Jerusalem (AFP) Nov 2, 2011 - Israel on Wednesday successfully tested a rocket-propulsion system from a military base in the centre of the country, a defence ministry official said.
Hampton, VA (SPX) Nov 02, 2011 - NASA's Langley Research Center completed another successful test of the Orion spacecraft's landing capabilities in their Hydro Impact Basin. While workers prepared the 18,000-pound (8,165 kg)
Jiuquan, China (XNA) Nov 02, 2011 - About 1.5 km from a launch pad in the deserts of northwest China, crowds of people observed a rocket with reverence, waiting hours through the dark for the moment when the spacecraft departed for th
Jiuquan, China (XNA) Nov 01, 2011 - A China manned space program spokeswoman said here Monday that China is going to conduct another manned space mission by 2012. Spokeswoman Wu Ping said at a press briefing Monday morning that
Jiuquan, China (XNA) Nov 01, 2011 - Aerospace officials are confident of a successful space rendezvous and docking between orbiters, despite the inherent challenges and risks, a spokeswoman for China's manned space program said at a p
Beijing (XNA) Nov 01, 2011 - Docking may be a decades-old space technology in the eyes of veteran aerospace watchers and fans, but seeing how China is going to do it will be a new experience. China launched Shenzhou-8 Tue
Beijing (AFP) Nov 1, 2011 - China said it successfully launched an unmanned spacecraft on Tuesday, taking its next step towards the goal of building its first space station by 2020.
Beijing (AFP) Nov 1, 2011 - China said it successfully launched an unmanned spacecraft on Tuesday, taking its next step towards the goal of building its first space station by 2020.
Jiuquan, China (XNA) Nov 01, 2011 - China upgraded its satellite launch center in the northwest Gobi desert to ensure that the launch of the Shenzhou-8 spacecraft, went smoothly, a senior engineer said Sunday. Beijing Special En
Paris (ESA) Nov 01, 2011 - Understanding osteoporosis, perfecting vaccines and developing new alloys all share one thing: they are just some of the many scientific fields that have advanced significantly through research perf
Jiuquan, China (XNA) Nov 01, 2011 - China is considering sending female astronauts into space during its space docking missions next year, a chief designer for the astronaut program said Monday. Two female astronauts have been s
Jiuquan, China (XNA) Nov 01, 2011 - China plans to fulfill its first ever manual space docking by 2012, probably with women astronauts. Between the two spacecraft launches, which are scheduled both in 2012 for space docking attempts,
Beijing (AFP) Nov 1, 2011 - China said it successfully launched an unmanned spacecraft on Tuesday to carry out a key docking mission, taking its next step towards the goal of building its first space station by 2020.
Las Cruces, N.M. (UPI) Nov 1, 2011 - Space tourism company Virgin Galactic says it has selected a U.S. Air Force test pilot to helm its passenger-carrying space planes into suborbital space.
berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 31, 2011 - A very special space breakthrough is approaching; on 31 October at 23:00 CET (1 November at 06:00 local time) the Chinese spacecraft Shenzhou-8 will be launched on board a Long March rocket from the
Beijing (AFP) Oct 31, 2011 - China said Monday it will launch an unmanned spacecraft on Tuesday, taking its next step towards the goal of building its first space station by 2020.
