Editor’snote:OnNovember26,1975,Chinasuccessfullylauncheditsveryfirstrecoverablesatellite.Precisely22yearslaterin2007,theChinaNationalSpaceAdministrationreleased
OrbitalATK'sunmannedCygnuscargoshiparrivedTuesdayattheInternationalSpaceStationcarryingmorethan7,400pounds(3,400kilograms)offood,suppliesandexperiments,theUSspa
Threeuniversitieshavebeenawardedfundingofmorethan700,000USdollarstostudytheimpactofspaceflightonthehumanbody,theUKSpaceAgencyannouncedWednesday.Theagencysaidthe
In1957,threeandahalfyearsbeforeRussiancosmonautYuriGagarinbecamethefirstmaninspace,adogcalledLaikawasthefirstlivingcreaturetoorbittheEarth.ThestrayfromMoscowiso
Chinaisexpectedtobetheworld'sfirstcountrytobuildapracticalsolarpowerstationinspace,aslongasitkeepsinvestinginresearchanddevelopment,accordingtoLiMing,aresearchf
MorethantwobillionUSdollarsofprivatecapitalhasbeeninvestedinthecommercialspaceindustrycompaniesin2017,accordingtoalatestreportfrominvestmentfirmSpaceAngelsrelea
Longspaceflightsmayleadto"significantchanges"inthestructureofastronauts'brains,aUSstudysaidWednesday.Scientistshavefoundthatpressureinsideastronauts’headsincrea
China'scontributiontospaceexpeditionhasonceagainbeenadmittedbyaninternationalorganization.TheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganisation(UNESCO)h
RichardBransonhasgainedapowerfulandextremelywealthyallythatcanmakehisspacetourismdreamsareality:SaudiArabia.Thekingdomwillinvest$1billionintheVirginGroup'sspace
AnunmannedRussiancargoshiphasdockedsuccessfullyattheInternationalSpaceStation,deliveringsuppliestoitssix-membercrew.TheProgressMS-07ship,carrying2.5metrictons(2
RussiaonSaturdaylaunchedanunmannedProgressspacefreightercarryingsuppliestotheInternationalSpaceStationfromtheBaikonurCosmodromeinKazakhstan.TheSoyuz2.1arocketca
InthewildsofcentralKazakhstan,PatrickHohmannisonthelookoutforrocketdebris.Withtheideaofsellingwristwatchesmadeof"space-borne"material,Hohmannhasbeencollectingth
SixdecadesafterSputnik,arefinedversionoftherocketthatputthefirstartificialsatelliteinorbitremainsthemainstayofRussia’sspaceprogram—astunningtributetothecountry’
Australiahaslauncheda7.81millionU.S.dollarsatelliteprogramthatwillconductaudioandvisualsurveillancefortheAustralianDefenceForce.TheFederalgovernmentannouncedonF
TheUSandRussiawillworktogetheronaNASA-ledprojecttobuildthefirstlunarspacestation.Itispartofalong-termprojecttosendhumanstoMars.TheUSspaceagencysaidearlierthisye
AustraliaonMondaycommittedtocreatinganationalspaceagencyasitlookstocashinonthelucrativeandfast-evolvingastronauticalsector.Theannouncementcameataweek-longAdelai
Australiawillestablishanationalspaceagencytogrowitsspaceindustry,thegovernmenthassaid.Thenationisoneoftheonlydevelopedcountriesintheworldnottohaveaspaceagency.A