Bern, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 04, 2012 - Sea Launch AG launched Thursday the Intelsat 19 satellite from the Equator on the ocean-based Launch PlatformOdyssey, completing its eleventh mission for Intelsat S.A. and marking Sea Launch's first
Sparks, NV (SPX) Jun 01, 2012 - Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Space Systems announces that the Dream Chaser Space System has successfully completed four additional NASA Commercial Crew Development Round 2 (CCDev2) Program Mile
Isle of Man UK (SPX) Jun 01, 2012 - China's first female astronauts have, trained hard and conscientiously, and are now ready to take part in the Shenzhou manned spaceflights. For all astronauts the implementation of a manned spacefl
Washington (AFP) May 31, 2012 - US company SpaceX's cargo vessel Thursday splash landed in the Pacific Ocean, capping a successful mission to the International Space Station and blazing a new path for private spaceflight.
Houston TX (SPX) May 31, 2012 - Could vision changes experienced by astronauts be linked to a vitamin B-12 or folate deficiency? While investigating the vision changes recently identified in astronauts, nutritional assessment data
Washington (AFP) May 31, 2012 - The US company SpaceX's Dragon cargo vessel was released by the robotic arm of the International Space Station early Thursday at the start of its return to Earth from an historic mission.
Bethesda MD (SPX) May 30, 2012 - Once upon a time there where two big bad wolves, each ripping off the taxpayers by charging exorbitant prices for putting satellites into orbit. For years and years these wolves were getting away wi
Hawthorne, CA (SPX) May 30, 2012 - Today, Intelsat, the world's leading provider of satellite services, and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), the world's fastest growing space launch company, announced the first commercial con
Sechelt, BC (SPX) May 30, 2012 - Less than an hour after Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) made spaceflight history by becoming the first commercial company ever to dock a spacecraft at the International Space Station, an ind
Xichang (XNA) May 30, 2012 - China successfully sent a telecommunication satellite, ChinaSat 2A, into orbit on Saturday evening, using a Long March-3B carrier rocket launched from the southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Cen
Washington (AFP) May 30, 2012 - US company SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship is preparing to make its return journey to Earth after a landmark mission to the International Space Station, NASA and SpaceX representatives said Wednesday.
Mojave CA (SPX) May 29, 2012 - XCOR has achieved a key technical milestone with its flight weight rocket piston pump hardware. XCOR engineers have successfully and repeatedly pumped liquid oxygen (LOX) at flow rates required to s
Washington (AFP) May 29, 2012 - A simple urine test could soon reveal more about a person's bones than X-rays, US researchers said Tuesday after publishing results of an early phase study funded by NASA.
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) May 29, 2012 - Testing of the next-generation J-2X rocket engine continues to set standards. Last fall, the engine attained 100 percent power in just its fourth test and became the fastest U.S. rocket engine to ac
Bern, Switzerland (SPX) May 29, 2012 - The Sea Launch vessels have departed Sea Launch Home Port in Long Beach, California for the equator, in preparation for the launch of the Intelsat-19 satellite owned by Intelsat. Liftoff is planned
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) May 29, 2012 - An Ariane 5 solid-propellant booster was test-fired yesterday at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana to help improve the reliability of Europe's heavy launcher. The firing was performed in the
