by Staff Writers - The first Soyuz to take off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana is now at its launch pad. The rocket that will carry the first two Galileo navigation s
Paris (AFP) Oct 16, 2011 - Prestige and a multi-billion-dollar gamble in satellite navigation will be riding on a Soyuz rocket next Thursday when the Soviet-era workhorse launches from Europe's space base in South America.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 14, 2011 - The 75th anniversary of the first rocket experiments at the site that became NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., will be celebrated with a special free, public screening of the new
Los Angeles (UPI) Oct 14, 2011 - Space tourism company Virgin Galactic says it has signed a deal to give NASA scientists rides into space to conduct experiments.
Tehran (AFP) Oct 12, 2011 - Iran acknowledged as a failure Wednesday its attempt to send a live monkey into space last month - touted as its first step towards launching a man into space.
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 12, 2011 - In response to reports of a bait-and-switch regarding plans for the Space Shuttle Enterprise, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) called on NASA to reopen the assignment of the Enterprise shuttle to exis
Hyderabad, India (AFP) Oct 12, 2011 - An Indian-French satellite that will study monsoon patterns and global warming was launched on Wednesday from a space centre in southern India.
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Oct 10, 2011 - Preparations for the first Soyuz launch from French Guiana are on track for its historic liftoff later this month with two Galileo navigation satellites. We're right on the timeline, and ever
Tehran, Iran (IRNA) Oct 10, 2011 - Understanding more about space science and that benefits that such technology has brought to everyday life is essential to helping the world address its most urgent problems, the United Nations said
Houston TX (SPX) Oct 10, 2011 - If you had the choice between a product that you had to shake before use and one that came premixed, you'd probably buy the one that was easier to use and worked best. Industries are aware of
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 10, 2011 - The Russian space agency has dropped plans to construct a new Rus-M carrier rocket by 2015, Roscosmos head Vladimir Popovkin said on Friday. We have come to the conclusion that we do not need
Xichang, China (XNA) Oct 10, 2011 - China's Long March-III2 rocket carrier sent a French-made telecom satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center Friday afternoon, marking the first time for China to provide launch s
Moscow (UPI) Oct 7, 2011 - Russia's space agency Roscosmos says it has decided to abandon the development of its Rus-M booster rocket because of inadequate funding.
Cape Canaveral AFS (AFNS) Oct 07, 2011 - Air Force officials have recently implemented changes to the force's environmental cleanup program to focus on cleaning up more sites more quickly. The environmental management team here is using cu
Beijing (XNA) Oct 07, 2011 - China's first space lab module were in good condition and all tests went on smoothly during the past week, according to a statement issued by the country's space project authorities Thursday.
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (SPX) Oct 07, 2011 - The U.S. Intelsat 18 telecommunications satellite was put into orbit on Thursday, a spokesman for Russian space agency Roscosmos said. The separation took place according to the schedule. The
