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Concept's success buoys Commercial Crew's path to flight

Apr 14, 2016 (SPX)

Five years in, NASA's Commercial Crew Program is at the doorstep of launch for a new generation of spacecraft and launch vehicles that will take astronauts to t...

Bigelow and ULA team up for commercialization of low earth orbit

Apr 13, 2016 (SPX)

Bigelow Aerospace (BA) and United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced they are partnering to develop and deploy habitable volumes in Low Earth orbit (LEO). The volu...

NASA begins testing of revolutionary e-sail technology

Apr 13, 2016 (SPX)

Testing has started at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, on a concept for a potentially revolutionary propulsion system that could sen...

NASA invests in 2D spacecraft, reprogrammable microorganisms

Apr 12, 2016 (SPX)

NASA has selected 13 proposals through NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC), a program that invests in transformative architectures through the development ...

US-based cruise liner eyes China market with dedicated liner

Apr 12, 2016 (AFP)

US-based cruise liner Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCL) is on track to venture into China next year with a ship tailor-made for the Chinese market, a company...

Spanish port becomes global 'smart city' laboratory

Apr 06, 2016 (AFP)

In Spain's historic port of Santander, parking is no longer a headache, rubbish bins never overflow and grass is watered only when needed since this northern re...

Silicon Beach: LA tech hub where the sun always shines

Mar 31, 2016 (AFP)

Better known for its palm trees and celebrities, Los Angeles is also emerging as a tech hub, with its so-called Silicon Beach area offering a sun-kissed alterna...

New DNA/RNA Tool to Diagnose, Treat Diseases

Mar 30, 2016 (SPX)

If NASA is going to send astronauts on years-long missions, the agency will need new and better tools to monitor whether the men and women are healthy along the...

The latest technology helping take mankind to new planets

Mar 30, 2016 (SPX)

It has been a dream of humankind for centuries to travel to and live on another planet. Ever since early humans watched the stars in the sky, we've wondered wha...

Space-Related Budget Requests for FY17

Mar 29, 2016 (SPX)

Last month, the President submitted his final budget requests to Congress for Fiscal Year 2017. The unclassified space-related funding requests that impact U.S....

ASU to develop the next generation science education courseware for NASA

Mar 29, 2016 (SPX)

Principal Investigator Lindy Elkins-Tanton and Deputy Principal Investigator Ariel Anbar of ASU's School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) will lead the dev...

British bacon sandwich en route to ISS tastes out of this world

Mar 23, 2016 (Sputnik)

Forget zero-calories, it's all about zero-gravity when it comes to the latest food revolution on Earth. British chef, Heston Blumenthal, well-known for his mole...

China regulator frowns on Anbang's hotel bids: report

Mar 23, 2016 (AFP)

China's insurance regulator is opposed to multi-billion dollar bids by financial conglomerate Anbang for Starwood Hotels and a stable of properties owned by hed...

NASA Selects American Small Business, Research Institution Projects for Continued Development

Mar 21, 2016 (SPX)

NASA has selected 137 research and technology proposals from 117 American small businesses and research institutions that will enable NASA's future missions int...

Jacobs Joins Coalition for Deep Space Exploration

Mar 18, 2016 (SPX)

Jacobs Engineering Group has joined 27 industry partners as a member of the Coalition for Deep Space Exploration. The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration is a ...

Broomstick flying or red-light ping-pong? Gadgets at German fair

Mar 17, 2016 (AFP)

Virtual reality and 3D printing are among top technologies showcased by thousands of IT companies attending this year's technology show CeBIT in the northern Ge...

Space travel rules needed within 5 years: UN

Mar 15, 2016 (AFP)

The UN aviation agency called Tuesday for regulations on space travel to be enacted within five years in order to bolster a burgeoning space tourism and transpo...

Anbang: from obscure Chinese insurer to global innkeeper

Mar 15, 2016 (AFP)

Chinese insurance giant Anbang, virtually unknown abroad before buying New York's historic Waldorf Astoria hotel, is bidding nearly $20 billion to become an int...

Belgium Plans to Create Own National Space Agency

Mar 15, 2016 (Sputnik)

Belgium plans to create its own state space agency, and cooperate with China on a satellite launch program, media reported Friday. According to De Morgen news p...

Mining Everyday Technologies to Anticipate Possibilities

Mar 14, 2016 (SPX)

For decades, U.S. national security was ensured in large part by a simple advantage: a near-monopoly on access to the most advanced technologies. Increasingly, ...