Washington DC (SPX) Nov 27, 2014 - The processing of Orion and its United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket remains on course for a launch Thursday, Dec. 4, on the first flight test of the spacecraft design. Working at Spac
Washington (UPI) Nov 27, 2014 - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are celebrating Thanksgiving with traditional foods, irradiated, thermostabilized and freeze-dried to perfection.
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 26, 2014 - As we move closer to the highly anticipated first ever test flight of the Orion spacecraft, there's an aerospace company which would be keeping its fingers tightly crossed during this nail-biting mo
Gainesville, Fla. (UPI) Nov 26, 2014 - It sounded like an immature April Fool's joke, but it wasn't. NASA really did want researchers at the University of Florida to figure out a way to turn human excrement into rocket fuel. So Pratap Pullammanappallil and his colleagues complied.
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 26, 2014 - On Oct 15, Melanie Saunders, Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Associate Director welcomed the executive board of GRoK Technologies for a facility tour. The capstone event included a ceremony where Saund
Moscow, Russia (Sputnik) Nov 25, 2014 - The satellite was launched into orbit at 2:37 p.m. local time Friday (06:37 GMT) from China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, the news agency reported. Kuaizhou II, also known as Speedy Vehic
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 25, 2014 - The supply of Russian-made rocket engines used to send US military satellites into space has not experienced any disruptions despite tense relations between the two countries, a US Air Force spokesp
Boulder CO (SPX) Nov 25, 2014 - Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. is providing the phased array antennas and flight test cameras to prime contractor Lockheed Martin for Orion's Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1), which is an un
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 24, 2014 - Now that the Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft has successfully transported three people to the International Space Station, the space station has an espresso machine.
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (SPX) Nov 24, 2014 - The Soyuz TMA-15M launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station at 4:01 p.m. EST (3:01 a.m. on Nov. 24 Baikonur time). Terry Virts of NASA, Anton Shkaplerov
Moscow (AFP) Nov 24, 2014 - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Italy's first female astronaut has safely docked with the International Space Station, NASA said.
Moscow (AFP) Nov 23, 2014 - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Italy's first female astronaut safely blasted off Sunday to begin its journey to the International Space Station.
Hawthorne, Calif. (UPI) Nov 22, 2014 - On Saturday, Elon Musk announced via Twitter his company SpaceX is testing 'drone ships' and new rocket fins he refers to as 'x-wing config.'
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 21, 2014 - NASA has selected eight teams from middle and high schools across the country to participate in the 2014-2015 NASA Student Launch Challenge, April 7-12, organized by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Cen
Jiuquan, China (XNA) Nov 21, 2014 - China sent the Yaogan-24 remote sensing satellite into a scheduled orbit at 3:12 p.m. on Thursday from the Jiuquan satellite launch center. Yaogan satellites will mainly be used for scientific
Paris (AFP) Nov 21, 2014 - Europe's first-ever space plane will be launched on February 11 next year, rocket firm Arianespace said Friday after a three-month delay to fine-tune the mission flight plan.
