All Space news – Page 16
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NewsIN FOCUS: SpaceShipTwo makes first powered flight
Space tourism venture completes 16s in-flight engine burn, bringing commercial suborbital flights this year a step closer...
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NewsSpaceShipTwo ignites engine in-flight
Virgin Galactic has conducted the first powered flight of SpaceShipTwo, the crewed suborbital vehicle set to become the first capable of routine commercial...
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China and Russia successfully launch satellites
A Long March 2D rocket launched from Jiuquan, China has successfully inserted an Earth observation satellite into orbit, while a Russian Soyuz 2 launched from Plesetsk is inserting the latest addition to the Glonass navigation constellation.
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NewsBudget woes may mean schedule slips, employee furloughs for NASA
NASA administrator Charles Bolden defended his case for fully funding the space agency's budget request of $17.7 billion in fiscal 2014 during congressional...
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Successful Soyuz resupply launch to International Space Station
A Soyuz-U has launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, putting an uncrewed Progress supply capsule in orbit to dock with the International Space Station (ISS).
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NewsUSAF to rebalance ISR portfolio
The US Air Force will have to rebalance its ISR aircraft portfolio after operations wrap up over Afghanistan ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Astrium engineers take a shot at space debris
How many satellite engineers spend their day shooting at things? Answer - two. And, it must be said, Simon Barraclough and Jaime Reed are having a good time doing it.
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NewsFirst launch of Orbital Sciences Antares rocket successful
Orbital Sciences launched the first Antares rocket on 21 April into orbit carrying a mass simulator to launch an elbaorate dress rehearsal for a follow-on...
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NewsFor ‘flexible’ Vega, second launch a step up in complexity
The European Space Agency is readying the 2 May second flight of its Vega light launcher in expectation of repeating the success of last year's maiden launch...
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NewsOrbital Sciences aborts Antares test flight
Orbital Sciences Corporation aborted the first Antares medium-lift rocket test launch into space on 17 April from Wallops Island, Virginia. The test mission...
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NewsResurrected Athena launch vehicle set for 2015 flight
Lockheed Martin's Athena launch vehicle is set for a new launch in 2015, the first since its deactivation in 2001.
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First orbital SPARK launch scheduled from Hawaii
The state of Hawaii will see its first orbital launch in October 2013, with the first launch of a Super Strypi vehicle. The Super Strypi, also called...
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Lunar lander hopeful Golden Spike details business plans
Golden Spike, which hopes to land people on the Moon and return them to Earth, has released new details about its technical and business cases.
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NewsUnited Launch Alliance completes major human-rating milestones
United Launch Alliance (ULA) has completed major milestones for the Orion-capable Delta IV launch pad ahead of a planned launch in September 2014.
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NewsOrbital Sciences’ Antares ready for lift-off
The first launch of Orbital Sciences’ Antares is due shortly, the last in a series of new American launch vehicles (LV) for some time to come. Others that are due shortly, notably SpaceX’s Falcon v1.1 and Falcon Heavy, are modifications (significant ones) of existing LVs.
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NewsBoeing progressing on CST-100 space capsule
Boeing is making progress on the CST-100 capsule, intended to fly astronauts to the International Space Station. "Our next milestone we've got planned...
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NewsNASA announces $17.7 billion 2014 budget request
NASA's $17.7 billion budget request for financial year 2014 (FY14) would fully fund crucial spaceflight programmes, says Elizabeth Robinson, NASA's chief...
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NewsOrion capsule set for static load testing
The Lockheed Martin Orion capsule is scheduled for intensive load tests beginning on 22 April, one of the last major test series in preparation for its 2014 first flight.
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Orion capsule nears load testing
The Lockheed Martin Orion capsule is scheduled for intensive load tests beginning 22 April, one of the last major test series in preparation for its 2014...
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NewsNASA selects small businesses to build nanosatellite launchers
NASA has selected small businesses to receive up to $38.7 million in grants for innovative technology developments, including a number of technologies relating...