Beijing (XNA) Jul 02, 2012 - The moment the Shenzhou IX capsule landed safely in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Friday morning, China moved closer toward its goal of establishing a permanent space station. The Sh
Beijing (XNA) Jul 02, 2012 - China has no intention to compete with others and take the lead in space, said a senior official with the manned space program. China's manned space program aims to build a space station by 20
Cape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Jul 02, 2012 - A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) lifted off from Space Launch Complex-37 here at 9:15 a.m. EDT Friday. Designated
Moscow (AFP) July 1, 2012 - A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying three astronauts on Sunday landed on schedule in the Kazakh steppe, the Russian mission control said.
Beijing (AFP) July 1, 2012 - China will deploy bigger spacecraft for longer missions following the success of its Shenzhou 9 voyage, allowing it to build a manned space station and potentially put a man on the moon, experts said.
Moscow (UPI) Jun 30, 2012 - The crew of the International Space Station is having a day of rest Saturday before three of them return to Earth, officials said.
Dulles VA (SPX) Jun 29, 2012 - Orbital Sciences has successfully completed contract negotiations with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to on-ramp its Antares medium-class launch vehicle onto the NASA Lau
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jun 29, 2012 - The final payload integration phase has begun for Arianespace's heavy-lift mission on July 5, with Europe's MSG-3 meteorological satellite now installed on its workhorse Ariane 5 launcher at the Spa
Arlington, VA (SPX) Jun 29, 2012 - ATK (ATK) completed its Liberty software technical interface meeting (TIM), which was held to support further development of the Liberty space transportation system under the company's Space Act Agr
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 29, 2012 - Following the flight of the SHEFEX II spacecraft on 22 June 2012, researchers at the German Aerospace Center have performed an initial assessment. The flight of Shefex II followed the precomputed t
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 29, 2012 - The success of the first crewed expedition to China's first space laboratory represents a major step forward for China's space program. China has made steady advances in spaceflight since its first
Arlington VA (SPX) Jun 29, 2012 - Astrium, the number one company in Europe for space technologies and systems, has successfully completed a set of tests on tank structures proving that key design and manufacturing processes used fo
Arlington VA (SPX) Jun 29, 2012 - ATK (ATK) and Astrium North America have signed a teaming agreement with NanoRacks, LLC, for NanoRacks to market opportunities for both astronaut explorers and the experiments they plan to carry int
Beijing (AFP) June 29, 2012 - Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth as heroes on Friday after carrying out China's most complex and longest mission in orbit, vital steps in the country's effort to build a space station by 2020.
Houston TX (SPX) Jun 29, 2012 - There are many mascots for space science and exploration, but who knew that giving a voice to a vegetable would catch on and inspire kids on Earth? These students may not necessarily want to consume
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 29, 2012 - A major milestone has been achieved for NASA's Orion program with the first Orion destined for space being shipped to the Kennedy Space Center. Construction on the spacecraft was finished at NASA's
