Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Feb 09, 2012 - One of NASA's industry partners, Sierra Nevada(SNC), recently delivered the primary structure of its first Dream Chaser flight test vehicle to the company's facility in Louisville, Colo., where it w
Beijing, China (XNA) Feb 09, 2012 - China's new generations of the Long March rocket family, Long March-5, -6 and -7 are expected to make their maiden flights in the next five years, a rocket scientist has said. Yu Menglun, also
Hawthorne, CA (SPX) Feb 09, 2012 - Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), the world's fastest growing space launch company, and Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat), the leading regional satellite operator in
Tehran (IANS) Feb 08, 2012 - Iran is planning to send a new generation of satellites into orbit to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic republic's establishment, Defence Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi has said.
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Feb 08, 2012 - The 355-foot-tall Mobile Launcher, or ML, behaved as expected during its move to Launch Pad 39B in November 2011, an analysis of multiple sensors showed. The top of the tower swayed less than an inc
Centennial CO (SPX) Feb 08, 2012 - United Launch Alliance (ULA) has announced the completion of two key milestones leading toward the certification of the Atlas V launch vehicle for human spaceflight. ULA has successfully compl
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Feb 07, 2012 - Russian space agency Roscosmos and rocket and space-station hardware builder RSC Energia are working to restore commercial viability to the Sea Launch floating platform project, Roscosmos head Vladi
Beijing (UPI) Feb 6, 2012 - China says it will debut a new generation of Long March launch rockets within the next five years to join its rocket fleet of satellite launchers.
San Diego CA (SPX) Feb 06, 2012 - Improving fire-fighting techniques in space and getting a better understanding of fuel combustion here on Earth are the focus of a series of experiments on the International Space Station, led by a
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 06, 2012 - Spacecraft must operate with utmost precision when conducting landing maneuvers on other planets, or docking to a space station. To ensure they do not drift off course, imaging sensors collect a flo
Paris (AFP) Feb 3, 2012 - The European Space Agency (ESA) said on Friday that the first launch of a long-awaited light rocket, Vega, which had been pencilled for February 9, would take place on February 13.
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 03, 2012 - NASA has received the National Research Council (NRC) report NASA Space Technology Roadmaps and Priorities, which provides the agency with findings and recommendations on where best to invest in t
Heath TX (SPX) Feb 03, 2012 - Following detailed analysis of the downlinked telemetry and audio/video recordings from both ground based cameras and a camera that was recovered from the rocket, Armadillo Aerospace has determined
Moscow (UPI) Feb 3, 2012 - NASA says crew replacement on the International Space Station will be delayed following the failure of a Russian Soyuz capsule in a ground test.
Mojave CA (SPX) Feb 03, 2012 - XCOR Aerospace and the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) announce the final week to register and become eligible to win a suborbital research flight on XCOR's Lynx I vehicle at the Next Generation
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Feb 02, 2012 - A few years ago, back when the Constellation Program was still alive, NASA engineers discovered that the Ares I rocket had a crucial flaw, one that could have jeopardized the entire project. They pa
