Russian space corporation to spend $900 mln for flight model of new manned spacecraft
Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos plans spending more than 57 billion rubles ($900 mln) to develop the first flight model to the next-generation Federation manned spacecraft, to...
NASA’s Fermi Finds Record-breaking Binary in Galaxy Next Door
Using data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and other facilities, an international team of scientists has found the first gamma-ray binary in another galaxy and the most luminous...
This Week in NASA History: Second Crewed Skylab Mission Returns to Earth — Sept. 25, 1973
This week in 1973, the second crewed Skylab crew splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, after a successful 59-day mission. Here, astronaut Jack R. Lousma participates in extravehicular activity during...
S7 Group buys Sea Launch floating spaceport from Russian space rocket corporation
S7 Group of companies has bought the Sea Launch floating platform from the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, Vladislav Filev, S7 partner said on Tuesday. “The goal is to announce today the...
Spacecraft with new ISS crew members will be launched on October 19
The manned launch of the Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled for October 19, the crew will set off to the Baikonur Cosmodrome on October 7, a source in the...
World’s largest radio telescope put into use in China
The world’s largest radio telescope was put into use on Sunday in a mountainous region of southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Xinhua reported on Sunday. “Shortly after noon, in a...
A Mechanical Harmony to NASA’s Webb Telescope Sunshield
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has a giant custom-built, kite-shaped sunshield driven by mechanics that will fold and unfold with a harmonious synchronicity 1 million miles from Earth. Like...
Highlights from a Decade of JAXA and NASA’s Hinode Solar Observatory
Since its launch on Sept. 22, 2006, Hinode, a joint mission of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NASA, has been watching the sun nearly non-stop, providing valuable insight into our...
