San Francisco (AFP) Sept 6, 2015 - Too many white men and too few women, blacks and Latinos: While fueling debate, the lack of diversity in Silicon Valley is also inspiring startups focused on improving the mix.
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) Sept 26, 2013 - An American and two Russians Thursday boarded the International Space Station after a lightning journey from Earth, on a mission that will see the Olympic torch for the 2014 Sochi Games taken into space for the first time.
Kiryat Shmona, Israel (AFP) Sept 2, 2021 - An innovation centre seeking to foster revolutions in sustainable food was opened in northern Israel on Thursday by one of the country's leading entrepreneurs, spurred by a meteoric investment surge in the sector.
Washington (AFP) Sept 22, 2011 - Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, told lawmakers Thursday that the end of the space shuttle era has left the American human spaceflight program in an embarrassing state.
Toronto, Canada (AFP) Sept 12, 2019 - NASA may have grounded its space shuttles, but more Hollywood A-listers than ever are exploring the final frontier, with Natalie Portman launching one of two astronaut movie premieres at Toronto's film festival.
Washington (AFP) Sept 17, 2007 - NASA is at the thriving heart of a 180-billion-dollar space economy that benefits life on Earth, the head of the much-maligned US agency said Monday ahead of its 50th birthday.
Washington (AFP) Sept 21, 2016 - During the era of US racial segregation, a handful of black female mathematicians managed to break social barriers and propel the US space agency to new heights - and soon their story will be a major motion picture.
Washington (AFP) Sept 12, 2013 - Never before has a human-built spacecraft traveled so far. NASA's Voyager 1 probe has left the solar system and is wandering the galaxy, US scientists said Thursday.
Washington (AFP) Sept 12, 2022 - NASA is now targeting September 27 as the earliest possible launch date for its uncrewed Artemis 1 mission to the Moon, the agency said in a blog post Monday.
Kennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Sept 4, 2022 - After scrapping a second attempt to get its new 30-story lunar rocket off the ground due to a fuel leak, NASA officials said Saturday it may not be possible to try again this month.
Washington (AFP) Sept 14, 2011 - NASA unveiled its plans Wednesday for a massive new launcher capable of powering manned space flights well beyond low-Earth orbit and ultimately to Mars.
Washington (AFP) Sept 16, 2014 - The company - or companies - that will build America's next space taxi to carry astronauts to low Earth orbit and back is to be revealed Tuesday.
Washington (AFP) Sept 24, 2022 - NASA has called off the scheduled Tuesday launch of its historic uncrewed mission to the Moon due to a tropical storm that is forecast to strengthen as it approaches Florida.
Washington (AFP) Sept 27, 2022 - It will be difficult for NASA to make a new attempt to launch its massive Moon rocket in October, an official from the US space agency said Tuesday, with a lift-off in November looking more likely.
Washington (AFP) Sept 22, 2022 - NASA said Wednesday it had successfully trialed the fueling process for its new rocket, after technical issues a few weeks ago halted two attempts to get the behemoth off the ground and headed towards the Moon.
Kennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Sept 2, 2022 - The stars appear to be aligned for NASA's Moon rocket to finally blast off on Saturday, with weather forecasts favorable and technical issues that postponed the launch earlier this week resolved.
