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BRICS Space Agencies Sign Memorandum on Cooperation in Space Exploration
Nov 02, 2016 (Sputnik)
Roscosmos Director General Igor Komarov stated that BRICS made a step into the future, as joint efforts on the use of the ERS system would help to eliminate con...
NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins, Crewmates Safely Return From the Space Station
Nov 02, 2016 (SPX)
NASA astronaut and Expedition 49 crew member Kate Rubins, who became the first person to sequence DNA in space, returned to Earth Saturday after a successful mi...
Japan rocket with manga art launches satellite into space
Nov 02, 2016 (AFP)
A Japanese rocket that fired a weather satellite into space on Wednesday was decked out in colourful manga in a bid to raise awareness among kids about the wond...
Next stop Baikonur for ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet
Nov 02, 2016 (ESA)
ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and Roscosmos commander Oleg Novitsky this week passed their final exams on the Soyuz spacecraft that...
Home is Where the Astronaut Is
Nov 02, 2016 (SPX)
The International Space Station serves as home, office and recreation room for astronauts. They share this confined space far above the Earth with crew members ...
Russia to Allocate $1.5Bln to Federal Space Program in 2017 - Draft Budget Plan
Nov 01, 2016 (Sputnik)
The financing of the Russia's 2016-2025 federal space program will reach some 92.5 billion rubles ($1.47 billion) in 2017, according to the draft laws database ...
Team braves wildlife, dust and darkness to find safe home for abandoned records
Oct 31, 2016 (SPX)
Jeremy Vann and Ronnie Vance scoured the dustiest, most forlorn corners of NASA's Langley Research Center in hopes of rescuing knowledge cast aside and nearly l...
No Balloons for JPL's Birthday, Just a 'Satelloon'
Oct 31, 2016 (JPL)
Eighty years ago, when interplanetary travel was still a fiction and that fiction looked like Flash Gordon, seven young men drove out to a dry canyon wash in th...
US, Russian, Japanese astronauts return from ISS
Oct 30, 2016 (AFP)
Three astronauts landed safely in Kazakhstan Sunday following a 115-day mission aboard the the International Space Station, including US astronaut Kate Rubins, ...
New lettuce crop begins growing aboard ISS
Oct 27, 2016 (SPX)
Just as farmers on Earth are planting leafy greens for the fall growing season, astronauts aboard the International Space Station are planting their third on-or...
The Space Cadets of 2016
Oct 26, 2016 (XNA)
Every year, a group of Hong Kong and Macao youngsters get a close look at what it's like to be in outer space. Wang Yuke reports. Applause and exclamations of c...
Urine may be the X factor to exploring deep space
Oct 26, 2016 (SPX)
Astronauts have been known to joke about how they turn yesterday's coffee into tomorrow's coffee. (Hint: It involves urine.) While this may seem like a gross sc...
Reaching for the stars: Latin America's emerging space powers
Oct 25, 2016 (Sputnik)
Argentina and Brazil are Latin America's leading space-going countries, but Peru, Venezuela and Mexico are already breathing down their necks. Sputnik discussed...
NASA Shakes Up Orion Test Article for the Journey to Mars
Oct 25, 2016 (SPX)
How do you know if a spacecraft can hold up to the intense vibrations of launching atop the world's most powerful rocket? You shake it on the world's most power...
Beaches, skiing and tai chi: Club Med, Chinese style
Oct 13, 2016 (AFP)
Tai chi, mahjong and karaoke are on the menu alongside more traditional offerings such as sailing at Club Med's new resort on the Chinese island of Hainan, as t...
Growing Interest: Students Plant Seeds to Help NASA Farm in Space
Oct 07, 2016 (SPX)
NASA is seeking plant varieties that could grow best in space, providing food for astronauts to eat on their way to future deep space destinations, including Ma...
NASA begins tests to qualify Orion parachutes for mission with crew
Oct 06, 2016 (SPX)
NASA successfully kicked off a series of tests Sept. 30 to qualify Orion's parachute system for flights with astronauts, a milestone that will help the agency s...
Students team up with NASA for space coms and navigation
Oct 05, 2016 (SPX)
Millions of students across the country take on internships every year, but not all have the chance to be part of an innovative team pushing the boundaries of s...
New Zealand government open-minded on space collaboration
Oct 04, 2016 (XNA)
The New Zealand government is keeping an open mind on international cooperation in its nascent space program, saying it could be open to future collaboration wi...
Software star Google expected to flex hardware muscle
Oct 02, 2016 (AFP)
A high-profile Google event Tuesday is widely expected to show a new emphasis on hardware, challenging rivals Apple and Amazon and launching a new strategy for ...
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