Miami (AFP) Sept 5, 2017 - NASA announced the winner Tuesday of a contest to send a message to the Voyager spacecraft which launched 40 years ago on a historic mission to explore the outer planets.
Los Angeles (AFP) Sept 8, 2016 - It launched with a five-year mission to boldly go where no man has gone before, but half a century on Star Trek has become a visionary blueprint of humanity at its very best.
Washington (AFP) Sept 17, 2024 - The commander of the daring space voyage that included the first-ever spacewalk by private astronauts described opening the hatch into the void as an emotional experience that left him in awe, yet deeply aware of the dangers.
Moscow (AFP) Sept 18, 2014 - A spaceship designer who worked on Yury Gagarin's Vostok spaceship and was the last to shake his hand before liftoff, Oleg Ivanovsky, died on Thursday at 92, the Russian space agency said.
Moscow (AFP) Sept 25, 2010 - The Soyuz spacecraft carrying US astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Mikhail Kornienko undocked Saturday from the International Space Station after an initial failure, Russian mission control center said.
Paris (AFP) Sept 5, 2024 - A spacecraft carrying European and Japanese probes passed closer to Mercury than originally planned overnight after thruster problems delayed the mission to study the little-known, Sun-scorched planet.
Washington (AFP) Sept 13, 2021 - A few minutes of weightlessness, or a few days. A short hop above the Earth's atmosphere, or a journey to the Moon and back... the era of space tourism is upon us, and - for those who can pay - it comes with many options.
Hyderabad, India (AFP) Sept 24, 2007 - Global space scientists gathered here Monday heard a call from India to join forces to push the boundaries of technology further and tap the resources of the universe.
Hyderabad, India (AFP) Sept 26, 2007 - Partners in the international space station are arguing about when to shut it even though the orbital platform, billed as the most successful joint space endeavour, is not fully assembled.
Houston, Texas (AFP) Sept 12, 2009 - The Discovery astronauts found sunny skies in California on Friday as they descended to a weather-delayed landing at Edwards Air Force Base to end a demanding two-week mission to the International Space Station.
Paris (AFP) Sept 27, 2012 - The undocking of a supply craft from the International Space Station (ISS) will take place Friday after a three-day delay, the European Space Agency (ESA) said.
Washington (AFP) Sept 12, 2011 - The US space agency is offering schools and universities a special deal on astronaut cuisine and heat tiles from the now extinct space shuttles, just over 20 dollars a pack, NASA said Monday.
Washington (AFP) Sept 25, 2008 - Mankind's very survival depends on the future exploration of space, said NASA chief Michael Griffin in an interview with AFP marking the 50th anniversary of the US space agency.
Washington (AFP) Sept 12, 2014 - SpaceX's next unmanned cargo trip to restock supplies at the International Space Station is scheduled for September 20, the US space agency said Friday.
Washington (AFP) Sept 8, 2023 - SpaceX's Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, must remain grounded while Elon Musk's company completes dozens of corrective actions to prevent a repeat of the spectacular explosion that marred its first orbital test flight, regulators said Friday.
Kennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Sept 15, 2021 - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying four space tourists blasted off Wednesday night from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the first mission to orbit the globe with an all-civilian crew.
