All Space news – Page 16
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NewsDream Chaser shipped to NASA Dryden for glide tests
Sierra Nevada has shipped the Dream Chaser orbital spacecraft to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center near Palmdale, California, for glide tests. The...
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NewsISS ammonia pump replacement appears successful
The coolant leak aboard the International Space Station (ISS), which required a spacewalk to replace a pump, appears successful though further testing is...
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NewsISS ammonia leak may require spacewalk for repair
An ammonia leak aboard the International Space Station (ISS) threatens to disrupt an electrical channel that may require a spacewalk to repair. The...
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NewsVega’s second success ‘confirms functionality’
The European Space Agency and its launch operator, Arianespace, have declared their new light launcher, Vega, to be "fully functional" following its second flight success in two attempts.
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SpaceX Grasshopper moves to New Mexico
SpaceX is moving its reusable rocket test bed to Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. The move confirms big plans for the test...
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NewsSierra Nevada passes second NASA commercial crew checkpoint
Sierra Nevada has achieved its second milestone under NASA's commercial crew integrated capability (CCiCap) programme to develop the Dream Chaser, earning the company $45 million as the vehicle prepares for glide testing.
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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.