SPACE TRAVEL - INDO DAILY

Jan 29, 2013 (UPI)

NASA says it is recycling parts used to test satellites to create an instrument for the International Space Station to measure ocean surface winds. Hardware ori...

Companies prepare commercial spacecraft

Jan 28, 2013 (UPI)

NASA says three commercial companies now are engaged in activities to confirm commercial spacecraft are safe to carry crews to the International Space Station. ...

How to predict the future of technology

Jan 28, 2013 (SPX)

The bread and butter of investing for Silicon Valley tech companies is stale. Instead, a new method of predicting the evolution of technology could save tech gi...

Iran Manufacturing Hi-Tech Spacesuits

Jan 25, 2013 (FNA)

Iran's Space Agency officials announced that they have launched production of spacesuits along with their attempts to produce spacecrafts. Head of Aerospace Res...

British astronaut says space travel vital to survival of human race

Jan 24, 2013 (UPI)

A British astronaut preparing to go into space next year says space travel and learning to work and live in space is vital to the survival of humanity. Tim Peak...

TDRS-K Offers Upgrade to Vital Communications Net

Jan 23, 2013 (SPX)

NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System will get an upgrade this month when the agency launches the first of a new generation of communications satellit...

An Astronaut's Guide

Jan 20, 2013 (SPX)

Humans make rather poor beasts of burden. Fortunately, nowadays heavy loads are pretty much relegated to machines, saving our spines for recreational activities...

Mathematical breakthrough sets out rules for more effective teleportation

Jan 17, 2013 (SPX)

For the last ten years, theoretical physicists have shown that the intense connections generated between particles as established in the quantum law of 'entangl...

Orion Teamwork Pays Off

Jan 16, 2013 (SPX)

Using its experienced workforce and state-of-the-art facilities, NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is working with private companies to ensure the future o...

Iran renews plan to send monkey into space: reports

Jan 15, 2013 (AFP)

Iran will try again to send a live monkey into space after a previous attempt failed in 2011, media reports said Tuesday quoting the space chief, who gave a lau...

Unilever Buys 22 Flights On XCOR Lynx Suborbiter For AXE Campaign

Jan 15, 2013 (SPX)

Commercial spaceflight is entering the main stream and looking (and smelling) quite good! United Kingdom-based Unilever Group, and Space Expedition Corporation ...

IBM leads in U.S. patent awards with more than 6,800 in 2013

Jan 14, 2013 (UPI)

For the 21st consecutive year, U.S. technology giant IBM led the nation in obtaining patents, a survey by a patent-tracking firm has found. IBM was granted 6,80...

AXE to Send 22 Guys to Space with New Apollo Campaign

Jan 11, 2013 (SPX)

AXE is going where only few have gone before by giving guys the ultimate out-of-this-world experience: a trip to space. To recruit guys for this once-in-a-lifet...

Chinese tech firms pump up volume at CES

Jan 11, 2013 (AFP)

Chinese high-tech companies have showcased some of the most eye-popping gear at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, bidding to reverse their l...

High fashion, high tech intersect at CES confab

Jan 11, 2013 (AFP)

The folks who brought you laptop trackpads, voice-activated smartphones and touch-screen tablets are dreaming up new ways for users to interact with technology ...

IBM tops as tech titans scramble for US patents

Jan 10, 2013 (AFP)

The number of US patents issued last year hit a record high, with IBM leading ranks of technology titans scrambling for ownership of intellectual property, says...

Simulated Mars mission shows good sleep is critical

Jan 09, 2013 (AFP)

Astronauts chosen for a manned mission to Mars could be in serious trouble if their sleep patterns are disrupted on the lengthy journey, a 520 day simulation ha...

2012 in Polish space activities

Jan 07, 2013 (SPX)

2012 was a breakthrough year for Polish astronautical developments. This article contains a summary of the most important achievements of the Polish space secto...

Captain's log: real space chat for Star Trek crew

Jan 07, 2013 (AFP)

Fact and fiction blurred this week when a real-life astronaut boldly went where no man has gone before and conversed from orbit via Twitter with the crew of tel...

Congress Approves Bill Supporting Human Space Exploration

Jan 04, 2013 (SPX)

The House of Representatives has unanimously approved a Senate amendment to H.R. 6586, a bipartisan bill sponsored by Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Chairma...