‘Road to space’: billionaire Bezos has successful suborbital jaunt
10-minute trip was first crewed Blue Origin space flightWorld’s oldest and youngest space voyagers were aboardBezos says company nears $100 million in private sales (Reuters)…
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Richard Branson makes historic first full flight to space with VirginGalactic’s Unity22
Today a new step into spaceflight has been taken by VirginGalactic from their Spacebase in New Mexico ‘Spaceport America’ when ‘Unity22’ took to space with…
Airbus demonstrates manned-unmanned teaming for future air combat systems
The ability to control unmanned systems from a manned aircraft is an important “force multiplier” in Airbus’ vision for future air power that is smart,…
Airbus wins contract for US space capsule Orion
* Contract worth around 390 mln eur * Orion to fly astronauts into moon orbit * Comes days after European scientists land probe on comet…
Northrop Grumman, US Navy Integrate Manned, Unmanned Flight Operations
Cooperative flights by X-47B, F/A-18 prove viability of joint carrier operations USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT, At Sea – Aug. 18, 2014 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC)…
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 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…
China to launch manned Shenzhou-9 spacecraft
BEIJING – China will launch the manned Shenzhou-9 spacecraft between June and August this year and achieve space rendezvous and docking mission with the orbiting…
Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer Demonstrates Capability to Protect Manned Aircraft
The U.S. Air Force demonstrated that Raytheon Company’s Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer could protect aircraft when it completed the first test of the MALD-J…
China unveils plans for Space Station
BEIJING – Authorities in charge of the manned space program unveiled plans on Monday to build a 60-ton space station, made up of three capsules,…
Fly us to the Moon…south pole to be precise
31 March 2010 The south polar region of the Moon, with dark craters and high ridges, is a world away from the relatively smooth terrain…
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