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Astronauts to get 'ISSpresso' coffee machine
Nov 20, 2014 (AFP)
Ristretto or lungo? Not a question astronauts on the International Space Station normally have to contemplate, but that is about to change thanks to a new zero-...
ESA Commissions Airbus As contractor For Orion Service Module
Nov 18, 2014 (SPX)
Airbus Defence and Space, the world's second space company, has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the development and construction of t...
Study Investigates How Men and Women Adapt Differently to Spaceflight
Nov 17, 2014 (SPX)
In 2011, a report from a National Academy of Sciences' decadal survey emphasized the need to examine and understand the influences that sex and gender have on p...
Tencent looks to the final travel frontier
Nov 17, 2014 (XNA)
The recent crash of a Virgin Galactic passenger spaceship has done little to quell individuals' desire for space travel nor the interest of Chinese investors. T...
Orion Hoisted Atop Delta 4 Launcher
Nov 13, 2014 (SPX)
NASA's new Orion spacecraft now is at its launch pad after completing its penultimate journey in the early hours Wednesday. It arrived at Space Launch Complex 3...
Application of NASA Earth Science for Planning in African Union Nations
Nov 13, 2014 (SPX)
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Patricia Haslach, and U.S. Ambassador to the African Union (AU) Reuben Brigety, met this week in ...
NASA Signs Lease with Planetary Ventures at Moffett Airfield
Nov 12, 2014 (SPX)
In an effort to reduce costs and shed surplus property, NASA has signed a lease with Planetary Ventures, LLC to manage Moffett Federal Airfield (MFA), an agency...
A New Australian Spacecraft Begins Concept Testing
Nov 12, 2014 (SPX)
Project ThunderStruck is the brainchild of Australian aerospace entrepreneur Robert Brand. The craft, code-named ThunderStruck is a small winged spacecraft able...
Vision for Mars: An Opportunity for Ophthalmology Companies
Nov 12, 2014 (SPX)
After returning from space missions, some astronauts experience eye problems and changes to their vision. That's why the National Space Biomedical Research Inst...
Weather delays Orion's move to launch pad, rescheduled for Tuesday
Nov 11, 2014 (UPI)
NASA's Orion spacecraft was supposed to be already situated atop the rocket that will carry it into low Earth orbit next month, but poor weather conditions prev...
Google takes over NASA airport in Silicon Valley
Nov 11, 2014 (AFP)
Ever-growing Google now has an airport to its name: the Internet giant has signed a 60-year lease to run a NASA airbase that comes with massive hangars for diri...
Alexander's rollercoaster ride from space to Germany
Nov 10, 2014 (ESA)
ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst has spent almost six months on the International Space Station running experiments and maintaining the weightless research outpost...
NASA Rocket Experiment Finds the Universe Brighter Than We Thought
Nov 10, 2014 (SPX)
A NASA sounding rocket experiment has detected a surprising surplus of infrared light in the dark space between galaxies, a diffuse cosmic glow as bright as all...
Synthetic Biology for Space Exploration
Nov 10, 2014 (SPX)
Does synthetic biology hold the key to manned space exploration of the Moon and Mars? Berkeley Lab researchers have used synthetic biology to produce an inexpen...
Virgin Galactic could resume test flights in six months
Nov 08, 2014 (AFP)
Virgin Galactic could resume test flights with a new spaceship within six months, the company said Friday, a week after the fatal crash of SpaceShipTwo in the C...
Orion Takes Big Step Before Moving to the Launch Pad
Nov 06, 2014 (SPX)
Kevin Rivers was nothing but giddy as he stood behind the closed door of the Launch Abort System Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, waiting to ...
Eye-catching space technology restoring sight
Nov 05, 2014 (ESA)
Laser surgery to correct eyesight is common practice, but did you know that technology developed for use in space is now commonly used to track the patient's ey...
NASA Program Enhances Climate Resilience at Agency Facilities
Nov 05, 2014 (SPX)
A new study in the latest issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society provides an in-depth look at how NASA facilities have been affected by cl...
SpaceShipTwo Manufacturer May Face Setback After Crash in California
Nov 05, 2014 (RIA Novosti)
The crash of the Virgin Galactic suborbital spaceplane SpaceShipTwo in Califonia will be a setback to the company, retired space policy director at George Washi...
Risk-taker Branson battles to protect Virgin brand
Nov 04, 2014 (AFP)
Richard Branson knows how to handle business setbacks, but he is now battling to protect the Virgin empire's image following the test flight crash of his flagsh...
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