Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) May 29, 2013 - An international trio flying in a Russian capsule docked with the International Space Station on Wednesday with a busy schedule full of space walks and an encounter with a pioneering US cargo craft.
New York (UPI) May 29, 2013 - Nine scientists have been awarded Kavli prizes by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. The winners were announced Thursday at the World Science Festival in New York.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 29, 2013 - We probably have less than two weeks to go before China launches three astronauts on board the Shenzhou 10 spacecraft. China's space program has captured the attention of millions of people in China
Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 28, 2013 - Russia's first light-class modification Angara 1.2PP carrier rocket is ready for its maiden launch, its manufacturer Khrunichev Center said on Wednesday. The first Angara will be sent to the P
Moscow (XNA) May 28, 2013 - Russia would launch 12 Proton-M heavy space rockets this year, Khrunichev space industry center said Wednesday. Three had already been launched and a further nine would be launched from the Ba
Paris (ESA) May 27, 2013 - Every day, 400 kilometres above our heads, there are astronauts living in space. Their home is the ISS, the frontier outpost of human exploration, and a workplace like nothing on Earth. With spacewa
Washington DC (SPX) May 27, 2013 - NASA and a Texas company are exploring the possibility of using a 3D printer on deep space missions in a way where the D would stand for dining. NASA has awarded a Small Business Innovatio
Bethesda MD (SPX) May 27, 2013 - Electric propulsion has been around for several decades. In fact, the idea dates back to 1906, when Robert Goddard made an entry in his personal notebook. Five years later, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky pu
Houston TX (SPX) May 27, 2013 - The three Expedition 36 crew members currently living and working aboard the International Space Station wrapped up another busy week of science experiments and research Friday, while three new crew
Los Angeles (UPI) May 27, 2013 - Sea Launch successfully lofted another satellite into orbit today - the Eutelsat 3B satellite via a Zenit 3SL rocket. It's the 36th rocket-satellite combo launched by the non-governmental space company since it was founded in 1995.
Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 27, 2013 - Russia's Energia Rocket and Space Corporation will make four launches next year from the Pacific Ocean-based Odyssey platform under the Sea Launch program, corporation president Vitaly Lopota said o
Paris (AFP) May 27, 2013 - The two main shareholders in upmarket holiday group Club Mediterranee, including a Chinese firm, said on Monday that they would make a bid for the company, driving Club Med shares up over 20 percent.
Baltimore MD (SPX) May 27, 2013 - A team of students at Johns Hopkins University has designed a stethoscope that delivers accurate heart and body sounds to medics who are trying to assess astronauts' health on long missions in noisy
Huntsville AL (SPX) May 24, 2013 - Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., recently flipped an adapter - no easy feat when you're talking about 1,000 pounds of aluminum - furthering progress toward Exp
Cannes, France (AFP) May 24, 2013 - Leonardo DiCaprio is going to get closer to stars of a different kind as he heads into space aboard the Virgin Galactic, and a well-heeled bidder at the Cannes Film Festival has paid 1.2 million euros (1.5 million) to be his travel buddy.
Durham NC (SPX) May 24, 2013 - Duke University engineers have developed a novel method for producing clean hydrogen, which could prove essential to weaning society off of fossil fuels and their environmental implications. W
