Boston MA (SPX) Apr 13, 2011 - Thirty years ago, on April 12, 1981, the U.S. Space Shuttle made its first voyage into space. Four years later, on the same date, rookie astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman made the first of his five flights
Washington (AFP) April 12, 2011 - Thirty years after the first space flight of the US shuttle program, NASA announced Tuesday the three retiring orbiters will take up residence as museum pieces in Florida, Virginia and California.
Bangalore, India (SPX) Apr 12, 2011 - Preparations for the launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C16) carrying RESOURCESAT-2 satellite are progressing well at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. In this mission, PSLV-C16 w
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 11, 2011 - By the end of this year, NASA will no longer be able to send humans into space. According to Barack Obama's plan, responsibility will go to private companies, which are expected to come up with chea
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 11, 2011 - Russia needs to increase its presence on the global space market and increase its share of launches from 40% to 50%, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. Our country presently prov
Moscow (AFP) April 11, 2011 - The last living legends of the early years of human space flight in the Cold War met in a rare encounter on Monday to laud the achievement of Yuri Gagarin 50 years after his historic voyage into space.
Washington (AFP) April 11, 2011 - The US space agency said it will announce the museums that will host the three retiring space shuttles on Tuesday during an event to mark the 30th anniversary of the first shuttle launch.
Amsterdam, Holland (SPX) Apr 11, 2011 - Dutch initiative SpaceLinq announces that it will operate as Europe's first spaceflight operator from within Holland's territory. Lelystad Airport is the proposed home base for the future EU Spacepo
UN (RIA Novosti) Apr 11, 2011 - The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution at a special session on Thursday declaring April 12 as the International Day of Human Space Flight. The resolution was initiated by Russia, which c
Paris (AFP) April 10, 2011 - What do ceramic teeth braces, artificial hearts, airbags, insulin pumps and Olympics-calibre swimsuits have in common?
Paris (AFP) April 10, 2011 - On Tuesday, the world will be awash with talk of courage and vision as it looks back on 50 years of manned space flight, a trail blazed by Yuri Gagarin's 108-minute trip around the planet.
Beijing (AFP) April 10, 2011 - Asia's extraterrestrial ambitions have rocketed from nowhere in the 50 years since the first human space flight, with China shooting for the moon while India and Japan fuel up their own programmes.
Washington (UPI) Apr 9, 2011 - NASA officials are gravitating toward a decision on where several retired space shuttles will be displayed for future generations.
Washington (AFP) April 8, 2011 - Fifty years after Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space, the US space shuttle program is winding down leaving former rival Russia as the only nation able to carry astronauts into orbit.
Moscow (AFP) April 8, 2011 - Fifty years after Yuri Gagarin's historic flight, Russia still prides itself on launching more satellites than anyone else and will soon have full responsibility for taking Americans into space.
Paris (AFP) April 8, 2011 - Viewed at the time through the narrow lens of Cold War rivalry, Yuri Gagarin's flight is now seen in a wider angle as forcing mankind to look beyond nationalism and at its own place in the cosmos.
