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40th anniversary of first space shuttle orbital mission a bittersweet occasion

Apr 09, 2021 (UPI)

The first shuttle orbital flight in April 1981 revolutionized space exploration because it proved a reusable, piloted space plane could succeed. But that legacy...

Biden proposes 6.3% boost for NASA in budget proposal

Apr 09, 2021 (UPI)

The budget request represents a 6.3% increase over the $23.27 billion funding NASA received in the 2021 fiscal year. Steve Jurczyk, NASA's acting administrator,...

NASA selects innovative, early-stage tech concepts for continued study

Apr 09, 2021 (SPX)

"Creativity is key to future space exploration and fostering revolutionary ideas today that may sound outlandish will prepare us for new missions and fresh expl...

Three-man crew docks at ISS after flight honouring Gagarin

Apr 09, 2021 (AFP)

A Soyuz capsule carrying Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei docked at 1105 GMT, footage broadcasted by NASA T...

The fiery chief of Russia's troubled space programme

Apr 09, 2021 (AFP)

Brash and brazen, the former diplomat has made his name with provocative tweets and boisterous claims. But he is equally well-known for leading the once-prized ...

In Russia, the legend of cosmonaut Gagarin lives on

Apr 07, 2021 (AFP)

His smiling face adorns murals across the country. He stands, arms at his sides as if zooming into space, on a pedestal 42.5 metres (140 feet) above the traffic...

60 years after Gagarin, Russia lags in the space race

Apr 07, 2021 (AFP)

Sixty years after the Soviet Union made history by launching Yuri Gagarin into space on April 12, 1961, Russia continues to have lofty extraterrestrial ambition...

More potential air leak locations found at ISS

Apr 06, 2021 (Sputnik)

"This week, the cosmonauts found another three possible air leak locations in the intermediate chamber of the Zvezda module," the source said, adding that on Fr...

Soyuz spacecraft that will bring ISS crew back to Earth moved to new port

Apr 06, 2021 (UPI)

The three Expedition 69 crew members -- NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin -- successfully moved the spacec...

Axiom Space's upcoming ISS mission part of increasing commercialization of space

Apr 06, 2021 (UPI)

The SpaceX CRS-27 Dragon spacecraft is slated to launch from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 8 at 10:43 p.m. EST. Axiom Space hoste...

Facing pressure at home, Chinese tech giants expand in Singapore

Apr 05, 2021 (AFP)

Messaging-and-gaming behemoth Tencent is opening a hub and TikTok owner ByteDance is on a hiring spree after establishing a regional HQ, while e-commerce giant ...

Russian space agency suspends ISS cooperation over sanctions

Apr 02, 2021 (UPI)

Dmitry Rogozin, the director-general of Russian space agency Roscosmos, made the announcement in a series of tweets Saturday in response to a letter received fr...

Nevada company plans space station with inflatable pods

Apr 01, 2021 (UPI)

Sierra Nevada already has seven NASA contracts to launch its Dream Chaser spaceplane, which is being developed to fly cargo to the International Space Station s...

Blue Origin launches 4th crew to space

Mar 31, 2021 (UPI)

The successful liftoff followed a 48-hour delay due to poor weather conditions at the launch site. The NS-20 mission lifted off at 8:58 a.m. CDT from the compan...

Deep-sea exploration breakthrough to guide future space exploration missions

Mar 31, 2021 (SPX)

Everett Shock of ASU's School of Earth and Space Exploration and former ASU postdoctoral scholar Vincent Milesi worked with teams onboard the Ocean Exploration ...

Virgin Galactic and Land Rover announce global partnership extension as new spaceship is revealed

Mar 31, 2021 (SPX)

Virgin Galactic's latest spaceship was unveiled Tuesday, supported by a Range Rover Astronaut Edition. Land Rover will remain an integrated part of Virgin Galac...

Russian Progress MS-14 spacecraft sets new flight duration record

Mar 29, 2021 (Sputnik)

At 01:45 GMT on Sunday, Progress MS-14 broke the record set by Russian Progress M-17 cargo spacecraft that was in orbit for 337 days in 1993-1994. Progress MS-1...

NASA Engineers Analyze Navigation Needs of Artemis Moon Missions

Mar 26, 2021 (SPX)

"Artemis engages us to apply creative navigation solutions, choosing the right combination of capabilities for each mission," said Cheryl Gramling, associate ch...

Chef Jose Andres plans paella dinner for Axiom space voyage in April

Mar 23, 2021 (UPI)

Andres is giving two dishes -- the popular rice dish Chicken and Mushroom Paella and the pork and tomato offering Secreto de Cerdo with Pisto -- to the company ...

Keeping track of spacecraft as Earth's water alters its spin

Mar 23, 2021 (SPX)

When the Earth first formed, a day was somewhere between six and eight hours long and a year would have consisted of more than 1000 sunrises and sunsets. Closer...