Washington (AFP) Dec 09, 2013 - Facebook unveiled plans Monday on a partnership with New York University for a new center for artificial intelligence, aimed at harnessing the huge social network's massive trove of data.
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (Voice of Russia) Dec 09, 2013 - A Russian Proton-M rocket and a Breeze-M upper stage have successfully guided a fresh telecoms satellite into sub-orbit on Sunday. The spacecraft and the upper-stage rocket have detached from the t
Hampton VA (SPX) Dec 08, 2013 - NASA engineers and contractors have successfully completed the Orion Launch Abort System (LAS) tower, marking a milestone that puts NASA one step closer to sending Orion 3,600 miles into space on th
Greenbelt, Md. (UPI) Dec 08, 2013 - NASA says three of its space instruments hit the trifecta Wednesday, operating on the same day at the moon, on Mars and en route to Mars.
Moscow (UPI) Dec 08, 2013 - A new crew of astronauts, two Russians and one American, will travel to the International Space Station in March, officials said.
Beijing (AFP) Dec 06, 2013 - China's first lunar rover entered the moon's orbit on Friday, state media reported, a key step towards the vessel's planned landing later this month.
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 06, 2013 - Arianespace Chairman and CEO Stephane Israel focused on the U.S. space sector during a speech at the Washington Space Business Roundtable (WSBR), outlining the company's continued innovation and pro
Beijing (XNA) Dec 06, 2013 - Experts have called for an insurance plan to cover damage caused by space launches and re-entries after two houses were damaged by rocket wreckage in Hunan province on Monday. The wreckage of the Lo
Huntsville AL (SPX) Dec 06, 2013 - NASA commercial crew partner Blue Origin of Kent, Wash., announced it has tested a new, hydrogen- and oxygen-fueled engine designed to lift the company's crewed Space Vehicle on future missions out
Beijing (AFP) Dec 05, 2013 - As many as 300 million Chinese are potential visitors to France, French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said Thursday as he arrived in Beijing for a five-day visit focused on trade.
Istanbul (XNA) Dec 05, 2013 - Turkey is keen on space cooperation with China, especially in lunar missions and outer space exploration, scientists said here on Wednesday after China's launching of lunar probe Chang'e-3. Th
Washington (AFP) Dec 05, 2013 - The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation Thursday aimed at curbing patent lawsuits, responding to industry complaints about a flood of frivolous litigation.
Huntsville AL (SPX) Dec 04, 2013 - NASA is debuting a new engineering design challenge to engage students worldwide in the next phase of human space exploration. The NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge is a more complex follow-on
Washington (AFP) Dec 04, 2013 - After two delays, private US company SpaceX on Tuesday successfully launched its first commercial satellite, after repairs were made to the Falcon 9 rocket.
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Dec 03, 2013 - Russia has presented a new humanlike robot, which may be delivered to the International Space Station to perform 90 percent of risky operations in open space instead of cosmonauts. The SAR- 40
Cleveland OH (SPX) Dec 03, 2013 - If trash disposal and recycling on Earth are challenging, imagine what it's like managing waste on the International Space Station. So NASA is looking at ways to reduce and repurpose trash generated
