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
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 31, 2011 - At some point in 2012, astronauts will board China's first space laboratory, Tiangong 1. This will probably mark the longest Chinese human spaceflight so far, with astronauts expected to live on boa
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Oct 31, 2011 - The Flight Readiness Review (FFR) for the Vega launcher was held in Frascati, Italy on October 13 and 14. Based on this review, the Director-General of the European Space Agency (ESA) decided to sta
Moscow (AFP) Oct 30, 2011 - Russia on Sunday launched its first supply ship destined for the International Space Station since the embarrassing loss of a similar vessel in August raised questions about its space programme.
Moscow (UPI) Oct 29, 2011 - A Russian Progress M-10M freighter left the International Space Station for a return flight to Earth Saturday, officials said.
Mojave, CA (SPX) Oct 28, 2011 - Just over fifty years ago, an historic competition for the first pilots to fly into space yielded the Mercury Seven astronauts. Today, from an intense selection process with more than 500 appl
Hampton, VA (SPX) Oct 28, 2011 - NASA Langley's latest Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES), an instrument that has studied the Earth's climate for nearly 30 years, is scheduled to launch at 5:48 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Oct 28, 2011 - Arianespace's full launcher family is now an operational reality as flight-ready versions of all three vehicles - Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega - are together at the Spaceport for the first time, positio
Beijing (XNA) Oct 28, 2011 - China will launch a Long March-2F/H rocket early next month, carrying the unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou-8 which will conduct the country's first space docking with Tiangong-1, or Heavenly Palace-1, a
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (SPX) Oct 28, 2011 - The Expedition 29 crew members living and working aboard the International Space Station made preparations for the departure and arrivals of a series of visiting Russian spacecraft and continued the
London, UK (SPX) Oct 28, 2011 - This week marks the 40th anniversary of Britain as a spacefaring nation. On the 28th of October 1971, the UK launched Prospero - a science and technology demonstration satellite - on top of a Black
Bozeman MT (SPX) Oct 28, 2011 - Montana State University now has a satellite in space, and it's already talking. Early Friday morning, shortly before 4 a.m. Mountain time, a student-built satellite called Explorer-1 [Prime] roared
Greenbelt, MD (SPX) Oct 28, 2011 - NASA's newest Earth-observing satellite soared into space early today aboard a Delta II rocket after liftoff at 5:48 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 27, 2011 - On September 29, 2011, NASA announced the short list for five potential new Explorer class spacecraft. These missions are by definition small and relatively inexpensive, designed to be led by a sm
Jiuquan, China (XNA) Oct 27, 2011 - China will launch the spacecraft Shenzhou-8 in early November at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest deseart area. The unmanned spacecraft is expected to perform China's first spa
Houston TX (SPX) Oct 27, 2011 - Due to the predicted path of Hurricane Rina, the 15th NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations, or NEEMO, ended earlier than planned. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) op
