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'To boldly grow': Japan astronaut worried by space growth spurt
Jan 10, 2018 (AFP)
Norishige Kanai, who is aboard the International Space Station, tweeted: "We had our bodies measured after reaching space, and wow, wow, wow, I had actually gro...
NASA Deep Space Exploration Systems looks ahead to action-packed 2018
Jan 09, 2018 (SPX)
Planes, trains, trucks and ships will move across America and over oceans to deliver hardware for assembly and testing of components for the Orion spacecraft an...
Tech a new religion at consumer gadget extravaganza
Jan 09, 2018 (AFP)
Technology will not just help us communicate better and give us bolder and brighter screens. It is promising to end urban congestion, treat cancer and depressio...
Tech faithful gather to worship at mecca of innovation
Jan 08, 2018 (AFP)
As tech industry players converge in Las Vegas for the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show, an overriding theme is that gizmos, artificial intelligence, cloud comput...
John Young, who set records in space with NASA, is dead at 87
Jan 06, 2018 (AFP)
He was 87 and died late Friday of complications from pneumonia, the space agency said. He lived in a Houston suburb just minutes from the NASA Space Center. "NA...
ULA completes major Starliner review for return to manned US spaceflight
Jan 05, 2018 (SPX)
"Design Certification Review is a significant milestone that completes the design phase of the program, paving the way to operations," said Barb Egan, ULA Comme...
First NASA Commercial Crew mission in sight for 2018
Jan 05, 2018 (SPX)
Since NASA awarded contracts to Boeing and SpaceX, the companies have matured space system designs and now have substantial spacecraft and launch vehicle hardwa...
Race for 'smart' hits fever pitch at electronics show
Jan 03, 2018 (AFP)
Whether it's a doorbell or refrigerator, a TV set or a toothbrush, chances are it will be connected to digital assistants powered by artificial intelligence aim...
Space 2018: Missions and launches to look for in the new year
Jan 01, 2018 (UPI)
With dozens of space missions and expeditions set to get under way in 2018, launch complexes around the globe will be busy. U.S. launch pads will be especially ...
The Russian Progress MS-06 cargo freighter undocks and takes a final Pacific dive
Dec 29, 2017 (Sputnik)
"The craft undocked from the ISS as planned at 4:03 a.m. Moscow time [1:03GMT]," the center's spokesperson said. Progress fell back into the Earth's atmosphere ...
JPL sketches out a trip to the Alpha Centauri system in 2069
Dec 28, 2017 (UPI)
According to New Scientist, which first revealed the news, the proposed launch is set for 2069 -- a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon l...
Orion parachute tests prove out complex system for human deep space missions
Dec 27, 2017 (SPX)
As the astronauts inside descend toward the water on future missions, their lives will be hanging by a series of threads that have been thoroughly ruggedized, t...
US, Russia have 'limitless' potential to continue space cooperation
Dec 26, 2017 (Sputnik)
"There is as lot of cache in space exploration. That brings Russia to the table, particularly during a time when our bilateral, political relationship is not pe...
McCandless, first astronaut to fly untethered, dies at age 80
Dec 23, 2017 (AFP)
The US space agency did not give the cause of death on Thursday for the longtime resident of the western state of Colorado. The son and grandson of decorated wa...
NASA picks finalists to explore comet, Saturn's moon
Dec 21, 2017 (AFP)
"These are tantalizing investigations that seek to answer some of the biggest questions in our solar system today," said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrat...
The Moon Shines Brightly Among NASA's 2017 Highlights
Dec 19, 2017 (SPX)
One of the numerous NASA-related activities and actions the Trump Administration did in 2017 was to reconstitute the National Space Council. During its first me...
Crew of three docks at International Space Station
Dec 19, 2017 (AFP)
NASA TV footage showed the Soyuz MS-07 capsule containing Scott Tingle of NASA, Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Explora...
SpaceX resupply truck Dragon on route to ISS for space research delivery
Dec 17, 2017 (SPX)
Dragon lifted off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida with more than 4,800 pounds of research equip...
Two rookie astronauts, cosmonaut blast off to ISS
Dec 17, 2017 (AFP)
Scott Tingle of NASA, Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency powered into the sky in a Soyuz MS-07 spacecra...
Soyuz carrying Expedition 53 crew lands in Kazakhstan
Dec 17, 2017 (Sputnik)
Bresnik, Nespoli and Ryazanskiy returned to Earth after 138 days in space, where they served as members of the Expedition 52 and 53 crews onboard the Internatio...
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