Curiosity's second day on Mars 'flawless': NASA
NASA rover Curiosity's second day on Mars went "flawlessly," NASA said Wednesday, confirming the antennas, communication links and generator on the $2.5 billion robot are all working well.
NASA confident ahead of nail-biter Mars landing
All was well ahead of its nail-biting mission to Mars, with its most advanced robotic rover poised to hunt for clues about past life and water on Earth's nearest planetary neighbor.
NASA braces for 'terror' in Mars landing
The biggest, baddest space rover ever built for exploring an alien planet is nearing its August 6 landing on Mars, and the US space agency is anxious for success despite huge risks.
China to land first moon probe: state media
China will next year attempt to land an exploratory craft on the moon for the first time, state media reported, in the latest project in the country's ambitious space programme.
Russian cargo ship manages to dock at ISS on second try
The Russian cargo ship that undocked from the International Space Station to perform tests managed to re-couple Sunday after a failed attempt earlier in the week.
Sally Ride, first US woman in space dead at 61
Sally Ride, the first American woman to journey into space, died on Monday after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer.
Astronomers spot first evidence of dark galaxies
Astronomers in Chile using a powerful telescope have observed what appears to be evidence of the existence of dark galaxies, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) announced Wednesday.
Baikonur will develop regardless of Russia's presence: Mussabayev
Head of Kazakhstan Space Agency talked about the future development of Baikonur in case Russia moves out to Vostochnyi cosmodrome.
Delayed Russian launches from Baikonur scheduled for July and September 2012
Two Russian space launches from Kazakhstan's Baikonur will be made in the middle of summer and the beginning of autumn.
Kazakhstan permitted Russia to resume launches from Baikonur
We have agreed that Kazakhstan issues a permit to Russia for these unplanned launches: Karim Massimov.
Kazakhstan to rent Russian equivalent of Hubble telescope
Kazakhstan will rent Russian telescope Spektr-UF to be launched in space in 2016.
Astana does not hinder launches of Russian satellitles from Baikonur: Kazakhstan Space Agency
Kazakhstan has never banned the coordinated launches. Do not blow it into a political issue: Mussabayev.
GLONASS developers to create common navigation field of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Kazakhstan
Common navigation field based on GLONASS system may be created in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Kazakhstan.
Not a single space power operates from other countries’ cosmodromes: Russia's Vice PM
Russia will keep on cooperating with Kazakhstan at the Baikonur cosmodrome while the Russia-based Vostochnyi cosmodrome is gaining momentum: Russia’s Vice Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.
Cosmodrome Baikonur has been overstretched for the recent years: RosCosmos Space Agency Vice Head Aleksandr Lopatin
However friendly Kazakhstan may be, the facility is a rented one. It is a political issue. I don’t mean that Kazakhstan may abruptly “cut off the oxygen” for Russia: Aleksandr Lopatin.
U.S. interested in 16-y.o. inventor from Pavlodar
Pavlodar school student Nazifa Baktybayeva has been invited to the U.S. to visit NASA headquarters.
Communications operators invited to shift from foreign satellites to KazSat-2
KazSat-2 was placed in full operation November 26. November 25 the National Space Agency obtained the full title to the satellite from Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center.
Russia’s military establishments to step out of Baikonur by early 2012
11284 military division formed on June 2, 1955 and known as the Fifth science and research training ground of the USSR Military of Defense, will be liquidated by the end of December.
Kazcosmos negotiating flights of Kazakh astronauts with NASA
Chair of Kazakhstan National Space Agency held talks with NASA representative on the possibility of sending Kazakh astronauts into space.