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NASA adds 5 more companies to bid for work on moon mission

Nov 19, 2019 (UPI)

SpaceX, Blue Origin, Ceres Robotics, Sierra Nevada Corp. and Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems are all working to design and build lunar landers capable of deliverin...

Audit criticizes NASA for payments to Boeing in human spaceflight program

Nov 18, 2019 (UPI)

The report from NASA's Office of Inspector General, an independent watchdog, also says NASA made those payments to Boeing without talking to the other major con...

US has paid Russia 4 billion dollars to transport astronauts to ISS

Nov 18, 2019 (Sputnik)

The US government has paid Russia nearly $4 billion to transport astronauts to and from the International Space Station (ISS) via its Soyuz rockets up to July 2...

NASA overpaid Boeing by hundreds of millions of dollars: auditor

Nov 15, 2019 (AFP)

The US has relied on Russia to transport its crews to the ISS since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011, but has hired Boeing and SpaceX under multi-bi...

Final spacewalk preps during biology, physics studies on ISS

Nov 15, 2019 (SPX)

Spacewalkers Luca Parmitano and Andrew Morgan readied the Quest airlock, their U.S. spacesuits and tools for Friday's excursion set to begin at 7:05 a.m. EST. T...

Scarier than fiction: climate worry driving 'cli-fi' boom

Nov 15, 2019 (AFP)

Not so difficult in 2019, perhaps. After a year of devastating extreme weather and worldwide unrest over the emergency posed by climate change, topics that used...

UAE's first astronaut urges climate protection on Earth

Nov 13, 2019 (AFP)

Witnessing Earth and its beauty from space made him realise the importance of preserving it, said Hazzaa al-Mansoori, a 35-year-old former military pilot who re...

Commerce leaders introduce the NASA Authorization Act of 2019

Nov 13, 2019 (SPX)

This bill expands and improves upon the bipartisan legislation Sen. Cruz introduced in December 2018 and provides the National Aeronautics and Space Administrat...

Stand-up scientists use comedy to reach beyond the ivory tower

Nov 11, 2019 (AFP)

"Part of my job is to help distinguish the difference between fact versus myth for the general public," the 28-year-old explained as she warmed up an audience a...

Are we set to taste space wine

Nov 07, 2019 (Sputnik)

Space tech start-up Space Cargo Unlimited, based in Europe, has launched 12 bottles of red wine to the International Space Station (ISS) to see how the drink, w...

Cygnus NG-12 cargo vehicle looking good on arrival

Nov 06, 2019 (ESA)

The latest resupply mission includes over 4 tonnes of science experiments, crew supplies, and station hardware. It also crucially includes components essential ...

Virgin Galactic's high-risk space adventure will likely pay off

Nov 06, 2019 (SPX)

The route to success in the space tourism industry is bound to be a wild ride and Branson is hoping his first mover advantage will bring healthy returns in the ...

Paragon wins $2M contract under NASA Tipping Point Program

Nov 06, 2019 (SPX)

Paragon will be leading an experienced team supported by Boeing, Texas A and M, NASA's Glenn Research Center, and NASA Johnson Space Center to develop a thermal...

Boeing completes abort test on new human spaceflight capsule

Nov 05, 2019 (UPI)

The test advances NASA's efforts to bring back human spaceflight for the first time since the space shuttle program ended in 2011. Since the, the United States ...

Boeing's Starliner Completes Pad Abort Test for Commercial Crew

Nov 05, 2019 (SPX)

The test was designed to verify each of Starliner's systems will function not only separately, but in concert, to protect astronauts by carrying them safely awa...

Voyager 2 illuminates boundary of interstellar space

Nov 05, 2019 (JPL)

Each paper details the findings from one of Voyager 2's five operating science instruments: a magnetic field sensor, two instruments to detect energetic particl...

Boeing tests space crew capsule, reports problem with parachute

Nov 05, 2019 (AFP)

The test took place in the New Mexico desert at the White Sands Missile Range and lasted around 95 seconds. The Starliner was set on a small launch pad with fou...

Iron Curtain to green haven: A mountain village transformed

Nov 04, 2019 (AFP)

Sweet chestnut forests and meadows cover the northern slopes of the Belasitsa mountain range in the EU member's southwest, where access even for locals was once...

A series of spacewalks four years in the making will attempt to revive a scientific experiment

Nov 03, 2019 (SPX)

Designed for a three-year mission of sifting through cosmic ray particles, AMS records the number of particles that pass through all its detectors (over 140 bil...

Antares rocket launches in ISS resupply mission

Nov 01, 2019 (UPI)

Northrop Grumman launched its Antares rocket Saturday from Wallops Island, Va., carrying 8,000 pounds of supplies and research to the International Space Statio...