Paris (AFP) Nov 20, 2014 - Ristretto or lungo? Not a question astronauts on the International Space Station normally have to contemplate, but that is about to change thanks to a new zero-gravity coffee machine being delivered this weekend.
Beijing (XNA) Nov 19, 2014 - China will always abide by international space law and is making great efforts to introduce its own laws in 2020, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Monday. Xu Dazhe, direc
Washington (UPI) Nov 18, 2014 - The International Space Station is now home to a 3-D printer, after NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore spent most of Monday unpacking and installing the machine. He and his colleagues will soon begin experimenting with additive manufacturing in microgravity.
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 18, 2014 - Airbus Defence and Space, the world's second space company, has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the development and construction of the service module for Orion, the futur
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 17, 2014 - In 2011, a report from a National Academy of Sciences' decadal survey emphasized the need to examine and understand the influences that sex and gender have on physiological and psychological or beha
Washington DC (XNA) Nov 17, 2014 - The recent crash of a Virgin Galactic passenger spaceship has done little to quell individuals' desire for space travel nor the interest of Chinese investors. The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 17, 2014 - NASA's industry partners continue to complete development milestones under agreements with the agency's Commercial Crew Program. The work performed by Blue Origin, Boeing, Sierra Nevada Corporation
Paris (ESA) Nov 14, 2014 - Europe's very first 3D printer in space is scheduled for installation aboard the ISS next year. Designed and built in Italy, it will be put to the test as part as ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforett
Cleveland OH (SPX) Nov 14, 2014 - Today's innovations in science and technology are being driven by new capabilities in additive manufacturing. Also known as 3-D printing, this approach is changing the speed, cost and flexibility of
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 13, 2014 - NASA's new Orion spacecraft now is at its launch pad after completing its penultimate journey in the early hours Wednesday. It arrived at Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 13, 2014 - NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Patricia Haslach, and U.S. Ambassador to the African Union (AU) Reuben Brigety, met this week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to discuss reso
Bangalore, India (IANS) Nov 12, 2014 - India will conduct an experimental test of its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mark 3 in mid-December, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chief K. Radhakrishnan said Tuesday.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 12, 2014 - Project ThunderStruck is the brainchild of Australian aerospace entrepreneur Robert Brand. The craft, code-named ThunderStruck is a small winged spacecraft able to re-enter the atmosphere from orbit
Los Angeles (AFP) Nov 12, 2014 - The surviving pilot of the Virgin Galactic spaceship that crashed last month unbuckled himself and was thrown free from the disintegrating craft, investigators said Wednesday.
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) Nov 12, 2014 - After plans to move Orion were nixed on Monday as a result of strong winds and lightning storms, the future of NASA's manned missions was relocated to its new home atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket at Space Launch Complex 37.
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 12, 2014 - After returning from space missions, some astronauts experience eye problems and changes to their vision. That's why the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) and the Center for
