
Rocket tips over after SpaceX recycle attempt
Miami (AFP) April 14, 2015 - SpaceX's latest attempt at recycling its Falcon 9 rocket by landing it upright on an ocean platform failed Tuesday, after a successful launch of its cargo mission to space.
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Miami (AFP) April 14, 2015 - SpaceX's latest attempt at recycling its Falcon 9 rocket by landing it upright on an ocean platform failed Tuesday, after a successful launch of its cargo mission to space.
Apr 14, 2015

Bethesda, Md. (UPI) Apr 14, 2015 - United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, on Monday announced plans to replace its current military space rocket models with a new design featuring a cost-cutting reusable engine.
Apr 14, 2015

Montreal (AFP) April 14, 2015 - Astronaut Chris Hadfield is taking music to intergalactic heights with the first album written and recorded in space.
Apr 14, 2015

Miami (AFP) April 13, 2015 - The risk of lightning postponed Monday's planned launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, carrying a load of food and supplies for the International Space Station.
Apr 13, 2015

Washington DC (SPX) Apr 12, 2015 - NASA has selected three proposals to develop and manufacture ultra-lightweight (ULW) materials for future aerospace vehicles and structures. The proposals will mature advanced technologies that will
Apr 12, 2015

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2015 - Space is always on the mind of a veteran NASA astronaut Brian Duffy. The key figure in an aerospace company Orbital ATK and a Space Shuttle commander is extremely keen on flying to space again. The
Apr 10, 2015

Huntsville AL (SPX) Apr 10, 2015 - Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, unboxed some special cargo from the International Space Station on April 6: the first items manufactured in space with a 3-D
Apr 10, 2015

Rockville, MD (SPX) Apr 10, 2015 - Lockheed Martin (LMT) will plan, process and pack a steady supply of cargo for the International Space Station (ISS)-ranging from science hardware to food and the crew's personal items-under an exte
Apr 10, 2015

Houston TX (SPX) Apr 09, 2015 - Although it is arguable as to whether plants have all five human senses - sight, scent, hearing, taste and touch - they do have a unique sense of gravity, which is being tested in space. Researchers
Apr 9, 2015

Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Apr 08, 2015 - The build-up of Ariane 5's dual-passenger configuration is underway at French Guiana, where this mission's upper satellite is now encapsulated in the launcher's payload fairing. During activit
Apr 8, 2015

Huntsville AL (SPX) Apr 08, 2015 - When NASA's new Space Launch System (SLS) launches on its first flight, it will be doing some serious multi-tasking. Not only will Exploration Mission-1 test the performance of SLS and its integrati
Apr 8, 2015

Moffett Field CA (SPX) Apr 08, 2015 - Training an astronaut is no easy task. Astronauts go through years of rigorous technical, health and safety training to learn simple and complex tasks for a typical four to six month mission. They d
Apr 8, 2015

Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 08, 2015 - Seven of the launches will take place from the Baikonur space launch facility in Kazakhstan with various payloads and the remaining two, which are for Russian military purposes, will be launched fro
Apr 8, 2015

Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 08, 2015 - NASA announced it will partner with a variety of companies in new attempts to create more advanced space technology - including a new engine that could get humans to Mars in less than 40 days.
Apr 8, 2015

New York NY (SPX) Apr 07, 2015 - Air Scrubber Plus with ActivePure technology is the only IAQ product featured in this year's Spinoff magazine, a publication of NASA. ActivePure is the only technology of its kind designated by the
Apr 7, 2015

Huntsville AL (SPX) Apr 07, 2015 - A new NASA-designed information system will drive discoveries as scientists and researchers devise future investigations to be conducted aboard the International Space Station. Specialists at
Apr 7, 2015