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 (AFP) May 23, 2012 - The Dragon space capsule, which has launched a new era of commercial spaceflight, completed its first tests before its scheduled docking at the International Space Station, NASA said Wednesday.
Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 22, 2012 - NASA technologists will get a chance next summer to relive the good old days when Agency engineers would affix space-age gizmos to rockets just to see if the contraptions worked. In what will
Luxembourg (SPX) May 22, 2012 - SES has announced that the SES-5 satellite has arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, where it will now be processed for launch aboard an ILS Proton Breeze M vehicle provided by Internati
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) May 22, 2012 - The US company SpaceX on Tuesday became the first commercial outfit to send its own spacecraft toward the International Station with the launch of the cargo-bearing Dragon capsule.
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) May 22, 2012 - Opening a new era in private space flight, the US company SpaceX on Tuesday became the first commercial outfit to launch its own craft toward the International Space Station.
Tokyo (AFP) May 22, 2012 - Strong winds forced the operators of the Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest tower, to shut down its lifts on its opening day Tuesday, leaving some visitors stranded on a 450-metre-high observation deck.
Washington (AFP) May 22, 2012 - North Korea has undertaken a major upgrade of a launch pad that could pave the way for longer-range missiles, a research group said Tuesday, amid mounting concern over Pyongyang's nuclear program.
San Francisco (AFP) May 22, 2012 - It was a landmark day for Elon Musk. The onetime Internet entrepreneur's firm SpaceX became the first commercial outfit to launch its own spacecraft toward the International Space Station.
Huntsville AL (SPX) May 21, 2012 - NASA's next heavy-lift launch vehicle, the Space Launch System, is moving further in development faster thanks to proven advanced technologies like friction stir welding. Friction stir welding
London, UK (SPX) May 21, 2012 - The answer is known only to the planners and leaders of China's space programme. However, with eight missions under the belt of China's piloted spacecraft, some clues have come to light from those e
Washington (AFP) May 21, 2012 - SpaceX on Monday readied a fresh bid to become the first private company to launch its own craft to the International Space Station after fixing an engine problem that grounded its earlier attempt.
Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 20, 2012 - NASA and the Canadian Space Agency will present results to date from the satellite-servicing Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) during the Second International Workshop, On-Orbit Satellite Servicing, h
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) May 19, 2012 - Early this morning, an Ariane 5 launcher lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana on its mission to place two telecommunications satellites, JCSAT-13 and Vinasat-2, into their planned tra
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) May 19, 2012 - SpaceX on Saturday scrubbed the highly anticipated launch of its Dragon capsule toward the Space Station due to a rocket engine problem.
Mojave CA (SPX) May 19, 2012 - XCOR Aerospace has announced the grand prize winner of a trip aboard the Lynx Mark I suborbital launch vehicle. XCOR Chief Operating Officer Andrew Nelson made the announcement at the Spacecraft Tec
