Brazil, China to make new satellite launch in 2014
Brazil and China will launch a new joint environmental monitoring satellite next year to replace one which failed to enter orbit earlier this month, Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo said Tuesday.
China's Jade Rabbit rover sends first moon photos
China's Jade Rabbit rover sent back its first pictures from the moon, as officials on Monday lauded the first lunar soft landing in nearly four decades as a step forward for "mankind as a whole".
NASA mulls spacewalks to fix space station
A series of spacewalks might be necessary to fix a breakdown in the equipment cooling system aboard the International Space Station, NASA said Friday.
China's first lunar rover to land on moon Saturday
A space module carrying China's first lunar rover is scheduled to land on the moon Saturday evening, state media said, in a huge step for the Asian superpower's ambitious space programme.
Russia and Kazakhstan agree to resume Proton-M launches from Baikonur
Russia has agreed with Kazakhstan to resume Proton-M rocket launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Kazakhstan offers Russia to develop new cooperation program for Baikanur
Kazakhstan has offered Russia to develop a new cooperation program for Baikanur Cosmodrome to be implemented until 2030.
Kazakhstan invention to help find life on Mars
A distillation unit invented in Kazakhstan will be used by the expeditions search for life on Mars.
Baikonur to give up Proton boosters only in 2025
Proton carrier rockets using highly toxic fuel will continue to be launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome until 2025.
China space launch debris wrecks villagers' homes: report
Debris from the rocket carrying China's first moon rover plummeted to earth in a village more than a thousand kilometres from the launch site, crashing into two homes, a report said Tuesday.
Bolashak scholarship - opportunity for children of unemployed or retired
Bolashak scholarship gave an opportunity to children of unemployed and retired Kazakhstan nationals to study abroad.
China to launch moon rover on Monday
China will launch its first ever moon rover mission on Monday, state media said, as Beijing embarks on the latest stage in its ambitious space programme.
Comet ISON vanishes as it circles the sun
Comet ISON appears to have flown too close to the surface of the sun Thursday and vanished as it circled the fiery surface, astronomers said.
Russia invoiced $90 million for Proton-M crash in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has sent Russia a $90 million bill for the Proton-M carrier rocket crash at Baikonur in Kazakhstan.
China to send 'jade rabbit' to Moon: state media
China will launch its first ever probe to land on the moon early next month, state media said Tuesday, with the lunar rover named "Jade Rabbit" in a nod to Chinese folklore.
Kazakhstan bills Russia for Proton-M crash
Kazakhstan has billed Russia for the Proton-M carrier rocket crash at Baikonur.
Satellites to probe Earth's strange shield
Europe next week will launch a trio of hi-tech satellites to explore something that may seem utterly mundane: Earth's magnetic field.
NASA poised to launch Mars atmosphere probe
What happened to the water on Mars? How did the Red Planet's atmosphere become so thin over time? NASA's MAVEN probe is scheduled to launch Monday on a mission to find out.
Kazakhstan to launch KazSat-3 by 2015 and scientific satellite by 2020
Kazakhstan is planning to launch a scientific spacecraft in 2023.
Russia launches Proton rocket with military satellite
Russia successfully launched a Proton-M rocket carrying a military satellite in the early hours of Tuesday from its Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Indian Mars mission suffers glitch but 'no setback'
India's Mars spacecraft suffered a brief engine failure Monday as scientists tried to move it into a higher orbit around Earth, but controllers denied any setback to the ambitious low-cost mission.