Beijing (XNA) Jun 10, 2013 - A network of remote sensing satellite ground stations that covers all of China's territory has been successfully constructed, the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced Wednesday. The network c
Beijing, China (AFP) June 10, 2013 - China is to send its second woman astronaut into orbit on its longest mission yet, space officials said Monday, as the country works towards building a space station.
London (AFP) June 10, 2013 - A former Greek prime minster, a specialist in the sex lives of animals and a gentleman thief are among the eclectic set of speakers spreading cutting-edge ideas at the TEDGlobal conference in Edinburgh this week.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 10, 2013 - The countdown to the launch of Shenzhou 10 is getting closer. Barring any sudden technical problems with the Long March 2F launch vehicle, the spacecraft should soon be on its way towards a rendezvo
Beijing (XNA) Jun 10, 2013 - China on Thursday publicized the first batch of photos captured by Gaofen-1, its recently launched high-definition Earth observation satellite. Released by the State Administration of Science,
Ottawa (AFP) June 10, 2013 - Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield announced Monday his retirement after a five-month mission to space that captivated the world with his Twitter microblog.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 09, 2013 - The imminent launch of Shenzhou 10 has caught the attention of spacewatchers. As its number indicates, this is hardly the first launch of the Shenzhou spacecraft, which has now chalked up well over
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jun 07, 2013 - NASA plans to begin testing RS-25 engines for its new Space Launch System (SLS) in the fall of 2014, and the agency's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi has a very big - literally - item to complet
Kourou, Guyana (AFP) June 06, 2013 - A special delivery of peanut butter, pyjamas and parmesan cheese was blasted into the cosmos on Wednesday to bring some Earthly indulgences to the astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS).
Boston MA (SPX) Jun 06, 2013 - In 2010, in the journal Nature, a pair of physicists at the Santa Fe Institute showed that when the population of a city doubles, economic productivity goes up by an average of 130 percent. Not only
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 06, 2013 - China's next astronaut mission, Shenzhou 10, is due to launch soon. Wang Yaping, China's second female astronaut, will be aboard. Two other astronauts will join her. The Shenzhou will dock with the
Kourou, Guyana (AFP) Jun 05, 2013 - A European rocket blasted off from French Guiana on Wednesday carrying a record 6.6 tonnes of cargo for the International Space Station (ISS) and its orbiting crew. A space freighter with food
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 05, 2013 - When the Shenzhou 10 mission launches, Wang Yaping will become China's second woman in space. This is beyond question, due to repeated confirmations by China. There will also be two male astronauts
Washington (AFP) June 4, 2013 - The White House moved Tuesday to crack down on abuses of the patent system, responding to mounting concern among technology companies over a flood of litigation which some say stifles innovation.
Paris (AFP) June 04, 2013 - The new head of European satellite launch firm Arianespace on Tuesday called for a fast-track modification of the Ariane 5 launcher to help it place larger satellites into orbit.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 04, 2013 - Following the rollout of the rocket for China's Shenzhou 10 space launch on June 3 (China time), many facts have been officially disclosed about the upcoming mission. The flight of Shenzhou 10 will
