2015 - Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka currently working on the International Space Station (ISS) has set a world record in combined flight duration, a space industry source told RIA Novosti early on Mon
Miami (AFP) June 28, 2015 - An unmanned SpaceX rocket exploded less than three minutes after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Sunday, in the first major disaster for the fast-charging company headed by Internet tycoon Elon Musk.
Los Alamitos CA (SPX) Jun 28, 2015 - NovaWurks and Spaceflight Services have announced a signed launch contract for a NovaWurks Payload Test Bed (PTB) mission planned for the third quarter of 2017. PTB-2, the second of the company's Pa
Washington DC (Sputnik) Jun 28, 2015 - US Senator John McCain is blowing a gasket over America's inability to find a suitable substitution for Russia's RD-180 engines, accusing his Republican fellows of playing into Moscow's hands, US jo
Brussels (XNA) Jun 28, 2015 - Increased collaboration between Belgium and China in the field of satellite technology can put both nations at the forefront of delivering vital information globally, according to State Secretary
Beijing (XNA) Jun 28, 2015 - China has included security of its activities and assets in outer space, on the international sea bed and in polar regions in a draft national security law, the latest move to improve the legal fram
Miami (AFP) June 27, 2015 - Worms, lettuce and a massive parking station for future spaceships are aboard SpaceX's unmanned Dragon cargo capsule, poised for a Sunday launch.
Beijing (XNA) Jun 25, 2015 - Chinese space experts have developed the world's most sensitive eye that enables the autonomous rendezvous and docking of two spacecraft - flying eight times faster than bullets - more efficiently
Moscow, Russia (Sputnik) Jun 25, 2015 - The Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos confirmed that a glitch in the work of an on-board computer in the US segment of the International Space Station (ISS) was eliminated, the agency's spokesm
Kent, UK (SPX) Jun 25, 2015 - Space tourism is fast becoming the new frontier in the transportation business. Driven by profit-making private venture capital, the push to offer customers some direct or indirect experience with s
Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Jun 25, 2015 - A laser-powered wafer-thin spacecraft capable of reaching Alpha Centauri in 20 years may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but it's not. And while such a launch isn't imminent, the possibilit
Paris (SPX) Jun 25, 2015 - Seven students from the Russellville City Schools of Russellville, Ala., won first place in the International Rocketry Challenge at the 2015 Paris Air Show on June 19. The U.S. team, sponsored by Ra
Ponta Delgada, Portugal (AFP) June 24, 2015 - No longer a pipe dream for nature lovers on a budget, travel to the Azores' lush forests, lakes, volcanic craters and whale-watching spots has been given a major boost by the debut of low-cost airlines in March.
Paris (ESA) Jun 22, 2015 - The February flight of ESA's Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle is yielding invaluable insights and results for future reentry craft. The spaceplane, being displayed this week at the Paris Air and Sp
Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 22, 2015 - The Vostochny Cosmodrome under construction in Russia has received its first telemetry signals from the International Space Station, a spokesman from the Russian Space System company told RIA Novost
Ashburn VA (SPX) Jun 22, 2015 - Curtiss-Wright Corporation reports that the Dublin-based operation of its Defense Solutions division received a contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to supply the Payload Data Router (PLDR)
