China counts down to space module launch
China will take its first step towards building a space station on Thursday when it launches an experimental module ahead of National Day celebrations.
China will take its first step towards building a space station on Thursday when it launches an experimental module ahead of National Day celebrations.
Space Exploration
Sep 29, 2011
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China is due to take its first step towards building a space station on Thursday when it launches an experimental module ahead of the country's National Day celebrations.
Space Exploration
Sep 28, 2011
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The possible first-ever evacuation of the International Space Station, if a Russian spacecraft is not launched in November, would risk the loss of the orbiting lab, a NASA official has warned.
Space Exploration
Aug 30, 2011
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Russia on Monday delayed its next manned mission to the International Space Station (ISS) by at least a month after an unmanned cargo vessel crashed into Siberia instead of reaching orbit.
Space Exploration
Aug 29, 2011
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The new chief of Russia's space agency on Thursday said it had put too much emphasis on manned space flight and needed to increase financing on projects that brought a tangible return.
Space Exploration
Aug 11, 2011
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Moscow on Thursday declared it was now "the era of the Soyuz" after the US shuttle's last flight left the Russian system as the sole means for delivering astronauts to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Jul 21, 2011
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Science from the space shuttle helped open Earth's eyes to the cosmos and sister planets. It created perhaps the most detailed topographical map of Earth. And it even is helping doctors understand, and sometimes fix, what's ...
Space Exploration
Jul 18, 2011
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The European Space Agency (ESA) said it had taken an important first step in a tentative project to build a manned spacecraft that would be launched atop its Ariane 5 rocket.
Space Exploration
Jul 8, 2009
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