Move over ISS, China inches closer to operationalise its space station Newstrack India Beijing, Oct 17 (IANS) With the launching of its manned spacecraft, Shenzhou-11, into orbit in a project designed to develop its ability to explore space, China on Monday came a step closer to complete its first space station by 2020 and operationalise services two years later. | The spacecraft, lau...
China launches spacecraft in longest-ever manned mission Deccan Chronicle China launched a pair of astronauts into space Monday on a mission to dock with an experimental space station and remain aboard for 30 days in preparation for the start of operations by a full-bore facility six years from now. | The Shenzhou 11 mission took off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Cent...
Russian cosmonauts to grow peppers in zero gravity RBTH The next ISS mission to be launched on Oct. 19 | Russian members of the next International Space Station (ISS) mission, scheduled to be launched on Oct. 19, will conduct more than 50 experiments, the Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft’s commander, Sergey Ryzhk...
Chuck Berry announces 'Chuck,' first new album in 38 years AOL When you helped invent rock n' roll you're pretty much allowed to take time as much time as you want cooking up new songs. Of course, nobody imagined rock godfather Chuck Berry would take a nearly 40-year powder. The "Johnny B. Goode" singer/guitaris...
Space Arms Race Presents New Threat Inquisitr The world’s military powers are secretly preparing for a war, but not any normal war including ground offensives and airstrikes between nations and their occupied territory on Earth. This war involves outer space combat. Leaders are going about...
Space debris tracker threatened by rising seas from climate change The Mercury News WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The U.S. Air Force is spending nearly $1 billion to build a radar installation that will help keep astronauts and satellites safe by tracking pieces of space junk as small as a baseball. That is, if global warming doe...
Astronaut Tim Peake opens new Thales space facilities in Belfast Belfast Telegraph Astronaut Tim Peake has officially opened the new Thales space propulsion facilities in Belfast following a £6million investment. | First Minister Arlene Foster and Economy Minister Simon Hamilton today welcomed Principia Mission Astronaut Tim Peake...
Global warming may destroy $1B system to protect astronauts New York Post WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The U.S. Air Force is spending nearly $1 billion to build a radar installation that will help keep astronauts and satellites safe by tracking pieces of space junk as small as a baseball. That is, if global warming does...
China launches spacecraft in longest-ever manned mission Deccan Chronicle China launched a pair of astronauts into space Monday on a mission to dock with an experimental space station and remain aboard for 30 days in preparation for the start of operations by a full-bore facility six years from now. | The Shenzhou 11 mission took off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northern Chin...
Move over ISS, China inches closer to operationalise its space station Newstrack India Beijing, Oct 17 (IANS) With the launching of its manned spacecraft, Shenzhou-11, into orbit in a project designed to develop its ability to explore space, China on Monday came a step closer to complete its first space station by 2020 and operationalise services two years later. | The spacecraft, launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre, ha...
