'Dragon captured' as cargo arrives at space station
SpaceX's unmanned Dragon cargo vessel, carrying the first super-computer to space as part of its 6,400 pound (2,900 kilograms) payload arrived Wednesday at the International Space Station."And that is confirmed capture," said a NASA ... Continue Reading
16 AUG 2017
SpaceX launches super-computer to space station
SpaceX on Monday blasted off its unmanned Dragon cargo ship toward the International Space Station, carrying a host of science experiments and the most powerful computer ever sent into orbit."Three, two, one, and liftoff," ... Continue Reading
29 JUL 2017
Astronauts gear up for space with tough Russian training
Wearing helmets weighing 100 kilos, spinning in a centrifuge and exercising while weightless: Russian cosmonauts and astronauts from abroad have to undergo a gruelling training process before blasting off into space.Helped by an instructor ... Continue Reading
Europe's Galileo satnav identifies problems behind failing clocks
Investigators have uncovered the problems behind the failure of atomic clocks onboard satellites belonging to the beleaguered Galileo satnav system, the European Commission said Monday.For months, the European Space Agency -- which runs the ... Continue Reading
03 JUL 2017
China heavy-lift carrier rocket launch fails: state media
China on Sunday announced the launch of a powerful rocket designed to carry communication satellites into orbit had been "unsuccessful", in a glitch for the country's ambitious space programme.The Long March-5 Y2, Beijing's second ... Continue Reading
23 JUN 2017
New orbiters for Europe's Galileo satnav system
The European Space Agency signed a contract with a German-British consortium Thursday to build eight more satellites for its Galileo satnav system, an alternative to America's GPS, the agency said Thursday.The deal was signed ... Continue Reading
