Spaceflight
‘Apollo 13’ Star Bill Paxton Dies At 61
Hollywood actor Bill Paxton, best known for his roles in such blockbusters as "Apollo 13" and "Titanic," has died at...
NASA Mulls Putting Astronauts On Deep Space Test Flight
The US space agency said it is considering putting astronauts on an upcoming test flight of the deep space capsule...
SpaceX Cargo Ship Arrives At Space Station
An unmanned cargo ship packed with food and supplies for astronauts arrived safely Thursday at the International Space...
SpaceX Blasts Off Cargo From Historic NASA Launchpad
SpaceX on Sunday blasted off its Falcon 9 rocket carrying the unmanned Dragon cargo ship, packed with food and supplies...
SpaceX Halts Launch of Rocket Carrying Cargo From Historic NASA Pad
SpaceX will have to wait at least another day to launch from NASA's historic moon pad. The unmanned Falcon rocket...
SpaceX Postpones Rocket Launch Due To Engine Glitch
SpaceX scrubbed its planned Dragon cargo launch to the International Space Station just seconds before liftoff on...
SpaceX Poised To Launch Cargo From Historic NASA Pad
An unmanned SpaceX spaceship carrying food and equipment to the astronauts living at the International Space Station is...
India Puts Record 104 Satellites Into Orbit
India successfully put a record 104 satellites from a single rocket into orbit on Wednesday in the latest triumph for...
India To Launch 104 Satellites In Record Mission
India hopes to make history by launching a record 104 satellites from a single rocket Wednesday as its famously frugal...
Challenger Football Returns To Space 31 Years After Crash
A football that was onboard the tragic Challenger space shuttle has been sent into space 31 years after the deadly...
Last Man To Walk On Moon, Dies Aged 82
US astronaut Gene Cernan - the last man to walk on the Moon - has died aged 82. America's space agency Nasa said it was...
UK-Born Astronaut Dies Aged 61
British-born astronaut Piers Sellers has died of pancreatic cancer, aged 61, Nasa has said. Born in Crowborough, East...
Trailblazing US Astronaut Was 95
The ex-Marine and US Senator had been in hospital in Columbus, Ohio, for more than a week and died surrounded by his...
SpaceX Aims To Launch Internet From Space
Private rocket firm SpaceX has applied for government permission to launch satellites that will provide global...
Oldest Woman In Space Blasts Off To ISS
Record-breaking astronaut Peggy Whitson has blasted off into space for her third mission to the International Space...
Chinese President Xi and Astronauts In Space Lab Chat
President Xi Jinping greets two Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong II space lab during a video call on Wednesday...
China’s Meteorological Satellite Yunhai-1 Launched
China sent into space a meteorological satellite, Yunhai-1, at 7:14 a.m. Saturday from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center...
China’s Longest Space Mission Set For Launch
China is preparing for its longest-ever crewed space mission, with a spacecraft carrying two astronauts expected to...
Vehicle Carrying Mosquito Sprays Explodes On N1 Highway
The vehicle exploded and caught fire on the N1 Highway A vehicle reportedly carrying Sasso Mosquito Sprays exploded and...