Space – Page 72
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NewsPioneering astronaut dies aged 84
Walter "Wally" Schirra, the only NASA astronaut to fly in the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programmes, has died aged 84.
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NewsAirbus A380 Freighter could air launch space tourists
Air launching two six-person suborbital vehicles from the back of a specially modified Airbus A380 freighter is possible, according to a European Union study
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Picture: NASA unveils 3D images of the sun
NASA has released new 3D images of the sun from its Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO).
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Lunar orbiter to enable Moon mission planning
Data will be used with specialist software to analyse likely landing sites for future trips
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Countdown to space tourism speeds up
Commercial space travel, no longer limited to the realms of science fiction, has taken a major step forward with the launch of Spaceport America, in Las Cruces, New Mexico - and with it are coming new job opportunities