Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 25, 2013 - In December 2013, China will launch its first mission to soft-land on the surface of the Moon. The Chang'e-3 spacecraft will carry a robotic rover to the surface of the Moon, and also perform experi
Houston (UPI) Oct 24, 2013 - Astronauts spending as little as 2 weeks in space may experience profound changes in eye structure and gene expression, U.S. researchers report.
Paris (ESA) Oct 24, 2013 - Yesterday, the decision was taken to postpone the launch of ESA's Gaia mission after a technical issue was identified in another satellite already in orbit. Gaia shares some of the components
New Delhi, India (SPX) Oct 24, 2013 - There is a view that the recent China's attempt to capture a satellite in space by using mechanical arm actually demonstrates their capability to develop counter-space technologies. This article att
Dulles VA (SPX) Oct 24, 2013 - Orbital Sciences reports that its Cygnus cargo logistics spacecraft reentered Earth's atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean east of New Zealand at approximately 2:15 p.m. (EDT). Cygnus unberthed from th
Paris (UPI) Oct 23, 2013 - The European Space Agency says it will delay the launch of a galaxy-mapping spacecraft due to a technical issue with some on-board components.
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Oct 23, 2013 - The takeoff of the Russian Proton-M launch vehicle with the US communication satellite Sirius FM-6 may be put off until October at the request of the US side,according to the Interfax citing a sourc
Washington (AFP) Oct 23, 2013 - Seeking to cash in on the space tourism boom, a US firm is offering rides in a helium balloon 30 kilometers (20 miles) up to gaze down on Earth.
White Sands Missile Range NM (SPX) Oct 23, 2013 - NASA successfully launched a Black Brant IX sounding rocket at 2 p.m. EDT from the White Sands Missile Range, N.M., carrying instrumentation to support the calibration of the EUV Variability Experim
Bethesda MD (SPX) Oct 23, 2013 - One would think that spacecraft assembly, integration and test (AI and T) is a well known process, designed and executed very efficiently by professionals after a significant amount of planning and
Hampton VA (SPX) Oct 23, 2013 - The design and fabrication of critical flight hardware that will be used to keep NASA's Orion spacecraft safe during launch was recently completed at Janicki Industries in Hamilton, Wash. The hardwa
Washington (AFP) Oct 22, 2013 - A privately-operated unmanned cargo ship built by Orbital Sciences Corporation left the International Space Station on Tuesday after its first successful demonstration mission, NASA said.
Paris (UPI) Oct 22, 2013 - The European Space Agency says volunteer pillownauts completed a test of 21 days in bed with their feet up, all in the interest of spaceflight and science.
Addis Ababa (AFP) Oct 22, 2013 - Ethiopia unveiled Friday the first phase of a space exploration programme, which includes East Africa's largest observatory designed to promote astronomy research in the region.
Pasadena, Calif. (UPI) Oct 22, 2013 - NASA says new strategies will be needed to manage the ever-increasing flow of large and complex data streams from the agency's many space missions.
Boston MA (SPX) Oct 22, 2013 - On Oct. 30, 2007, astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery set out on a routine mission: installing two solar panels on the truss, or backbone, of the International Space Station. While the fir
