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Aug 18, 2014 (SPX)

Dr. Wilhelm Auwarter and his team are working on a research project to develop tiny flat molecule tapes at the Department of Physics of Technische Universitat M...

XCOR Lynx Spacecraft Lands at Monterey Jet Center

Aug 15, 2014 (SPX)

XCOR Aerospace presents its XCOR Lynx spacecraft full scale model as part of tonight's Gordon McCall's Motorworks Revival 2014, at the Monterey Jet Center. Dubb...

Yi So-yeon, Korea's first and only astronaut, resigns

Aug 14, 2014 (UPI)

South Korea's first and only astronaut, Yi So-yeon, has resigned her position, effectively ending the country's space program. The then 29-year-old bio-engineer...

Aerojet Completes CST-100 Work for Commercial Crew Work

Aug 13, 2014 (SPX)

Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (GY) company, completed its Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) commitment in support of Boeing's CST-100 spacecraft th...

Study Compiles Data on Problem of Sleep Deprivation in Astronauts

Aug 13, 2014 (SPX)

After a long, hard day, who doesn't long for the comfort of a soft mattress and the embrace of a good night's sleep? Still, for many people, a full-night's rest...

American Spaceports

Aug 12, 2014 (SPX)

Most people are not aware that the world is awash with spaceports. However, the popular ones are well-known. For example, the Cape Canaveral Area of Florida is ...

Introducing this year's underground astronauts

Aug 12, 2014 (ESA)

Each year, ESA sends up to six astronauts down into the caves of Sardinia, Italy, for two weeks on a simulated space mission. New and experienced astronauts fro...

NASA Selects Proposals for Advanced Energy Storage Systems

Aug 11, 2014 (SPX)

NASA has selected four proposals for advanced energy storage technologies that may be used to power the agency's future space missions. Development of these new...

NASA's Space Launch System Boosters Office Completes Critical Design Review

Aug 08, 2014 (SPX)

As progress continues on NASA's new rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), the solid rocket boosters team successfully completed its critical design review Aug....

NASA Upgrades Its 3-D Spacecraft App

Aug 08, 2014 (JPL)

A new-and-improved version of NASA's Spacecraft 3D app for mobile devices is launching to coincide with the second anniversary of the Mars Science Laboratory Cu...

Astronauts rely on sleeping pills in space

Aug 08, 2014 (UPI)

You might think falling asleep in space would be easy -- the quiet, the darkness, all those stars to count. But new research suggests the majority of astronauts...

NASA, Navy Prepare for Orion Spacecraft to Make a Splash

Aug 08, 2014 (SPX)

A team of technicians, engineers, sailors and divers just wrapped up a successful week of testing and preparing for various scenarios that could play out when N...

Orion spacecraft recovery practiced at sea

Aug 07, 2014 (UPI)

Lockheed Martin, NASA and the U.S. Navy have practiced recovery techniques for the Orion spacecraft crew module that's being sent aloft later this year. Orion i...

NASA Selects Innovative Advanced Concepts For More Study

Aug 07, 2014 (SPX)

Looking ahead to an exciting future, NASA is continuing to invest in concepts that may one day revolutionize how we live and work in space with the selection of...

NASA's IBEX and Voyager spacecraft drive advances in outer heliosphere research

Aug 06, 2014 (SPX)

Scientists yesterday highlighted an impressive list of achievements in researching the outer heliosphere at the 40th International Committee on Space Research (...

Captains of industry explore space's new frontiers

Aug 03, 2014 (AFP)

With spacecraft that can carry tourists into orbit and connect Paris to New York in less than two hours, the new heroes of space travel are not astronauts but d...

First synthetic biological leaf could allow humans to colonize space

Aug 01, 2014 (Voice of Russia)

In order for humans to live in outer space, they must have a steady supply of oxygen they can depend on. Now, instead of relying on plants that may not survive,...

Orion Tests Set Stage for Mission

Aug 01, 2014 (SPX)

NASA's Orion spacecraft is not quite ready for liftoff, but the spacecraft thinks it's already flown six missions. Since Orion's crew module was stacked on top ...

NEEMO 18 Aquanauts Complete Underwater Mission

Aug 01, 2014 (SPX)

Four astronauts splashed up from the depths of the Atlantic Ocean on July 29, bringing to a successful close the 18th NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operation...

Perlan partners with Airbus to fly glider to edge of space

Aug 01, 2014 (SPX)

Perlan Project is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Airbus Group - a global leader in aerospace - to fly a glider to the edge of space (+90,000 fee...