Glastonbury CT (SPX) Jan 18, 2013 - TopCoder has announced the Longeron Shadowing Optimization Challenge, a $30,000, open to the public competition, to make the energy-gathering solar arrays of the International Space Station (ISS) mo
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jan 18, 2013 - Pre-launch checkout is now underway in French Guiana with Azerspace/Africasat-1a, which is one of two satellite passengers to be orbited on Arianespace's first flight in 2013 with its workhorse heav
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jan 18, 2013 - The HISPASAT Amazonas 3 satellite for Arianespace's first Ariane 5 mission of 2013 has arrived in French Guiana, marking the start of payload preparations for this year-opening dual-passenger flight
Cambridge, UK (SPX) Jan 17, 2013 - For the last ten years, theoretical physicists have shown that the intense connections generated between particles as established in the quantum law of 'entanglement' may hold the key to eventual te
Beijing (XNA) Jan 17, 2013 - China plans to launch 20 spacecrafts this year, including the country's third lunar probe Chang'e-3 and manned spacecraft Shenzhou-10, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) annou
Paris (ESA) Jan 17, 2013 - ESA has agreed with NASA to contribute a driving force to the Orion spacecraft planned for launch in 2017. Ultimately, Orion will carry astronauts further into space than ever before using a module
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 16, 2013 - In a multi-session conference on January 9, Francois Delattre, the Ambassador of France to the United States, hosted French Space Policy: Providing Insights on European Space Challenges and Opportu
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jan 16, 2013 - Imagine a young engineer examining an artifact from the Apollo era that helped send people on humankind's first venture to another world. The engineer has seen diagrams of the rocket engine. She has
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 16, 2013 - NASA has awarded a $17.8 million contract to Bigelow Aerospace to provide a new addition to the International Space Station. The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module will demonstrate the benefits of t
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jan 16, 2013 - Using its experienced workforce and state-of-the-art facilities, NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is working with private companies to ensure the future of U.S. space exploration stays on cour
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 16, 2013 - In mid-January, NASA will take the next step in advancing robotic satellite-servicing technologies as it tests the Robotic Refueling Mission, or RRM aboard the International Space Station. The inves
Tehran (AFP) Jan 15, 2013 - Iran will try again to send a live monkey into space after a previous attempt failed in 2011, media reports said Tuesday quoting the space chief, who gave a launch date of before mid-February.
Mojave CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2013 - Commercial spaceflight is entering the main stream and looking (and smelling) quite good! United Kingdom-based Unilever Group, and Space Expedition Corporation (SXC) announced a 22 flight purchase o
Moscow (AFP) Jan 14, 2013 - Russia's struggling space agency has unveiled a new multi-billion-dollar plan that will see the development of a replacement for the ageing Soyuz rocket by 2020.
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jan 14, 2013 - Roscosmos management has reviewed and approved the report provided by the Russian working group investigating the Proton launch anomaly during the Yamal 402 mission and have provided the report to K
Raleigh, N.C. (UPI) Jan 14, 2013 - For the 21st consecutive year, U.S. technology giant IBM led the nation in obtaining patents, a survey by a patent-tracking firm has found.
