Washington DC (SPX) Jun 15, 2012 - NASA Administrator Charles Bolden joined SpaceX CEO and Chief Designer Elon Musk at the SpaceX Rocket Development Facility in McGregor, Texas, Wednesday to see the first commercial space capsule to
Dulles VA (SPX) Jun 14, 2012 - Orbital Sciences reports that its Pegasus rocket has successfully launched the company-built Nuclear Spectroscopic Array Telescope (NuSTAR) satellite for the National Aeronautics and Space Administr
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 14, 2012 - NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) launched into the morning skies over the central Pacific Ocean at 9 a.m. PDT (noon EDT) Wednesday, beginning its mission to unveil secrets of bu
By Morris Jones for SpaceDaily - Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 14, 2012 The launch of the first crew to China's Tiangong 1 space laboratory is a major step forward for China's astronaut program. It's attracted the attention of the w
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 14, 2012 - The flight of the first crew to China's Tiangong 1 space laboratory is another step in China's most ambitious human spaceflight project to date. While much of the mission has yet to be completed, Ti
Jiuquan, China (XNA) Jun 14, 2012 - China's Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft is in final preparations for its launch in mid-June, paving the way for China's first manned space docking mission, as well as the country's first space mission
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 13, 2012 - Soon, three Chinese astronauts on the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft will dock with China's first space laboratory, Tiangong 1. This will mark the first docking of a crewed Chinese spacecraft with another ve
Houston TX (SPX) Jun 13, 2012 - It boggles the mind to consider how different the wonders of the universe look when viewed from outside our usual perspective. We are used to seeing everything with our heads tilted back, looking up
Jiuquan, China (XNA) Jun 13, 2012 - The Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft will face tests of thunder, high temperatures and other adverse weather conditions this summer ahead its launch, experts said Monday. The spacecraft will be launched
Jiuquan, China (XNA) Jun 13, 2012 - The Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft mission successfully completed its first full-system drill on Tuesday afternoon, and everything went well, an unidentified official with the mission said. The
Las Cruces, NW (SPX) Jun 12, 2012 - Virgin Galactic opened a new office in Las Cruces, N.M., that will complement the commercial spaceline's growing operations team at Spaceport America and enhance the local economy through jobs, loca
Beijing (CRI) Jun 12, 2012 - NASA space scientist Mark Lee says the manned docking process contains sophisticated technologies and techniques. The Shenzhou 8 was such a great success that further facilitates the manned mission
Paris, France (ESA) Jun 12, 2012 - A splashdown in the ocean used to mark the end of an astronaut's mission. For ESA astronaut Timothy Peake and his crewmates, their mission will have just started. Today, some time during 11:00-13:00
London, UK (SPX) Jun 12, 2012 - With the June 9 rollout of the Long March launch vehicle from its assembly building, Shenzhou 9 has taken a major step towards orbit. The Shenzhou launch campaign has settled into a routine where th
Isle of Man UK (SPX) Jun 12, 2012 - Chinese authorities have now confirmed that the country's first manned space docking mission will be launched on the evening of 16th June, and that it will carry two men and China's first female spa
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 11, 2012 - After a long and convoluted saga, we are finally approaching the launch of China's next human spaceflight mission. The Shenzhou 9 spacecraft is expected to lift off in mid-June, carrying three astro
