Whenwetalkaboutthecurrenteraofprivatespaceflight,thephrase"spacerace"isthrownaroundquiteoften.It'smeantasagoodthing;aspaceraceagainsttheRussiansiswhatputAmerica
TwoNASAastronautsandaRussiancosmonautreturnedtoEarthonWednesday,roundingoffamissionofmorethanfivemonthsaboardtheInternationalSpaceStation.TheSoyuzMS-06spacecaps
VicePresidentMikePenceandhisnewspaceadvisorycouncilwantUSprivatecompaniesmovingfasterandfartherintothecosmos,withthegovernmenteasingrestrictionsonthese21stcentu
“We’regoingtoMars!”“Astronaut”JacquelineFaytoldCGTNassheexitedthe50x50-meterMarspodsheandfiveotherspaceexplorershadsharedforfourdays.FayparticipatedinIsraelSpac
AJapaneseandanAmericanastronautfloatedforhoursoutsidetheInternationalSpaceStationFridayonaspacewalktorepairtheorbitingoutpost'sroboticarmandmovesomeequipmentint
Inthesixdecadessincethespaceracebegan,explorationoftheuniversehastakenseveralgiantleaps.TheSovietUnion’slaunchofSputnikOneinNovember1957startedthe“SpaceAge.”Tha
ThesuccessfultestflightoftheUSFalconHeavy,nowtheworld'smostpowerfulcarrierrocket,hasprovidedexperiencetoChina'sspacesectorasthenationstrivestodesignitsownsuper-
RussiaisplanningtosendpayingtouristsontheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS)outonspacewalksforthefirsttime,anofficialfromthecountry'sspaceindustrysaidThursday."Weare
RussiaonThursdaysuccessfullylaunched11satellitesfromitsVostochnycosmodrome,inthethirdrocketliftofffromthenewspaceport,thespaceagencysaid.Thecountry'sfirstorbita
China’sfirstspacetelescope,theHardX-rayModulationTelescope(HXMT)named“Huiyan”wasputintoserviceonTuesday,accordingtothegovernment.Thesatelliteistaskedwithsurveyi
USspaceagencyNASAsaidMondaythatit'sattemptingtocontactasatelliteitlostmorethanadecadeago,afteritwasdiscoveredpossiblystillalivebyanamateurastronomerearlierthism
Astronomersacrosstheworldhavecriticisedaprivatelyowned,NewZealand-basedspacecompanyafteritsecretivelyputasatellitelikenedtoagiantdiscoballintoorbit.Lastweekthes
RocketLabhasreachedorbitforthefirsttime,eventhoughit'sonlytheprivatespacecompany'ssecondflight.Evenmoreimpressive?Thetestmission,dubbed"StillTesting,"hadthreecu
Thenationisplanningitsmostambitiousprojectyet;amannedfacilitythatwillactasabaseforexperimentsandfurtherexploration,asZhaoLeireports.InmostsuburbsofBeijing,thewo
JapaneseastronautNorishigeKanai,onamissiontotheInternationalSpaceStation,hasapologisedforsayinghehadgrown9cmwhileinspaceandexpressingconcernaboutwhetherhewouldb
China’sTiangong-1spacelabwilllandinthedesignatedseaareaandwillnotcauseanyharm,ChinesespaceexpertssaidonMondayinrebuttaltowesternmedia’sclaimthatthespacelabwould
JohnYoung,alegendaryUSastronautwhowentintospacesixtimes,orbitedthemoonandthenwalkedonitscraggysurface,hasdied,NASAannouncedSaturday.Hewas87anddiedlateFridayofco
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