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Orion launch is trial by fire for Apollo-era heat shield NASA's Orion vehicle aims to carry humans farther into space than ever before, but its protective heat shield is basically the same as that used for the Apollo Moon missions.
06 December 2014
Japan launches rocket carrying asteroid probe Japan launched a rocket carrying a space probe destined for a distant asteroid, just weeks after a European spacecraft's historic landing on a comet.
03 December 2014
Photo courtesy of mk.ru Famous Kazakh astronaut comments on Rosetta mission Famous Kazakh cosmonaut Talgat Musabayev praises the Rosetta mission, which saw a space probe landing on the surface of a comet for the first time in human history.
17 November 2014
Comet probe uploads last-minute data from 'alien world' Robot probe Philae uploaded a slew of data to Earth from a deep-space comet that it drilled into long after its onboard battery was feared to have died.
15 November 2014
Despite landing fumble, comet probe working well Europe's comet probe Philae was "working well" despite a rough-and-tumble touchdown that left it partly shadowed from battery-boosting sunlight.
14 November 2014
SpaceX chief Musk confirms Internet satellite plan High-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk confirmed that he is working on a web of small, low-cost satellites that could provide wireless Internet around the world.
12 November 2014
Europe set to make space history with comet landing One of the biggest gambles in space history comes to a climax on Wednesday when Europe attempts to make the first-ever landing on a comet.
08 November 2014
Probe of US spaceship crash may take a 'year' Authorities who carried out their first full day of investigation into a US spacecraft crash said probing the incident could take a year.
03 November 2014
Troublesome boat forces Orbital to scrub rocket launch Orbital Sciences postponed its planned launch of the Cygnus cargo ship toward the International Space Station.
28 October 2014
©Reuters Orbital cargo ship readies for Monday launch Orbital Sciences Corporation's unmanned Cygnus cargo ship is preparing to launch to the International Space Station.
27 October 2014
Comet Siding Spring whizzes past Mars A comet the size of a small mountain whizzed past Mars, dazzling space enthusiasts with the once-in-a-million-years encounter.
20 October 2014
US, German astronauts finish spacewalk to maintain ISS An American and a German astronaut spent just over six hours on a spacewalk outside the International Space Station for equipment repairs and maintenance.
08 October 2014
©Reuters SpaceX cargo capsule nears International Space Station SpaceX's unmanned Dragon spacecraft was nearing the International Space Station with a cargo of supplies.
23 September 2014
©Reuters Weather forces delay to SpaceX cargo mission Thick clouds and rain over the Florida coast early forced the California-based SpaceX to postpone the launch of its Dragon cargo carrier.
20 September 2014
Boeing, SpaceX to send astronauts to space station NASA selected Boeing and SpaceX to build America's next spacecraft to carry astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) by 2017.
17 September 2014
Photo © RIA Novosti Russia to place GLONASS monitoring stations in Kazakhstan Russia plans to set up two station of the System of Differential Correction and Monitoring (SDCM) for GLONASS in Kazakhstan.
16 September 2014
©Reuters SpaceX's next cargo launch set for Sept 20 SpaceX's next unmanned cargo trip to restock supplies at the International Space Station is scheduled for September 20, the US space agency said.
13 September 2014
SpaceX rocket explodes during test flight A SpaceX rocket exploded in midair during a test flight, as the company seeks to develop a spacecraft that can return to Earth.
23 August 2014
Europe launches last resupply ship to space station An Ariane 5 ES heavy rocket lifted off from South America late Tuesday bearing Europe's fifth and final robot supply ship for the International Space Station (ISS), mission control said.
30 July 2014
NASA rover breaks out-of-this-world distance record The US space agency's Opportunity rover has now clocked more miles on Mars than any man-made vehicle to reach another celestial body, NASA said.
29 July 2014
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