
Commercial spaceflight company SpaceX enjoyed a triumphal moment this evening, conducting its first-ever landing of a Falcon 9 rocket on dry land after a successful launch on Monday. Livestreams from SpaceX’s headquarters showed employees breaking into cheers as the rocket touched down
by Allum Bokhari21 Dec 2015, 9:34 PM PST0

Tim Peake, the first Briton to travel to the International Space Station, blasted off on Tuesday from the Baikonur cosmodrome with Russian space veteran Yury Malenchenko and Tim Kopra of NASA for a six-month mission. Fire from the boosters of
by AFP15 Dec 2015, 4:47 AM PST0

According to reports from Russia’s public spending watchdog agency, Roscosmos, NASA’s Russian counterpart, is experiencing a wave of corruption, resulting in about $1.8 billion worth of financial violations.
by Michael Lucchese26 May 2015, 2:35 PM PST0

India’s space program continues to push forward after completing trips to the Moon and Mars. Now, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has plans for Venus and beyond.
by Jordan Schachtel20 May 2015, 10:09 AM PST0

China is working on a lunar project with plans to land a space probe and rover on the “dark” side of the moon, according to one of the top engineers in its Lunar Exploration Program (CLEP). If the mission is successful, it would be the first time that a probe has ever landed on the far side of the moon.
by Jordan Schachtel19 May 2015, 11:26 AM PST0

When it was announced that Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) would chair the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science, Space, and Competitiveness – thus putting him in a position to oversee NASA – the heads of many dim-bulb liberal celebrities popped. Howls
by John Hayward14 Jan 2015, 4:18 PM PST0