Paris (AFP) June 11, 2024 - How bad for your health is space travel? Answering this question will be crucial not just for astronauts aiming to go to Mars, but for a booming space tourism industry planning to blast anyone who can afford it into orbit.
Hong Kong (AFP) June 11, 2024 - China on Tuesday announced the first astronaut candidates from its special administrative regions of Macau and Hong Kong, with the latter calling it a glorious page in the city's history.
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jun 10, 2024 - A European consortium, led by Spanish mission and system integrator Elecnor Deimos (Deimos), is working to develop an inflatable heat shield (IHS) for recovering rocket stages from space. This sys
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 09, 2024 - U.S. and German officials this week met in Berlin to discuss ongoing and future collaborations in space exploration and Earth science. Leaders at the inaugural U.S.-Germany Space Dialogue highlighte
Columbus OH (SPX) Jun 09, 2024 - NASA's Deep Space Food Challenge kicks off its final eight-week demonstration this month, and a new crew is running the show. NASA's partner for the Deep Space Food Challenge, the Methuselah F
Washington (AFP) June 8, 2024 - Virgin Galactic on Saturday successfully completed its last spaceflight before heading into a two-year pause on commercial operations to upgrade its fleet, as the space tourism company seeks to finally turn a profit.
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 07, 2024 - Europe's newest rocket, Ariane 6, is set to launch soon, carrying multiple space missions with diverse objectives and destinations. The first flight of Ariane 6 will demonstrate its versatility and
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 07, 2024 - China has expressed its willingness to engage in space exchanges and cooperation with the United States, urging the US to eliminate barriers hindering such collaborations. The remarks were ma
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 7, 2024 - NASA has awarded key contracts to a half dozen companies that will supply liquid nitrogen and liquid oxygen in support of operations at agency centers and facilities across the United States, the space agency announced Thursday.
Boca Chica TX (AFP) Jun 07, 2024 - Starship, SpaceX's massive prototype rocket that may one day send humans to Mars, achieved its first ever ocean splashdown during its fourth flight test, a live feed showed Thursday. Splashdo
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 07, 2024 - Galactic Energy, a private rocket maker in Beijing, conducted a launch on Thursday afternoon, marking its third launch in the past 10 days. The company reported that the rocket lifted off at 1
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 07, 2024 - Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (Rocket Lab or the Company) has announced the launch window for its 50th Electron mission, which will deploy five Internet-of-Things (IoT) satellites for French
Washington (AFP) June 6, 2024 - Boeing's Starliner crew capsule, which is making its way to the International Space Station on its first mission carrying astronauts, has developed two helium leaks since entering orbit but remains stable and on course for docking, NASA said.
Boca Chica, United States (AFP) June 6, 2024 - Starship, SpaceX's massive prototype rocket, launched for its fourth test flight Thursday, and is now attempting to fly halfway around the globe before splashing down in the Indian Ocean.
Boca Chica, United States (AFP) June 6, 2024 - SpaceX's massive Starship rocket achieved its first ever splashdown during a test flight Thursday, in a major milestone for the prototype system that may one day send humans to Mars.
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 6, 2024 - Boeing Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were welcomed aboard the International Space Station Thursday at 3:45 p.m. following a successful 1:34 p.m. EDT docking.
