Spaceflight
NASA’s Cassini Poised To Plunge Beneath Saturn’s Rings
An unmanned NASA spacecraft, Cassini, is poised to plunge into the gap between Saturn and its rings, a pioneering...
‘Better You Than Me,’ Trump Tells Record-Breaking Astronaut
US President Donald Trump congratulated NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson for setting a new space record on Monday, but...
China’s First Cargo Spacecraft Docks With Space Lab
China's first cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-1, successfully completed docking with an orbiting space lab on Saturday, the...
China Launches First Cargo Spacecraft Tianzhou-1
A Chinese rocket successfully sent the country's first cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-1, into space from the southern...
Trump, Ivanka To Call Record-Breaking Astronaut Monday
US President Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka will call the International Space Station next week to congratulate...
Dangerous Space Junk Has More Than Doubled Over the Past 25 Years
Scientists sounded the alarm yesterday over the problems posed to space missions from orbital junk - the accumulating...
US Military Confirms Apparent Failed N.Korea Missile Test
The US Defense Department confirmed on Saturday that North Korea appeared to have fired a missile, and said the launch...
Mars Spacecraft’s First Missions Face Delays, NASA Says
NASA will probably delay the first two missions of its Orion deep-space capsule, being developed to send astronauts...
France, Japan Aim To Land Probe On Mars Moon
France and Japan want to recover pieces of a Martian Moon and bring them back to Earth, the head of France's National...
Two Russians, One American Land Back On Earth From ISS
Two Russian cosmonauts and a US astronaut touched down safely in central Kazakhstan Monday, following a 173-day mission...
Two Russians, One American Land Back On Earth From ISS
Two Russian cosmonauts and a US astronaut touched down safely in central Kazakhstan Monday, following a 173-day mission...
US Naval Ships Head Toward Korean Peninsula
A US Navy carrier strike group was moving toward the Korean Peninsula on Saturday as the United States boosts its...
Bezos Sells $1 Bn In Amazon Stock Yearly To Pay For Rocket Firm
Billionaire entrepreneur Jeff Bezos said he is selling $1 billion in stock of his retail giant Amazon each year to...
US Astronaut John Glenn Is Buried With Military Honors
US flags worldwide were ordered flown at half-staff on Thursday as astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit...
NASA’s Cassini Probe of Saturn Prepares For Last Plunge
NASA's unmanned Cassini spacecraft is preparing for its final plunge into Saturn later this year, after two decades of...
SpaceX Wants To Try Recycling More of Falcon 9 Rocket
SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk said he wants to go further in the reuse of his rockets after successfully launching...
SpaceX Hails ‘revolution’ After Recycled Rocket Launch, Landing
SpaceX chief Elon Musk hailed a "revolution in spaceflight" after blasting off a recycled rocket for the first time...
Space Blanket Floats Away During Historic Spacewalk
A space blanket floated away from American astronaut Peggy Whitson on Thursday as she made a historic spacewalk outside...
US Astronaut Breaks Record For Most Spacewalks By A Woman
American astronaut Peggy Whitson made history when she floated outside the International Space Station on Thursday,...