Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Mar 30, 2011 - A Russian cargo spacecraft will be sent to the International Space Station (ISS) on April 27, the Federal Space Agency said on Tuesday. The Progress M-10M will lift off atop a Soyuz-U carrier
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Mar 30, 2011 - Japan's HTV-2 Konotori robotic cargo space ship undocked from the International Space Station at 7.45 pm Moscow time (15.45 GMT), a Russian mission control center official said on Monday. The
Esrange, Sweden (SPX) Mar 30, 2011 - The TEXUS 49 sounding rocket lifted off from the Esrange Space Center near Kiruna in northern Sweden on 29 March 2011 at 06.01 CET. The German Aerospace Center (DLR) rocket, carrying four German exp
Corvallis, OR (SPX) Mar 29, 2011 - A prototype scanner aboard the International Space Station has been taking new images of Earth's coastal regions during the 16 months since it was launched, providing scientists with a new set of im
El Segundo CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2011 - The first Reentry Breakup Recorder (REBR), an instrument designed and constructed by engineers at The Aerospace Corporation, is set to plunge to Earth on March 29, shortly after 7 p.m. Two REB
Bethesda MD (SPX) Mar 29, 2011 - Almost a year after Launchspace contributing editors suggested an exploration vehicle that would take crews from low Earth orbit to many solar system destinations such as asteroids and lunar circumn
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Mar 29, 2011 - Arianespace's second Ariane 5 mission of 2011 has been given the green light for its March 30 liftoff with the Yahsat Y1A and Intelsat New Dawn satellites, clearing the way for this heavy-lift vehic
London (AFP) March 29, 2011 - China has shot to second place in the number of articles published in international science magazines and in a few years will take the top spot from the United States, according to a new report.
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Mar 29, 2011 - Computers have been an integral part of NASA's space shuttles since its conception. But the time came when upgrades needed to be made to make the orbiters safer and easier to fly. And Roy Uyematsu,
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Mar 28, 2011 - Initial assembly has been completed for the Ariane 5 launcher that will orbit a dual-satellite payload of the ST-2 and GSAT-8 satellites on Arianespace's third heavy-lift mission of 2011 from the Sp
London (AFP) March 28, 2011 - China has rocketed into second place in the number of articles published in international science magazines, according to a report released Monday by the Royal Society in London.
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 28, 2011 - NASA selected Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) of McLean, Va., for the NASA Integrated Communications Services (NICS) contract. SAIC will provide managerial and technical
Washington (AFP) March 28, 2011 - NASA's inspector general warned Monday that computer servers used by the US space agency to control spacecraft were vulnerable to cyber attack through the Internet.
Paris, France (ESA) Mar 25, 2011 - After eight weeks of exercises and classroom activities, 4000 children from more than 25 cities worldwide are about to conclude their 'Mission X: Train Like an Astronaut' challenge that promotes hea
Corvallis OR (SPX) Mar 25, 2011 - A prototype scanner aboard the International Space Station has been taking new images of Earth's coastal regions during the 16 months since it was launched, providing scientists with a new set of im
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Mar 25, 2011 - April 12, 1961 - 50 years ago engineering genius of S.P.Korolev blazed the trail into space for the Earth civilization by ushering in manned spaceflight. The flight into low-Earth orbit of Vostok sp
