Washington (AFP) April 13, 2012 - North Korea's disastrous bid to launch a Taepodong-2 missile showed Pyongyang has a long way to go before mastering long-range ballistic technology and has failed to draw lessons from previous botched attempts, experts told AFP Friday.
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 13, 2012 - The space shuttle helped the United States expand its leadership in space exploration during the program's 30 years of flight and laid the groundwork for the next 30 years of space exploration. The
Pyongyang (AFP) April 12, 2012 - North Korea on Friday launched a long-range rocket, South Korea's defence ministry and US officials said, with Japan saying that the launch had appeared to have failed.
Houston TX (SPX) Apr 12, 2012 - The Superconducting Submillimeter-Wave Limb-Emission Sounder (SMILES) is the first onboard mechanically cooled superconducting mixer and high-resolution system for measuring atmospheric minor consti
Centennial, CO (SPX) Apr 12, 2012 - United Launch Alliance (ULA) has announced the formation of a new organization that will focus exclusively on NASA's human spaceflight programs. ULA's Human Launch Services organization will b
Washington (UPI) Apr 12, 2012 - He was voted one of the 50 Great Americans, holds 28 honorary degrees, received, not once, but five times, the U.S. Defense Department's highest civilian decoration - the Distinguished Service Medal.
Paris (ESA) Apr 12, 2012 - Do you have what it takes to be an astronaut? ESA is making actual astronaut training available on your computer and tablet, so you can see for yourself. ESA's third Automated Transfer Vehicle
London (IANS) Apr 11, 2012 - A lightweight satellite thruster can go to the Moon on just 100 ml of fuel, slashing cost of space missions. The mini motor uses electricity to expel ions and generate thrust, built to manoeuvre spa
Geneva (AFP) April 11, 2012 - A ultra-quick sock drier and a device to repel pesky bugs are among about 1,000 inventions being showcased at the 40th International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva next week.
Moscow, Russia (Voice of Russia) Apr 11, 2012 - Teams from America, Europe and Asia compete for the Google Lunar X-Prize. At stake are $30 mln. The aim is to send privately funded mission to the Moon, to land a robot on its surface able to travel
Cape Canaveral, FL (SPX) Apr 10, 2012 - NASA has selected United Launch Services, LLC of Englewood, Colo., to launch the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites-R and S, or GOES-R and GOES-S. The spacecraft will launch in Octob
London (UPI) Apr 10, 2012 - One of the world's largest research charities, Britain's Wellcome Trust, says it will support efforts by scientists to make their work freely available for all.
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 09, 2012 - The Uniparx Development company said on Thursday it was planning to build a spaceport in central Russia near the birthplace of Yury Gagarin, the first man to conquer space. The Russian spacepo
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Apr 05, 2012 - A ground-breaking Russian nuclear space-travel propulsion system will be ready by 2017 and will power a ship capable of long-haul interplanetary missions by 2025, giving Russia a head start in the o
L'Aquila, Italy (AFP) April 4, 2012 - Three years after a quake devastated L'Aquila, the Italian town has launched a bid to become a hi-tech European city - to the scepticism of thousands of people still living in temporary housing.
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (UPI) Apr 4, 2012 - A Delta 4 rocket was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, on a mission to deliver a spy satellite to orbit, officials said.
