All Space articles – Page 59
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ESA's cargo spaceship achieves automatic docking
The European Space Agency's Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) , called Jules Verne, docked successfully at the International...
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Space Shuttle to get moving map
NASA is rolling out a moving-map display for its Space Shuttle orbiters under its 33rd operational increment (OI33), the penultimate software update before...
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NASA rejects European ISS logistics project
NASA has rejected a European proposal to permanently dock an Italian-built Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) to the International Space Station to try...
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NewsATV: An automatic success
As the European Space Agency's Automated Transfer Vehicle, named Jules Verne, embarks on the last few kilometres of its journey to dock at the International...
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NewsUK plans canine astronaut for space station programme
The UK is to send a specially trained dog to the International Space Station, Flightglobal.com can exclusively reveal
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Xcor Aerospace unveils rocket powered Lynx vehicle design
Mojave, California based-Xcor Aerospace has unveiled its design for its reusable horizontal take-off and landing Lynx...
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NASA awards contracts for lunar lander study
NASA has awarded a total of $1.5 million in contracts to five companies for a 210-day independent evaluation of NASA's in-house lunar lander design concept...
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NewsSales are rocketing at Virgin Galactic
Sales are rocketing at Virgin Galactic, but development costs may yet bring it back to Earth
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Japan's ISS lab arrives but the real challenge is still over the Horizon
Following close on the heels of the launch and installation of the European-built Harmony and Columbus modules, the successful delivery of the first part...
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Fractions in action: satellites of the future
Mainframe computers have given way to desktop PCs, telephone exchanges to mobile phones, and now traditional satellites are to be challenged by modular spacecraft...
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Shuttle prepares for return without inspection boom
The crew of NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour is preparing for a return to Earth on 27 March without the 15m...
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Technology briefing
the future is Fractionated spacecraft MODULAR SPACE A project to demonstrate that a large, monolithic satellite can be replaced by smaller, networked...
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NewsEurope's cargo spaceship makes maiden flight towards space station
Europe's first expendable cargo spaceship for the International Space Station blasted off from its French Guiana spaceport on 9 March
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Briefing 11 March
Lufthansa private fleet to have nine jets including two CRJ200s business jets Lufthansa is to operate nine of its own business aircraft this year,...
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Italy and US agree: European manned spaceflight is needed
Italian and US space agencies have agreed that an autonomous European space access capability with human crews is a necessity for the proposed global lunar...
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India funds preparatory manned spaceflight work
India's first manned mission, expected to be launched in 2014, has been allocated an initial 1,250 million rupees ($31 million) under the government's 2008-9...
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DARPA pushes limits of unmanned aircraft capability to extremes
NASA work on high-altitude umanned aircraft with endurance measured in months laid the groundwork for DARPA's bold goal of five years aloft UNMANNED...
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News briefing
SAUDI ARABIA, UAE ADVANCE TANKER DEALS INFLIGHT REFUELLING The United Arab Emirates has signed a contract with EADS for its anticipated purchase of...
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NASA rebutts Ares I 'myths'
Ares programme manager Steve Cook has debunked what he calls the "Ares myths" that critics have persistently assumed about the Moon mission launcher since...