Beijing (IANS) Mar 13, 2012 - China needs its own law to protect its rights in outer space as well as regulate its domestic space activities, a top official has said. China is among the very few countries that are active
Washington (IANS) Mar 13, 2012 - A study of astronauts' eyes and brains shows that they are affected after a long space stint. This includes flattening of the rear of the eyeball, bulging of the optic nerve and changes in the
San Francisco (AFP) March 12, 2012 - Google on Monday confirmed that Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency chief Regina Dugan is taking a yet-to-be-revealed role at the Internet powerhouse.
Washington (AFP) March 12, 2012 - A NASA astronaut who spent more hours walking in space than any other American and also set a record for the longest spaceflight mission has retired to join the private sector, the US space agency said Monday.
Reston, VA (SPX) Mar 12, 2012 - International Launch Services (ILS) announces a new contract for launch of the MEXSAT-1 satellite on an ILS Proton for the Mexican government's Ministry of Communications and Transportation, the Sec
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 11, 2012 - Space probes and planetary orbiters have become so commonplace, launch of a new one, whether into our solar system or beyond, hardly causes a ripple in the public consciousness.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 09, 2012 - The closer we get to the launch of China's Shenzhou 9 spacecraft to the Tiangong 1 space laboratory, the more confused space observers have become. We should have a firmer picture of the whole missi
Wallops VA (SPX) Mar 09, 2012 - Launch madness will hit the east coast in March as NASA launches five rockets in approximately five minutes to study the high-altitude jet stream from its Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Mar 08, 2012 - Workers recently began cutting and coating the first thermal protection system tiles - part of the heat shield that will protect an Orion spacecraft during an upcoming flight test which will simulat
Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 08, 2012 - Technicians at Vandenberg Air Force Base in central California are placing the two halves of the rocket nose cone, or fairing, around NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR), in prepar
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 07, 2012 - Have you ever been afflicted with a case of food poisoning so awful it made you stop to wonder why no one's found a cure or sure-fire preventative for it yet? And chances are you or someone you know
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 07, 2012 - The pace of research aboard the International Space Station is accelerating, even though the space shuttles used to build it have been retired. The shuttles' huge cargo carrying capacity was needed
Cologne, Germany (SPX) Mar 07, 2012 - Osteoporosis is a harsh disease that reduces the quality of life for millions and costs Europe around 25 billion euros ($31 billion) each year. It typically affects the elderly, so the rise in life
Hanover, Germany (AFP) March 7, 2012 - Water-powered clocks, eye-controlled arcade games and pole-dancing robots: this year's CeBIT tech fair, the world's biggest, showcased gadgets ranging from the useful to the downright nerdy.
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Mar 06, 2012 - I had been twelve when Pioneer 11 departed the Jupiter system. By the time it approached Saturn, I was just starting my final year at high school. During the bulk of my teenage years Pioneer 11 had
Beijing (XNA) Mar 06, 2012 - The Long March 7 carrier rocket, one of China's latest generation of rockets, is expected to make its first voyage within the next five years, an official with the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Te
