Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) May 15, 2012 - Two Russians and an American on Tuesday blasted off for the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a Soyuz FG rocket from Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) May 15, 2012 - Two Russians and an American on Tuesday blasted off for the International Space Station (ISS) on a Soyuz rocket in Russia's first manned space launch for almost five months.
Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 15, 2012 - China's permanent space station, the Heavenly Palace, is to be launched into orbit within a decade. According to Chinese media reports, the 60-ton craft will include a central module and two laborat
Jiuquan, China (XNA) May 14, 2012 - A Long March-2F carrier rocket was recently delivered to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, a spokesman with the country's manned space program said on Thursday. The Long
Arlington, VA (SPX) May 14, 2012 - ATK reports that it has developed Liberty into a complete commercial crew transportation system, including the spacecraft, abort system, launch vehicle, and ground and mission operations, designed f
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) May 14, 2012 - The initial passenger for Arianespace's third Ariane 5 mission of 2012 is now in French Guiana for a heavy-lift launch scheduled for June 19 from the Spaceport. A chartered An-124 cargo jetlin
Cleveland OH (SPX) May 14, 2012 - Imagine you're an astronaut exploring the surface of Mars, when suddenly you fall ill or injure yourself. As your team struggles to get you safely back to base, you become seriously dehydrated. With
Hawthorne, CA (SPX) May 14, 2012 - Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Bigelow Aerospace (BA) have agreed to conduct a joint marketing effort focused on international customers. The two companies will offer rides on SpaceX'
Washington DC (SPX) May 14, 2012 - NASA conducted a long duration test of the J-2X powerpack, 340 seconds total, at the Stennis Space Center in southern Mississippi on May 10, marking another step in development of the next-generatio
Bangalore, India (SPX) May 14, 2012 - The Indian space agency will Saturday conduct a crucial test on an indigenously built cryogenic engine for launching its heavier rockets from its spaceport, a top official said Friday. The cryogen
Houston TX (SPX) May 11, 2012 - While only about 200 astronauts have had the thrill of looking down at Earth and commanding systems on the International Space Station, literally thousands of everyday middle-school students have ex
Huntsville AL (SPX) May 10, 2012 - Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center are testing parts of the Orion service module to ensure the spacecraft can withstand the harsh realities of deep space missions. To date, Marshall ha
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) May 10, 2012 - The launcher for Arianespace's next Soyuz mission from the Spaceport in French Guiana is completing its initial checkout for a flight in the second half of 2012, which will carry another two spacecr
Houston TX (SPX) May 08, 2012 - Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Don Pettit of NASA has taught more than half a million internet viewers how microgravity affects scientific principles by using everyday objects on the International Sp
Cape Canaveral AFS, FL (SPX) May 07, 2012 - The 45th Space Wing successfully launched the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite onboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V vehicle here Friday from launch pad 41 at 2:42 p.m. A
Sacramento, CA (SPX) May 07, 2012 - Aerojet, reports that its AJ26 engine successfully completed a hot-fire test yesterday at NASA's Stennis Space Center. Orbital Sciences Corporation (Orbital), Aerojet and NASA monitored the fu
