Washington (AFP) Aug 2, 2011 - A piece of the ill-fated space shuttle Columbia has surfaced in eastern Texas, where a severe drought has dried up a lake and exposed debris from the 2003 accident, NASA said Tuesday.
Guildford, UK (SPX) Aug 02, 2011 - Surrey experts in space technology have launched a Facebook competition challenging the British public to develop innovative applications that will run on its smartphone-powered satellite due for la
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 02, 2011 - Hello from space! greets astronaut Ron Garan as an opening to his recently published video blog. Garan's goal is to show how this orbital research facility can help improve life on Earth, while al
London, UK (SPX) Aug 02, 2011 - Inmarsat reports that Inmarsat SA, one of its subsidiary companies, has signed a contract with International Launch Services (ILS) for the launch of three Inmarsat-5 satellites. The launches, schedu
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Aug 02, 2011 - Atlantis carried many science and research experiments in its middeck during NASA's last shuttle flight, STS-135, in July. Among these was a plant experiment developed at Kennedy Space Center's Spac
Washington (UPI) Aug 2, 2011 - Scientists have devised an invisibility cloak material that can hide objects from detection using light that is visible to humans, a U.S. journal reports.
Sriharikota (IANS) Aug 02, 2011 - India's space agency has plans to launch a manned space mission in the future, but a lot of work needs to be done before that to ensure such missions are failure-proof, a top scientist has said.
Pasadena CA (SPX) Aug 01, 2011 - In this newly created role, Sunshine will be responsible for managing the company's financial strategy, driving growth and overseeing all finance and accounting functions as Virgin Galactic transiti
Cape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Aug 01, 2011 - United Launch Alliance (ULA) completed Friday the first combined Atlas and Delta rocket shipment from its factory in Decatur, Ala., to the launch site at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on t
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 29, 2011 - There's been another round of inaccurate reporting in the Chinese media about China's Tiangong space laboratory. Stories have claimed that Tiangong 1, due to be launched within two months, is the co
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 29, 2011 - Any scientist can tell you that research is a time-consuming pursuit. In fact, it can take decades to show results, as the knowledge compounds and inspires additional studies. This building of
Jiuquan (XNA) Jul 29, 2011 - China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Thursday said it will launch an experimental orbiter in the coming days. The orbiter, SJ-11-02, will be carried into space by China's indigenous Long
Paris (ESA) Jul 28, 2011 - For more than a decade, the International Space Station has been a busy orbiting research lab. But it could soon take on a new role as a testbed for ambitious missions deeper into space. Futur
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 27, 2011 - The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has been providing basic training to be certified as an astronaut for the International Space Station (ISS) to astronaut candidates Kimiya Yui, and Takuya Ohni
Albuquerque NM (SPX) Jul 27, 2011 - Nine engineers from Sandia National Laboratories helped ensure Atlantis' safety from Mission Control at Johnson Space Center as the shuttle made its final flight, marking the end of NASA's 30-year s
Moscow (AFP) July 27, 2011 - Russia and its partners plan to plunge the International Space Station (ISS) into the ocean at the end of its life cycle after 2020 so as not to leave space junk, its space agency said Wednesday.
