Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jul 15, 2013 - The two satellite passengers for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission are being fueled at the Spaceport, preparing them for a July 25 liftoff on the company's fifth flight in 2013 from French Guiana
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 12, 2013 - Russia's Proton-M heavy carrier rocket will remain a key space launch vehicle despite its rather poor safety record, a prominent Russian space scientist said Wednesday. I think the Proton wil
Jerusalem (AFP) July 12, 2013 - Israel on Friday staged what it said was a planned test of a rocket propulsion system at a military base on the Mediterranean coast.
New Delhi (IANS) Jul 11, 2013 - The Indian space agency Saturday evening successfully put its first navigation satellite - the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System-1A (IRNSS-1A) - in the geosynchronous orbit at 27 degrees t
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 11, 2013 - NASA and the National Space Grant Foundation have selected seven projects from six universities to participate in the 2014 Exploration Habitat (X-Hab) Academic Innovation Challenge. Throughout
Seoul (AFP) July 11, 2013 - North Korea tested a rocket engine earlier this year in a potential bid to further develop its missile capability, a US think-tank said Thursday after reviewing new satellite images.
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 10, 2013 - Two Expedition 36 astronauts wrapped up a successful 6-hour, 7-minute spacewalk at 2:09 p.m. EDT Tuesday, completing the first of two July excursions to prepare the International Space Station for a
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Jul 10, 2013 - A special group of experts will be set up at the Khrunichev State Space Research Center for inspecting the entire technological chain of manufacturing the Proton-M carrier rocket, which collapsed on
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Jul 10, 2013 - An inspection team will be set up to check the production of Proton-M rockets in the light of the latest accident at the Baikonur Space Center, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said.
Wallops Island VA (SPX) Jul 10, 2013 - Two suborbital rockets were successfully launched 15 seconds apart this morning from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility as part of a study of electrical currents in the ionosphere. The launch of
Paris (AFP) July 09, 2013 - The European Space Agency (ESA) on Tuesday said it had approved the final design for a next-generation rocket, Ariane 6, aimed at maintaining Europe's grip on the fast-changing market for satellite launches.
Moscow Voice of Russia) Jul 09, 2013 - Russia will launch the next cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) on schedule, despite a recent accident with a Proton-M carrier rocket, a senior Russian space official said Frid
Moscow Voice of Russia) Jul 09, 2013 - The unmanned Proton-M rocket with 3 GLONASS navigation satellites blasted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome at 6:38 a.m. Moscow Time on Tuesday. But 30 seconds into the launch the live-streaming video sh
Baikonur, Kazakhstan Voice of Russia) Jul 08, 2013 - Kazakh Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov has ordered a governmental commission to be set up that will assess the environmental impact of the crash of a Proton-M rocket carrier. I order a governme
Shijiazhuang, China (XNA) Jul 08, 2013 - The growth cycle of seeds for two plant species, which are used as raw materials for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), could be shortened after being bred in space, a medicine company announced on
New Delhi (IANS) Jul 08, 2013 - The Department of Space has approved the project which is awaiting the final nod from the government, a senior official at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) told IANS. The Indian
