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New rocket could one day launch flight to Europa
Aug 01, 2015 (Sputnik)
The huge rocket NASA is developing to transport astronauts to an asteroid, Mars and other distant destinations will be "transformative for science," NASA told m...
Japanese firm to mature whisky in space
Jul 31, 2015 (AFP)
Japanese whisky will be sent into space next month to test how time in a zero-gravity environment affects its flavour, one of the country's biggest drinks maker...
Solar weather reports key to safe space travel
Jul 30, 2015 (UPI)
Researchers in England are looking ahead to a world where solar and space weather forecasting is nearly as important as weather patterns and predictions on Eart...
Domes Arrive for CST-100 Test Article Assembly
Jul 29, 2015 (SPX)
The first two domes that will form the pressure shell of the Structural Test Article, or STA, for Boeing's CST-100 spacecraft have arrived at NASA's Kennedy Spa...
ISU Educates Future Space Leaders
Jul 29, 2015 (SPX)
Over 100 people, considered future leaders in the space industry, visited NASA's Glenn Research Center in July to learn more about the center's research and tec...
Private Space Stations, East-West Tensions Won't Spark Space Race
Jul 28, 2015 (SPX)
Private space stations will be constructed within the next 10 years, and escalating tensions between China, Russia and the United States will not result in a ne...
Massive pool for space and deep-sea training to be built in Essex
Jul 28, 2015 (SPX)
The University of Essex has entered exploratory discussions to establish the world's deepest and largest research, training and development pool on the Knowledg...
Planetary Resources' First Spacecraft Successfully Deployed
Jul 17, 2015 (SPX)
Planetary Resources has announced that its Arkyd 3 Reflight (A3R) spacecraft deployed successfully from the International Space Station's (ISS) Kibo airlock and...
Space crew praises US-Russian 'handshake in space' 40 years on
Jul 15, 2015 (AFP)
Two Russians and an American in orbit commemorated Wednesday the 40th anniversary of the Apollo-Soyuz mission, when a "handshake in space" brought the two Cold ...
US selects four astronauts for commercial flight
Jul 09, 2015 (AFP)
Three men and one woman were named Thursday by NASA as the first four astronauts who will fly aboard spaceships built by private companies Boeing and SpaceX in ...
NASA selects leading-edge concepts for continued study
Jul 09, 2015 (JPL)
NASA has selected seven technology proposals for continued study under Phase II of the agency's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program, including one from ...
Docking Adapter Sets Stage for Commercial Crew Crew
Jul 07, 2015 (SPX)
The first International Docking Adapter headed to the International Space Station on Sunday will be a physical connecting point for spacecraft, but for NASA it ...
Targeted LEDs could provide efficient lighting for plants grown in space
Jul 05, 2015 (SPX)
A Purdue University study shows that targeting plants with red and blue LEDs provides energy-efficient lighting in contained environments, a finding that could ...
'Forever Remembered' Shares Enduring Lessons of Challenger, Columbia
Jul 01, 2015 (SPX)
The Space Shuttle Program story is full of spectacular successes. From its maiden voyage in 1981 to its final touchdown in 2011, the capable, reusable delta-win...
NASA Gears Up to Test Orion's Powerhouse
Jul 01, 2015 (SPX)
NASA is getting ready for a series of tests that will check out Orion's service module, a critical part of the spacecraft that will launch atop the agency's Spa...
Cosmonaut Padalka Sets World Record in Combined Flight Duration
Jun 28, 2015 (Sputnik)
Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka currently working on the International Space Station (ISS) has set a world record in combined flight duration, a space industr...
McCain Blows His Top Over US Inability to Abandon Russian Rocket Engines
Jun 28, 2015 (Sputnik)
US Senator John McCain is blowing a gasket over America's inability to find a suitable substitution for Russia's RD-180 engines, accusing his Republican fellows...
Roadmap to the Stars
Jun 25, 2015 (SPX)
A laser-powered wafer-thin spacecraft capable of reaching Alpha Centauri in 20 years may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but it's not. And while such a...
Is space tourism travelling faster than space law?
Jun 25, 2015 (SPX)
Space tourism is fast becoming the new frontier in the transportation business. Driven by profit-making private venture capital, the push to offer customers som...
Low-cost airlines boost green travel to the Azores
Jun 24, 2015 (AFP)
No longer a pipe dream for nature lovers on a budget, travel to the Azores' lush forests, lakes, volcanic craters and whale-watching spots has been given a majo...
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