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.
Beijing (XNA) Nov 11, 2014 - China on Monday published photos of the Earth and Moon together taken by the orbiting service module of the country's returned unmanned lunar orbiter. The photos were taken Sunday by the servi
New York (AFP) Nov 11, 2014 - Ever-growing Google now has an airport to its name: the Internet giant has signed a 60-year lease to run a NASA airbase that comes with massive hangars for dirigibles.
San Francisco (AFP) Nov 11, 2014 - High-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk confirmed that he is working on a web of small, low-cost satellites that could provide wireless Internet around the world.
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) Nov 11, 2014 - NASA's Orion spacecraft was supposed to be already situated atop the rocket that will carry it into low Earth orbit next month, but poor weather conditions prevented engineers from executing the six-hour haul to its launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Dulles VA (SPX) Nov 11, 2014 - Orbital Sciences has announced comprehensive plans to fulfill its contract commitments under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) program as well as to accelerate an upgrade of the Antares medi
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 10, 2014 - A NASA sounding rocket experiment has detected a surprising surplus of infrared light in the dark space between galaxies, a diffuse cosmic glow as bright as all known galaxies combined. The glow is
San Francisco (AFP) Nov 10, 2014 - High-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has reportedly added global Internet access from satellites to his vision of a future alongside sporty electric cars and private space exploration.
Astana, Kazakhstan (UPI) Nov 10, 2014 - NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman returned to Earth Sunday night after nearly six months aboard the International Space Station. He and his Expedition 41 companions, Russian Maxim Suraev and German Alexander Gerst, touched down safely in Kazakhstan at 10:58 p.m. EST (Monday morning in Kazakhstan).
Washington (AFP) Nov 10, 2014 - A three-man multinational crew of astronauts returned to Earth Monday aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, after spending 165 days working together at the International Space Station, NASA said.
Berkeley CA (SPX) Nov 10, 2014 - Does synthetic biology hold the key to manned space exploration of the Moon and Mars? Berkeley Lab researchers have used synthetic biology to produce an inexpensive and reliable microbial-based alte
Beijing (XNA) Nov 10, 2014 - China Aerospace Science and Technology announced Thursday that it would put a selection of the latest space achievements, including the Mars probe, on display at an upcoming air show. The bien
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) Nov 10, 2014 - Orion is the spacecraft that NASA hopes will eventually deliver a team of astronauts to Mars. But first it needs to be tested - to ensure the crew modules and heat shield will withstand the stresses of future missions.
Paris (ESA) Nov 10, 2014 - ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst has spent almost six months on the International Space Station running experiments and maintaining the weightless research outpost with his crewmates. After landing in
