Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 26, 2010 - In the hostile environment of space, satellites could get burned by the ultra-hot sun in front of them and chilled by the frigid cold conditions of space behind them. Researchers at NASA's Mar
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 26, 2010 - The Progress M-05M cargo spacecraft will be undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday, a spokesman for Mission Control Center said on Monday. The freighter will then be bu
Washington DC (VOA) Oct 26, 2010 - The United States is committed to facing the challenges that we find today where the benefits of space permeate almost every facet of our lives. The National Space Policy renews our pledge of cooper
Washington (UPI) Oct 26, 2010 - Private U.S. company SpaceX has pushed back the launch of its rocket and space cargo craft to Nov. 18, company officials said.
Beijing (AFP) Oct 26, 2010 - NASA chief Charles Bolden has said his visit to China last week laid the groundwork for future cooperation between the two countries on manned space flight and space exploration.
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 25, 2010 - After three decades and more than 220 million units, Sony has stopped selling its Walkman cassette player in Japan, the company said Monday, admitting the gadget could not keep up in the digital age.
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 25, 2010 - Rocket exhaust could become a significant contributor to global climate change in coming decades, according to a new study. The research finds that soot emitted by rockets - not their carbon dioxide
Washington (AFP) Oct 25, 2010 - The shuttle Discovery will be launched with a six-member crew November 1 on its last scheduled flight to the International Space Station, NASA said Monday.
Upham NM (SPX) Oct 25, 2010 - The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) has dedicated the nearly twomile long Governor Bill Richardson Spaceway at Spaceport America, representing significant progress toward launching commercia
Houston (UPI) Oct 25, 2010 - Two space tourism companies say the price for a trip into space could drop from millions of dollars down to hundreds of thousands by late 2011.
KSC FL (SPX) Oct 25, 2010 - Overnight, technicians completed replacing two seals where there previously was a small hypergolic fuel leak at Discovery's right-hand crossfeed line flange. The four orbital maneuvering and r
KSC FL (SPX) Oct 25, 2010 - The countdown is on: NASA has only two shuttle launches left. The U.S. space agency is retiring its shuttle fleet next year and encouraging the development of commercial human spaceflight vehicles.
Spaceport America, New Mexico (AFP) Oct 23, 2010 - The world's first commercial passenger spaceship moved a step closer to takeoff, as tycoon Richard Branson unveiled a new runway at a remote New Mexico spaceport.
El Segundo CA (SPX) Oct 22, 2010 - Boeing has shipped the LightSquared SkyTerra 1, a high-capacity mobile communications satellite, from the company's integration and test complex in El Segundo to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhsta
Las Cruces, New Mexico (AFP) Oct 22, 2010 - The world's first private passenger spaceship will pass another milestone toward its commercial lift-off Friday, at a remote spaceport in the New Mexico desert.
Los Angeles (UPI) Oct 22, 2010 - A decade of space tourism flights would cause climate change by putting as much soot into the atmosphere as current global aviation does, U.S. researchers say.
