Le Bourget, France (AFP) June 17, 2013 - Two major figures in the European space industry on Monday backed plans to modify the Ariane 5 rocket to help it shoot larger satellites into orbit.
Jiuquan, China (XNA) Jun 16, 2013 - China successfully launched its fifth manned spacecraft late Tuesday afternoon, sending three astronauts on the country's longest space trip. With 10 astronauts and six spacecraft launched int
Los Angeles CA XNA) Jun 16, 2013 - While China's first space teacher Wang Yaping is orbiting the earth, Barbara Morgan, the world's first astronaut who ever taught in space, was signing her name on a letter to greet the Chinese newco
Jiuquan, China (XNA) Jun 16, 2013 - The expectation within Ji Shisan grew stronger and stronger as he waited for the launch of the Shenzhou-10 spacecraft at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi desert of northwest China.
Beijing (XNA) Jun 16, 2013 - Shenzhou X and three astronauts blasted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu province, into a clear blue sky on Tuesday, bringing the nation one step closer to setting up its own space st
Beijing (XNA) Jun 16, 2013 - China's Shenzhou-X manned spacecraft successfully completed an automated docking with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space module Thursday, proving China has mastered space docking technology and is confid
Rome (UPI) Jun 16, 2013 - Italians can't live without their espresso. That's why they're bringing a coffee maker with them on their next mission to the International Space Station.
Paris (AFP) June 15, 2013 - A robot freighter bearing 6.6 tonnes of cargo docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday, the European Space Agency (ESA) said.
Beijing (AFP) June 13, 2013 - A Chinese spacecraft on Thursday carried out a successful docking, state media said, two days after the launch of the country's longest manned space mission.
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 13, 2013 - Russian Progress M-19M cargo spacecraft will be undocked on Tuesday from the International Space Station (ISS) and depart on a week-long orbital flight to conduct a series of experiments, Russia's M
Beijing (AFP) June 13, 2013 - Three Chinese astronauts Thursday entered a space module after carrying out a successful docking manoeuvre, state media said, two days after the launch of the country's longest manned space mission.
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jun 12, 2013 - A crew member drops his or her sandwich aboard the International Space Station (ISS), and it hits a surface. Quick! Grab it within five seconds or it is spoiled? If this rule really did appl
Washington (UPI) Jun 12, 2013 - Boeing has revealed its CST-100 capsule, the spacecraft it hopes will taxi NASA astronauts back and forth from the International Space Station come mid-2017.
Columbus OH (SPX) Jun 12, 2013 - New technology under development at The Ohio State University is paving the way for low-cost electronic devices that work in direct contact with living tissue inside the body. The first planned use
Bern, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 11, 2013 - Sea Launch AG has announced that the Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB) issued its final summary report of findings on May 31, following its review of the investigation into the cause of the Janu
Jiuquan (XNA) Jun 11, 2013 - China and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) will co-host an international seminar on manned spaceflight in Beijing in September, spokeswoman for China's manned space program
