Beijing (AFP) Nov 10, 2012 - China is aiming to launch its next manned space mission as early as June 2013, state media reported Saturday, as the country steps up its ambitious exploration programme.
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Nov 09, 2012 - Arianespace's Ariane 5 mission campaign with the EUTELSAT 21B and Star One C3 telecommunications satellites has moved into the final phase following the rollout of its heavy-lift vehicle to the Spac
Edwadrds AFB (SPX) Nov 08, 2012 - The Boeing X-48 Blended Wing Body subscale research aircraft made its 100th flight in late October at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The milestone occur
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Nov 08, 2012 - The Vehicle Assembly Building, or VAB, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is undergoing renovations to accommodate future launch vehicles. A project of Ground Systems Development and Operatio
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Nov 08, 2012 - The sixth heavy-lift Ariane 5 flight for Arianespace in 2012 has been given the go for liftoff on Friday following a successful launch readiness review at the Spaceport in French Guiana. Thi
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) Nov 8, 2012 - Work to re-purpose a launch complex at Florida's Cape Canaveral to support human space flights could create 250 to 300 new jobs, officials say.
Huntsville, AL (SPX) Nov 07, 2012 - NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. is using a method called selective laser melting, or SLM, to create intricate metal parts for America's next heavy-lift rocket. Using th
Scarborough, UK (SPX) Nov 05, 2012 - Following the July-August period when controllers used Tiangong 1's thrusters for strict control of the orbit decay rate, things went quiet and Tiangong 1 settled down to a regime of orbit decay dic
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 05, 2012 - Both Yamal satellites launched earlier have successfully reached orbit, Russia's space agency Roscosmos confirmed on Saturday morning. The separation of the Yamal-300K from the Briz-M booster
New Orleans East LA (SPX) Nov 05, 2012 - Todd May, Space Launch System Program manager, updates the progress of the rocket program to business representatives during SLS Industry Day at MAF on Oct. 24 at the Michoud Assembly Facility.
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 05, 2012 - Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has completed its first three performance milestones for NASA's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative, which is intended to lead to the av
Huntsville, AL (SPX) Nov 05, 2012 - NASA is exploring options for larger payload fairings to enhance the cargo carrying capabilities of its Space Launch System (SLS) heavy-lift rocket, now in development, to carry cargo, crewed spacec
Washington (AFP) Nov 3, 2012 - Galactic tourism may still be a daydream for most of us, but for anyone interested in a glimpse of the International Space Station sooner, NASA is ready to help.
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Nov 02, 2012 - Preparations are underway for a medium-lift Soyuz launch to deploy the six final spacecraft in Globalstar's second-generation constellation, with the mission scheduled to lift off from Kazakhstan's
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 01, 2012 - Commander Suni Williams and Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide configured tools they will use during a 6.5-hour spacewalk slated to begin at 8:15 a.m. Thursday. Williams and Hoshide will venture out to the
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Nov 01, 2012 - Launch vehicle preparations for the next two Ariane 5 flights from French Guiana are moving forward at the Spaceport as Arianespace maintains the mission pace in 2012 with its heavy-lift workhorse.
