Paris (ESA) Jul 25, 2014 - ESA's fifth Automated Transfer Vehicle is now scheduled for launch to the International Space Station at 23:44 GMT on 29 July (01:44 CEST 30 July) on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe's Spaceport in Ko
Beijing (XNA) Jul 25, 2014 - China will launch Gaofen-2, a high-definition Earth observation satellite, to space this year, according to the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 25, 2014 - The unpiloted ISS Progress 56 resupply spacecraft, packed with nearly three tons of cargo for the Expedition 40 crew, launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 5:44 p.m. EDT Wednesday (3:44 a.m. Thur
Sparks NV (SPX) Jul 25, 2014 - Sierra Nevada has announced it has successfully passed Milestone 9, the Risk Reduction and Technology Readiness Level (TRL) Advancement Testing milestone, for several critical Dream Chaser systems u
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 25, 2014 - Spacecraft and rocket development is on pace this summer for NASA's aerospace industry partners for the agency's Commercial Crew Program as they progress through systems testing, review boards and q
Beijing (XNA) Jul 25, 2014 - The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) has signed an agreement with Venezuela for in-orbit delivery of a second remote sensing satellite for the country, the company said on T
Moscow (AFP) July 24, 2014 - Several geckos are at risk of a rude return to earth after Russia lost control of a research satellite testing the effect of weightlessness on the small lizards' sex lives.
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 24, 2014 - In 2012, the Voyager mission team announced that the Voyager 1 spacecraft had passed into interstellar space, traveling further from Earth than any other manmade object. But, in the nearly two years
Hawthorne CA (SPX) Jul 24, 2014 - Following last week's successful launch of six ORBCOMM satellites, the Falcon 9 rocket's first stage reentered Earth's atmosphere and soft landed in the Atlantic Ocean. This test confirms that the F
Chicago IL (SPX) Jul 24, 2014 - Creating an economic zone of influence that encompasses our solar system will be the single most difficult endeavor the human race has ever attempted. The biggest hurdle isn't even the engineering;
Moscow (AFP) July 24, 2014 - A cargo craft successfully docked with the International Space Station, the Russian space agency Roskosmos said Thursday.
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 23, 2014 - The first humans who will step foot on Mars are walking the Earth today. It was 45 years ago that Neil Armstrong took the small step onto the surface of the moon that changed the course of history.
Beijing (XNA) Jul 23, 2014 - Ailing Chinese moon rover Yutu, or Jade Rabbit, might have been damaged by knocking against rocks on a lunar surface that is more complicated than expected, its designer has said. Yutu, Chin
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 23, 2014 - The International Space Station's Expedition 40 crew tackled physics and medical research Tuesday, as a new Russian resupply spacecraft rolled out for Wednesday's launch to the orbiting complex. Mea
Sacramento CA (SPX) Jul 22, 2014 - Aerojet Rocketdyne has successfully completed a hot-fire test on its flight-representative 1 Newton (1N) thruster at our specially designated green propellant facility in Redmond, Washington.
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 22, 2014 - A 170-foot powerhouse - the Vertical Assembly Center (VAC) - is near completion and will soon be ready to build the core stage of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS). SLS will be the most powerful ro
