Geneva (AFP) March 14, 2013 - A new Swiss-based company said Thursday it would offer low-cost satellite launches which it claims could be a quarter of current market rates.
Paris (ESA) Mar 14, 2013 - Both primary payloads for Vega's no. 2 flight have arrived at French Guiana, positioning them for integration on the light-lift launcher - which has marked another step in preparation for its missio
Ottawa (AFP) March 13, 2013 - With the ringing of a ceremonial bell in space to mark a crew change, astronaut Chris Hadfield became the first Canadian to assume command of the International Space Station on Wednesday.
McGregor TX (SPX) Mar 13, 2013 - On Thursday, March 7, 2013, SpaceX's Grasshopper doubled its highest leap to date to rise 24 stories or 80.1 meters (262.8 feet), hovering for approximately 34 seconds and landing safely using close
Thousand Oaks CA (SPX) Mar 13, 2013 - Teledyne Technologies has been selected as one of three contractors for NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center's (MSFC) Engineering Solutions and Prototyping (ESP) contract. The ESP contract is an
Scarborough, UK (SPX) Mar 13, 2013 - In the past couple of weeks, Chinese news agencies and newspapers have carried a number of stories about the upcoming mission. The sources are official with the main one being the China Manned Space
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Mar 13, 2013 - The Spaceport's Final Assembly Building has welcomed its second Ariane 5 of 2013 as preparations in French Guiana advance for Arianespace's fourth heavy-lift launch of an Automated Transfer Vehicle
Stennis Space Center MS (SPX) Mar 13, 2013 - J-2X rocket engine testing continues at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi with the second in a series of tests conducted on Feb. 27. The 550-second, full-duration test provided critic
Austin, Texas (AFP) March 12, 2013 - Technology capable of diagnosing Alzheimer's disease long before its symptoms appear won a coveted honor for innovation Tuesday at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival.
Bethesda MD (SPX) Mar 12, 2013 - It is commonly known that the lack of new propulsion technologies has held space exploration opportunities to a minimum. A particular frustration is the lack of very-high specific impulse, high thru
London, UK (SPX) Mar 11, 2013 - The UK Space Agency and the National Space Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan (KAZCOSMOS) have signed an agreement outlining cooperation in the area of space activities. The Memorandum of Un
Austin, Texas (AFP) March 11, 2013 - Basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal on Monday credited the geeks who introduced him to computers during his troubled teenage years for making him the tech tycoon that he is today.
Tokyo (AFP) March 11, 2013 - Japan and the United States held talks Monday on wide-ranging cooperation in space, including the satellite monitoring of ships, a joint statement said.
El Segundo CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2013 - Wyle has been awarded a contract valued at nearly $1.76 billion over a 10-year span to provide comprehensive health, safety, science and engineering support to NASA human space flight missions suppo
Austin, Texas (UPI) Mar 9, 2013 - SpaceX founder Elon Musk told the crowd at the South by Southwest festival in Texas Saturday said he'd like to fly to Mars before he dies.
Austin, Texas (AFP) March 9, 2013 - Not long after her husband left her to live in a van down by the river in Idaho, as she puts it, Elissa Shevinsky thought it was high time for a better mouse trap.
