US Air Force X-37B space vehicle comes in for a landing
18/6/2012 – WASHNGTON (AFNS) — The Air Force’s unmanned, reusable space plane landed in the early morning of June 16 at Vandenberg Air Force Base,…
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Boeing Completes 5th GPS IIF Satellite for US Air Force
Spacecraft on standby for launch New capabilities critical to sustaining GPS constellation The Boeing Company has completed the fifth of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS)…
China first manned space docking succeeds
The first manned space docking of China succeeded Monday afternoon with the coupling of the Shenzhou IX spacecraft and Tiangong-1 lab module, the Beijing Aerospace…
Shenzhou-9 launch successful, first Chinese woman in space
Atop an upgraded Long March 2F carrier rocket, blast off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China at 6:37 pm Saturday. A see-off…
China to launch Shenzhou IX spacecraft Saturday
China will launch the Shenzhou IX manned spacecraft at 6:37 pm Saturday and send the country’s first female astronaut into space, a spokeswoman said Friday. …
U.S. secret space plane X-37B may end mission soon
After spending more than a year orbiting Earth on a mystery mission, the U.S. Air Force’s X-37B space plane is due to return to Earth…
NASA NuSTAR Mission Lifts Off
PASADENA, Calif. – NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) launched into the morning skies over the central Pacific Ocean at 9 a.m. PDT (noon EDT)…
Shenzhou-9 enters final pre-launch phase
The Shenzhou-9 went into the final phase of pre-launch preparations on Wednesday ahead of China’s first manned space docking mission, as its carrier rocket…
NASA Mars Rover Team Aims for Landing Closer to Prime Science Site
WASHINGTON — NASA has narrowed the target for its most advanced Mars rover, Curiosity, which will land on the Red Planet in August. The car-sized…
Shenzhou-9 may face tough tests
JIUQUAN – The Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft will face tests of thunder, high temperatures and other adverse weather conditions this summer ahead its launch, experts said…
Space shuttle Enterprise moves to museum in NYC
US space shuttle Enterprise floated along New York’s Hudson River and finally docked at its new floating home in a museum on Wednesday. The…
SpaceX flight opens door for U.S. military payloads
(REUTERS) Space Exploration Technologies’ unmanned Dragon capsule arrived in Los Angeles on Tuesday following a test flight for NASA that could open the door to…
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