Houston TX (SPX) Oct 31, 2012 - A special Halloween visitor will soon be knocking on the back door of the International Space Station. The ISS Progress 49 cargo vehicle launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 31, 2012 - As they near the outer reaches of the solar system, for the past several years the two Voyager spacecraft have been sending back observations that challenge scientists' views of the physics at the e
Bethesda MD (SPX) Oct 31, 2012 - One of the things that makes space applications so expensive is the fact that we cannot service satellites once they get to orbit. The moment a satellite leaves the ground it is destined to survive,
Tokyo (RIA Novosti) Oct 31, 2012 - Japan is planning to launch its new light-class Epsilon carrier rocket in summer 2013, national space agency JAXA said. JAXA's goal is to have an inexpensive rocket to launch compact low-cost
Moscow (AFP) Oct 31, 2012 - A Russian Progress cargo vessel successfully docked with the International Space Station on Wednesday after its launch from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, mission control said.
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Oct 29, 2012 - Initial build-up is underway at the Spaceport for Arianespace's seventh Ariane 5 to be launched from French Guiana this year, initiating preparations to support this mid-December flight with the Sky
Houston TX (SPX) Oct 29, 2012 - Friday was Expedition 33's first full day together as a six-member crew. Commander Suni Williams and Flight Engineers Aki Hoshide and Yuri Malenchenko welcomed new Flight Engineers Kevin Ford, Oleg
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Oct 29, 2012 - The Pleiades 1B payload for Arianespace's fourth Soyuz mission from French Guiana is now undergoing its pre-launch checkout at the Spaceport, readying this Earth observation satellite for a late-nig
Madison WI (SPX) Oct 29, 2012 - Orbital Technologies has successfully flight-tested its new rocket engine and technologies in Mojave, CA. ORBITEC integrated its Vortex Liquid Rocket Engine into a launch vehicle airframe designed a
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Oct 29, 2012 - The two satellite passengers to be carried on Arianespace's Flight VA210 - the sixth Ariane 5 mission of 2012 from French Guiana - are undergoing checkout at the Spaceport for their November 9 lifto
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 29, 2012 - NASA has a new online science resource for teachers and students to help bring Earth, the solar system, and the universe into their schools and homes. Called NASA Wavelength, the site features
Seoul (AFP) Oct 29, 2012 - South Korea said Monday it would make another atempt to send a satellite into space next month after a scheduled rocket launch last week was cancelled because of a technical glitch.
Washington (AFP) Oct 28, 2012 - The unmanned SpaceX capsule made a safe splashdown in the Pacific Sunday after successfully delivering its first commercial payload to the International Space Station.
Bethesda, MD (SPX) Oct 26, 2012 - When astronauts return to Earth, their altitude isn't the only thing that drops-their blood pressure does too. This condition, known as orthostatic hypotension, occurs in up to half of those astrona
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Oct 26, 2012 - Activities for Arianespace's fourth medium-lift Soyuz flight from the Spaceport is fully underway as the Pleiades 1B payload has now arrived in French Guiana - joining the mission's launcher, which
Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 26, 2012 - Engineers using a state-of-the-art vertical welding tool at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., move a pathfinder version of the adapter design that will be used on test flights
