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
Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 28, 2012 - India's lunar exploration program seems to be on hold for the moment. The ambitious plan to land a rover on the Moon in a joint mission with Russia, followed in the future by a sample-return mission
Paris (ESA) May 28, 2012 - The first Dragon commercial space ferry has berthed at the International Space Station. ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers and his crewmates welcomed the new cargo ship and will start unloading the supplie
Scarborough UK (SPX) May 28, 2012 - After Shenzhou 8 departed in November 2011, controllers raised the orbit of Tiangong 1 to preserve it from potential re-entry brought about by the air drag that causes all low orbits to decay.
Washington (AFP) May 26, 2012 - SpaceX's Dragon cargo vessel smells like a new car, said astronauts at the International Space Station after opening the hatches Saturday following the spacecraft's landmark mission to the orbiting lab.
Houston TX (SPX) May 25, 2012 - Boeing has completed the software Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for its Commercial Crew Development (CCDev-2) initiative on May 18. CCDev-2 is part of NASA's Space Act Agreement. Software co
Washington (AFP) May 25, 2012 - SpaceX on Friday became the first commercial outfit to send its own cargo capsule to the International Space Station, heralding the start of a new era for private spaceflight.
Washington (AFP) May 25, 2012 - The International Space Station on Friday successfully used its robotic arm to grab the approaching Dragon capsule, making SpaceX the first private company to rendezvous with the orbiting lab.
Colombo Sri Lanka (XNA) May 25, 2012 - Sri Lanka is set to launch its first satellite by 2015 following an agreement with a Chinese company, officials said on Thursday. SupremeSAT, a local company said it has reached an agreement with th
Washington (AFP) May 25, 2012 - SpaceX's Dragon capsule on Friday made its final approach toward the International Space Station, edging closer to the climax of its landmark mission to latch on to the orbiting research lab.
Washington DC (SPX) May 24, 2012 - The SpaceX Dragon capsule, which on Tuesday became the first commercially developed and built spacecraft to launch to the International Space Station, is carrying among its cargo a suite of 15 scien
Washington DC, (IANS) May 24, 2012 - NASA head Charles Bolden has hailed a new era in exploration after the launch of the first cargo delivery to the space station Tuesday by a private company, BBC reported. On board the Califo
Boulder CO (SPX) May 24, 2012 - On May 24, 1962, University of Colorado Boulder alumnus Scott Carpenter lifted off from Earth in NASA's Aurora 7 space capsule mounted atop a Mercury-Atlas rocket at Cape Canaveral, Fla., swiftly cl
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) May 24, 2012 - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket thundered into space and delivered a Dragon cargo capsule into orbit on May 22, 2012. The launch began an ambitious mission to show that the company is ready to deliver carg
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) May 24, 2012 - The second demonstration mission for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program is under way as SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft lifted off Tuesday from Cape Cana
Washington (AFP) May 24, 2012 - The US company SpaceX on Thursday prepared for the climax of its Dragon capsule's landmark mission to the International Space Station with a high-stakes bid to latch on to the orbiting research lab.
