Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Apr 22, 2013 - A fuelling operator at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana inspects progress as ATV Albert Einstein is filled with propellant to take to the International Space Station. Automated Transfer Veh
Washington (AFP) April 22, 2013 - A lab experiment that rode to space two years ago has offered new clues about why astronauts' immune systems struggle to perform in zero gravity, US military researchers said on Monday.
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Apr 22, 2013 - A pilot, a doctor, a programmer... who has more chances to become an astronaut? Who chooses this 'unearthly' profession and remains faithful to it all his life? Voice of Russia correspondent Darya M
Paris (SPX) Apr 22, 2013 - The Board of Directors of Arianespace has named Stephane Israel Chairman and CEO of the company, effective Monday, April 22, 2013. Stephane Israel, born in 1971, was appointed as a judge in th
Nanjing (XNA) Apr 22, 2013 - The space-tracking ships Yuanwang III and Yuanwang VI departed from a port in east China's Jiangsu Province on Tuesday morning for the upcoming space docking of the Shenzhou-10 spacecraft and Tiango
Washington (AFP) April 21, 2013 - US manufacturer Orbital Sciences launched its first Antares rocket Sunday, paving the way for a demonstration flight to the International Space Station within months.
Korolyov, Russia (UPI) Apr 20, 2013 - A 59-year-old cosmonaut became the oldest person to walk in space when he installed equipment outside the International Space Station, Russian officials said.
Washington (AFP) April 20, 2013 - Orbital Sciences, one of two private US firms chosen by NASA to shuttle cargo to the International Space Station, delayed a bid Saturday to launch a first test flight of its Antares rocket.
Los Angeles (UPI) Apr 19, 2013 - Members of Congress say they've urged NASA to spare planetary science funding and resist pressures to make disproportionate cuts to the science budget.
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Apr 19, 2013 - The Crew of Bion-M, spacecraft consisting of the mice was partially replaced a day before the launch. According information from the source at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, the reason was the death o
Moscow (AFP) April 19, 2013 - A Russian rocket carrying a capsule filled with 45 mice and 15 newts along with other small animals blasted off Friday on a month-long orbital mission that should pave the way for manned flights to Mars.
Huntsville AL (SPX) Apr 18, 2013 - Test conductors at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., are making progress on the agency's new rocket by listening closely to the roar of four thrusters. The agency is dev
Arlington, Va. (UPI) Apr 18, 2013 - Hardware and large composite structures for Phase 1 of the U.S. Air Force's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program are to be supplied by ATK.
Hampton VA (SPX) Apr 18, 2013 - For a second year, NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate is seeking proposals for suborbital technology payloads and spacecraft capability enhancements that could help revolutionize future spa
Wallops Island, Va. (UPI) Apr 18, 2013 - NASA says a premature separation of a launch pad umbilical connection aborted the launch of Orbital Sciences Corp.'s Antares rocket late Wednesday.
Wallops Island, VA (SPX) Apr 18, 2013 - Orbital Sciences, one of two private US firms chosen by NASA to shuttle cargo to the International Space Station, is preparing for the first launch of its Antares rocket Friday.
