Moscow (Voice of Russia) Nov 28, 2012 - The head of the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Elon Musk has foretold a grim future for the European Ariane 5 rocket launcher, but SpaceX's own project, the Dragon spaceship, bound fo
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Nov 28, 2012 - Arianespace's fourth Soyuz for launch from the Spaceport in French Guiana is now undergoing final checkout for a November 30 evening liftoff following installation of its Pleiades 1B observation sat
Paris (UPI) Nov 28, 2012 - The International Space Station will reposition itself for a better view of the sun, the first-ever attitude change for scientific reasons alone, officials say.
Los Alamos NM (SPX) Nov 27, 2012 - A team of researchers, including engineers from Los Alamos National Laboratory, has demonstrated a new concept for a reliable nuclear reactor that could be used on space flights. The research team r
Bethesda MD (SPX) Nov 27, 2012 - This past August the U.S. landed a one-ton spacecraft on the surface of Mars. Sending a spacecraft to Mars is not unique in itself, since we have sent several exploration vehicles to the Red Planet
Beijing (XNA) Nov 25, 2012 - In the eye of Ouyang Ziyuan, Chinese will not only explore the moon and Mars, but the sun, Venus and Jupiter, as well. I wish we could travel further away, said Ouyang, chief scientist of Ch
New Delhi, India (SPX) Nov 25, 2012 - The ongoing Asia Pivot by United States is rapidly changing the regional dynamics of the Indo - Pacific region, and nowhere is it more visible than the sphere of cooperation in defence and space r
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (SPX) Nov 25, 2012 - A Russian Briz-M upper stage has successfully put a US Ecostar-16 communication satellite into orbit. According to Roscosmos, this happened at 7:43 Moscow time this morning. A Proton-M carrie
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) Nov 23, 2012 - The U.S. Air Force says an investigation into engine trouble during a recent Delta rocket launch will delay the launch of its X-37B mini-shuttle.
Helsinki (AFP) Nov 23, 2012 - It's 10:00 am at Helsinki's Cable Factory and for Yan Shtefanets, a 23-year-old Russian student, the clock is ticking: he has two minutes to pitch his start-up to investors to secure much-needed financing.
Seoul (AFP) Nov 22, 2012 - South Korea plans to go ahead with a delayed rocket launch on Thursday next week in its third bid in four years to put a satellite into orbit, officials said.
London, UK (SPX) Nov 22, 2012 - The UK Space Agency is set to invest 1.2 pounds in some of Europe's biggest and most lucrative space projects, providing the UK with increased leadership in a rapidly growing global sector and build
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Nov 22, 2012 - The second passenger for Arianespace's next heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission - Mexsat Bicentenario - has arrived in French Guiana. Built by satellite manufacturer Orbital Sciences Corporation, this telec
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Nov 22, 2012 - The Pleiades 1B satellite passenger for Arianespace's fourth Soyuz flight from French Guiana is ready for integration into the medium-lift launcher's payload stack at the Spaceport. This dua
Naples, Italy (AFP) Nov 21, 2012 - France and Germany have overcome differences on building a successor to the Ariane 5 rocket, French Science Minister Genevieve Fioraso said at a European space meeting here Wednesday.
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (SPX) Nov 21, 2012 - International Launch Services (ILS), a leading launch services provider for the global commercial satellite industry, successfully delivered the EchoStar XVI satellite into orbit today on an ILS Pro
