Washington DC (SPX) Jan 21, 2014 - Engineers testing the parachute system for NASA's Orion spacecraft increased the complexity of their tests Thursday, Jan. 16, adding the jettison of hardware designed to keep the capsule safe during
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Jan 20, 2014 - China confirmed conducting a test flight of a new hypersonic missile delivery vehicle capable of delivering nuclear warheads with record breaking speeds. The move is purely scientific and not target
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 20, 2014 - On January 13, NASA and the U.S. Department of Education marked the successful completion of a pilot program designed to engage more students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 19, 2014 - Several companies, working closely with NASA, ended 2013 with an impressive string of achievements to build on in 2014 as the American aerospace industry continues to develop and demonstrate commerc
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Jan 19, 2014 - China has successfully tested its first hypersonic missile delivery vehicle capable of penetrating US missile defense system and delivering nuclear warheads with record breaking speeds, Pentagon off
Stennis Space Center MS (SPX) Jan 19, 2014 - Activity is growing in the A Test Complex at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi as the agency prepares to take a giant step forward in its return to deep space. Early in 2014, attentio
Pasadena, CA (SPX) Jan 19, 2014 - The FY2014 Omnibus spending bill, now before the U.S. Congress, once again rejects cuts to NASA's Planetary Science Division that were sought by the White House. The Planetary Society commends Congr
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jan 19, 2014 - Arianespace has announced the timeframe for its initial three missions this year - covering two Ariane 5 liftoffs and one Soyuz flight - that will kick off the company's busy 2014 launch manifest.
Rome, Italy (SPX) Jan 19, 2014 - During his traditional New Year's address, which took place in Rome on January 14, Stephane Israel, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, reaffirmed his confidence in the very productive collaboration be
Bethesda, MD (SPX) Jan 17, 2014 - Virgin Galactic's adventure into space tourism moves closer to operational flight status. Just last week the second stage of its two-stage suborbital vehicle, SpaceShipTwo, reached its highest altit
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jan 17, 2014 - NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-L (TDRS-L) is scheduled to launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket Thursday, Jan. 23, from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force St
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 17, 2014 - The Commercial Spaceflight Federation thanks the Members of the House of Representatives for the passage of H.R. 3547. The bill provides critical funding for NASA's Commercial Crew Program and exten
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jan 17, 2014 - When it comes to scientific probes exploring the far reaches of our solar system, the rules could be changing. The human spaceflight community joined the space science community Jan. 13-14 at the Ou
Washington (AFP) Jan 16, 2014 - China for the first time has tested a hypersonic missile vehicle designed to travel several times the speed of sound, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
Seattle, WA (SPX) Jan 15, 2014 - Spaceflight and NanoRacks have announced that multiple CubeSats are en route to the International Space Station on the Orbital Sciences Cygnus Orb-1 Mission made possible by close cooperation betwee
Beijing (XNA) Jan 15, 2014 - If everything goes well, the first private astronauts from China may journey to space before the end of the year. The Netherlands-based space tourism firm Space Expedition Corporation, or SXC, has s
