Washington DC (SPX) Aug 23, 2013 - NASA partner Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) of Louisville, Colo., successfully completed a captive-carry test of the Dream Chaser spacecraft Thursday, Aug. 22, at the agency's Dryden Flight Researc
Yasny, Russia (Yonhap) Aug 23, 2013 - South Korea's new multipurpose satellite made contact with a ground station in the Asian country early Friday, confirming its successful deployment into its target orbit, officials in Yasny said.
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 23, 2013 - Two Russian cosmonauts on Thursday completed an almost six-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station and successfully returned on board the orbital outpost. According to Russia's
Washington (UPI) Aug 22, 2013 - NASA, the U.S. space agency, says it has issued new contracts to support its human flight programs, project engineering and research and development efforts.
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 22, 2013 - The National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) is soliciting for program proposals to establish a Center for Space Radiation Research (CSRR). The CSRR will build upon important discoveries
Rome (AFP) Aug 21, 2013 - Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano on Wednesday recounted clinging to the International Space Station as he drowned in his spacesuit in the terrifying moments following an as-yet unexplained leak.
Hilo HI (SPX) Aug 21, 2013 - On the desolate slopes of Mauna Loa on the Big Island, 8,200 above sea level, sits a geodesic dome. A remote habitat where the University of Hawai?i at Manoa and Cornell University are performing gr
Chennai, India (IANS) Aug 21, 2013 - Indian space agency ISRO will look at options of using a standby engine for the early launch of its heavy geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV) after examining what forced the postponement
College Park MD (VOA) Aug 21, 2013 - by Matthew Hilburn Eleven billion miles and 36 years after its launch, some researchers say the Voyager 1 spacecraft has finally left our solar system and entered interstellar space. Research
Bangalore, India (SPX) Aug 21, 2013 - India Space Research Organisation's attempts to raise its stature in the global satellite launch business will be put to a significant test on Monday (August 19) when it launches its Geo-synchronous
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 21, 2013 - NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on Tuesday formally welcomed the eight newest candidates to the astronaut corps and unveiled a space exploration roadmap that makes clear the global community is wo
Tokyo (XNA) Aug 21, 2013 - The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on Tuesday unveiled its new solid-fuel rocket Epsilon before its launch with a scientific satellite next week. Epsilon, a three-stage rocket with 24.4 me
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 20, 2013 - With the U.S. Navy's well deck ship USS Arlington stationed against its pier at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia, divers in small boats approached a test version of NASA's Orion crew module. As par
Moscow, Russia (Voice of Russia) Aug 19, 2013 - Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) Baikonur department head Anatoly Belokon has refuted the alleged plans to launch a Proton rocket from Baikonur on September 15. Fresh launches are out of the quest
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 19, 2013 - NASA Commercial Crew Program (CCP) partner Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) recently reviewed the systems critical to sustaining crews in orbit and returning them safely to Earth aboard the c
Pasadena CA (SPX) Aug 19, 2013 - A newly published paper argues that NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has already entered interstellar space. The model described in the paper is new and different from other models used so far to explain
