Paris, France (ESA) Feb 22, 2011 - ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano has been assigned to fly on the International Space Station from May to November 2013, serving as a flight engineer for Expeditions 36 and 37. Recently qualified a
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Feb 21, 2011 - The international space station (ISS) partners are currently discussing a possibility to stage an extraordinary photo opportunity in March that would yield photo and video images of the space statio
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 21, 2011 - What would our solar system look like if visitors from other worlds took a series of pictures? NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft did just that by piecing together the first portrait of our solar sys
Shanghai (AFP) Feb 21, 2011 - China's first Mars probe will be launched from a Russian rocket in November, two years later than originally planned, state media reported Monday.
Cape Canaveral, FL (SPX) Feb 21, 2011 - Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to begin an 11-day mission to the International Space Station with a launch at 4:50 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 24, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. T
Washington (AFP) Feb 21, 2011 - NASA said Tuesday the space shuttle Discovery is ready to fly on its final mission to the International Space Station and the weather looks good for launch on February 24.
Washington (AFP) Feb 18, 2011 - China has its eye on becoming the top science nation in the world, overtaking the United States and European nations, researchers at a US science conference said Friday.
Paris, France (ESA) Feb 18, 2011 - ESA's second Automated Transfer Vehicle, Johannes Kepler, has been launched into its targeted low orbit by an Ariane 5. The unmanned supply ship is planned to deliver critical supplies and reboost t
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) Feb 18, 2011 - NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden says he will decide by this spring where the agency's three shuttle orbiters will be housed in their retirement.
Hillsboro, Oregon (AFP) Feb 18, 2011 - President Barack Obama vowed Friday to make America the best place on Earth to do business, making his case for investments that have sparked a raging budget battle with Republicans.
Huntsville AL (SPX) Feb 18, 2011 - Space Operations, Inc. has announced plans to build a two-seat manned orbital spacecraft for commercial and government use. The company plans a test launch on February 20, 2012, with a regular fligh
Washington (AFP) Feb 18, 2011 - The space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to launch on February 24 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, its last flight before being retired as the US shuttle program winds down, NASA said Friday.
Hawthorne, Calif. (UPI) Feb 18, 2011 - Commercial space company SpaceX says it has put off development of its Falcon rocket to focus on its Dragon capsule intended to take astronauts into orbit.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 17, 2011 - The next flight of China's Shenzhou spacecraft will last somewhere between 20 and 22 days, according to German sources. The information was relayed to SpaceDaily by a communications officer at DLR,
Moscow (RIA NOVOSTI) Feb 17, 2011 - Former spy Anna Chapman wants to participate in the designing of a uniform for ground specialists of Russian space centers, Gagarin Astronaut Training Center's chief astronaut Sergei Krikalev said o
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Feb 17, 2011 - The first Vega has been assembled at the Spaceport, marking a key milestone in preparations for the introduction of this lightweight vehicle in Arianespace's launcher family. Build-up of the V
