Articles tagged with space
Fri, May 18, 2012
Pioneering U.S. commercial spaceflight quiets critics
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A pioneering commercial spaceship closed in on the International Space Station on Wednesday, a key test in ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
U.S. test flight seen as "giant leap" for commercial space
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An Obama administration plan to cut the cost of spaceflight services faces a key test on Saturday ...
Mon, May 14, 2012
U.S., Russian crew blast off for space station
By Nastassia Astrasheuskaya
KOROLYOV, Russia (Reuters) - A Soyuz spaceship carrying two Russians and one American astronaut blasted off for the International Space Station (ISS ...
Fri, May 11, 2012
Chesapeake confident on asset sales, shares rise
By Anna Driver and Matt Daily
(Reuters) - Chesapeake Energy Corp sought to calm Wall Street worries about its financial position, telling investors on Monday ...
Fri, May 11, 2012
April consumer prices flat as gasoline drops
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumer prices were flat in April as households paid less for gasoline and natural gas, possibly giving the U.S. Federal Reserve ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
Shuttle rocket-builder vying for NASA space taxi work
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Two of NASA's prime contractors are teaming with Europe's Astrium to develop a commercial space ...
Fri, May 04, 2012
"Made in space" coming soon to a product near you
By Chris Wickham
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Space Agency is hatching plans for a branding campaign aimed at making people more aware of the ...
Sun, April 29, 2012
James Cameron trained for space trip
The Avatar director has revealed he spent the summer of 2000 in Moscow undergoing training for a trip to the Russian Mir Space Station ...
Sat, April 28, 2012
James Cameron trained for space trip
The Avatar director has revealed he spent the summer of 2000 in Moscow undergoing training for a trip to the Russian Mir Space Station ...
Fri, April 27, 2012
James Cameron trained for space trip
The Avatar director has revealed he spent the summer of 2000 in Moscow undergoing training for a trip to the Russian Mir Space Station ...
Fri, April 27, 2012
Space shuttle Enterprise lands in New York atop jet
By Thomas Zambito
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The space shuttle Enterprise flew to New York from Washington on Friday piggybacking atop a Boeing 747 and ...
Fri, April 27, 2012
China's space know-how said threat to U.S., Taiwan
By Jim Wolf
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's growing capabilities in space could undercut any U.S. military response if Beijing resorted to force to ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
SpaceX delays its trip to space station
By Irene and Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space Exploration Technologies, a privately held firm founded and run by entrepreneur Elon Musk, is delaying ...
Sun, April 22, 2012
Cameron invests in space exploration company
Google co-founder Larry Page and a group of entrepreneurs have teamed up to launch a new organisation called Planetary Resources, and the firm is ...
Sat, April 21, 2012
Cameron invests in space exploration company
Google co-founder Larry Page and a group of entrepreneurs have teamed up to launch a new organisation called Planetary Resources, and the firm is ...
Fri, April 20, 2012
Google execs, director Cameron in space venture
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt and billionaire co-founder Larry Page have teamed up with "Avatar" director James Cameron and other investors ...
Fri, April 20, 2012
Cameron invests in space exploration company
Google co-founder Larry Page and a group of entrepreneurs have teamed up to launch a new organisation called Planetary Resources, and the firm is ...
Fri, April 20, 2012
LightSquared gains breathing space with Inmarsat payment
LONDON (Reuters) - Inmarsat
Tue, April 17, 2012
Lockheed braces for cuts in space programs
By Andrea Shalal-Esa
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department is unlikely to kill major military satellite programs even if it is ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
Is humanity quietly abandoning a future in space?
By Peter Apps
WASHINGTON, April 17 - As astronaut Leroy Chiao watches the space shuttles he crewed make their final journeys to become museum pieces ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
Space shuttle Discovery makes final flight to museum
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle Discovery made its final voyage on Tuesday: a piggyback jet ride to the Smithsonian ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
NASA clears SpaceX for cargo run to space station
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA on Monday cleared a cargo ship owned by Space Exploration Technologies for a test flight to ...
Fri, April 13, 2012
Space pictures pick up lots more penguins
By Ben Hirschler
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists counting emperor penguins from space have found twice as many of the birds in Antarctica as expected.
The ...
Sat, March 24, 2012
Debris prompts space station crew to seek shelter
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A passing piece of potentially dangerous space debris forced astronauts at the International Space Station to temporarily ...
Fri, March 23, 2012
Rovio to get Angry Birds Space for Windows Phone: CEO
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Rovio is working on getting its new Angry Birds Space game to Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 platform (WP7), its chief executive ...
Fri, March 23, 2012
European cargo vessel docks with space station
PARIS (Reuters) - An unmanned European supply vessel carrying more than six tonnes of freight docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday reinforcing ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
Ashton Kutcher Headed To Outer Space
Ashton Kutcher likes to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to technology, and his latest venture is a lot more exciting than ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
U.S. space tourism set for takeoff by 2014, FAA says
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The Obama administration is preparing for a space tourism industry that is expected to be worth $1 ...
Sat, March 10, 2012
VIDEO: NASA astronaut demonstrates 'Angry Birds' physics in space
UNDATED (WKZO) -- 240 nautical miles above the surface of the earth a NASA astronaut named Don Petit demonstrated the laws of physics by incorporating ...
Fri, March 09, 2012
Disney space movie tests big-budget film strategy
By Lisa Richwine and Ronald Grover
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "John Carter," the 3D space adventure film that opens today, was supposed to be the ...
Sun, March 04, 2012
Justin Bieber Wanted for Space Travel
Justin Bieber is one astronomer's top pick for space travel, because, he says, the teenage superstar would boost the suborbital spaceflight industry.
During ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
Zynga seeks own game space away from Facebook
By Liana B. Baker
(Reuters) - Zynga Inc is launching a new games service that allows users to play on the company's website instead ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Angry Birds fly to Facebook, Asia and ... Space
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Finnish gaming firm Rovio expects to boost growth for months to come, with expansion in Asia, to Facebook and with the launch ...
Mon, February 27, 2012
Virgin Galactic aims to test fly ship in space this year
By Irene Klotz
PALO ALTO, California (Reuters) - Virgin Galactic, an offshoot of Richard Branson's Virgin Group, expects to test fly its first spacecraft ...
Sun, February 19, 2012
Fifty years after Glenn flight, U.S. buying rides to space
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Fifty years after John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth, NASA no longer has the ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
Give us some space, and respect, proud introvert argues
By Bernard Vaughan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The child who prefers a book to a birthday party? Ask her what she wants to read. The ...
Tue, February 07, 2012
NASA calls for new taxis to fly to Space Station
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA is looking for at least two U.S. firms to design and build space taxis to ...
Tue, February 07, 2012
Honeywell sees defense, space sales down four to five percent
(Reuters) - Diversified manufacturer Honeywell International Inc
Thu, February 02, 2012
NASA confident in Russia despite space accidents
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Despite a spate of Russian space accidents last year, NASA remains confident in its partner's ability ...
Tue, January 31, 2012
Russia blames Mars probe failure on space radiation
By Alissa de Carbonnel
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia blamed radiation on Tuesday for a computer glitch that doomed its Mars moon mission, but space industry ...
Fri, January 27, 2012
Russia to delay space mission due to technical problems
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia plans to delay the next mission carrying U.S. and Russian astronauts to the International Space Station by several weeks due ...
Wed, January 25, 2012
Gingrich calls for moon base, space contests
By Irene Klotz
COCOA, Florida (Reuters) - Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich called on Wednesday for a base on the moon and an expanded federal ...
Tue, January 17, 2012
U.S. to try again to hammer out space code
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The United States will join with Europe and other nations to hammer out a code of conduct ...
Tue, January 17, 2012
SpaceX delays trial run to space station
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space Exploration Technologies, a startup space transportation firm hired by NASA to fly cargo to the International ...
Fri, January 13, 2012
Failed Russian space probe plunging back to Earth
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A stranded Russian science satellite, loaded with rocket fuel for a roundtrip mission to Mars, is expected ...
Fri, December 23, 2011
New crew arrives at International Space Station
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Friday with a trio of astronauts ...
Wed, December 21, 2011
Multinational crew blasts off for space station
By Irene Klotz
(Reuters) - A trio of astronauts blasted off aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket on Wednesday on a mission to bring the International ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
NASA revamps, delays commercial space taxi work
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Budget cuts in a program to spur commercial space taxis will likely keep the United States dependent ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
Economy gaining momentum, housing shows a pulse
By Lucia Mutikani
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. claims for jobless benefits rose last week but the underlying trend pointed to an improving labor ...
Tue, December 13, 2011
Microsoft co-founder Allen launches space project
By Bill Rigby
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen is planning to build a spaceship that could replace the Space Shuttle and put ...
Fri, December 09, 2011
NASA clears SpaceX for trial run to space station
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A private company will make a trial cargo run to the International Space Station in February, a ...
Sat, November 26, 2011
Medvedev suggests prosecution for Russia space failure
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev raised the prospect of criminal prosecution for space mishaps on Saturday following a series of failed launches that ...
Mon, November 21, 2011
International space trio lands in Kazakhstan
By Robin Paxton
ALMATY (Reuters) - Three astronauts inside a Russian Soyuz capsule parachuted safely back to Earth Tuesday after nearly six months on the ...
Fri, October 14, 2011
MindFood: James Cameron on Avatar 2, Space Travel and His Super Submarine
Having directed the two highest grossing films of all time (Titanic and Avatar), James Cameron can pretty much do whatever the heck he wants ...
Tue, October 11, 2011
NASA's space shuttle operations chief heading to Virgin
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Deputy space shuttle program manager and former flight director Mike Moses is leaving NASA to oversee operations ...
Tue, October 11, 2011
NASA-backed space taxi to fly in test next summer
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A seven-seat space taxi backed by NASA to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station will make ...
Sat, October 08, 2011
Police, protesters clash at National Air and Space Museum
By Xavier Briand
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities shut down Washington's popular National Air and Space Museum on Saturday afternoon after antiwar protesters tried to ...
Thu, September 29, 2011
China successfully launches "Heavenly Palace" space craft
By Pedja Kujundzic and Jimmy Guan
JIUQUAN, China (Reuters) - China successfully launched an experimental craft on Thursday paving the way for its first space ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
China to launch "Heavenly Palace" on way to space
By Chris Buckley
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will next week launch an experimental craft paving the way for its first space station, an official said ...
Thu, September 15, 2011
U.S.-Russian space trio lands safely in Kazakhstan
By Robin Paxton
ALMATY (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz space capsule with three astronauts on board landed safely in Kazakhstan on Friday, leaving a single ...
Thu, September 15, 2011
Trio of space station crewmembers set for landing
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Three crewmembers left the International Space Station for Earth on Thursday while their replacements remain delayed by ...
Thu, September 15, 2011
Space probe detects a planet with a double sunset
By Deborah Zabarenko
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the day ends on planet Kepler-16b there is a double sunset, scientists reported on Thursday in the journal ...
Tue, September 13, 2011
NASA unveils plan for giant deep space rocket
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA unveiled plans on Wednesday for a mammoth deep-space rocket to carry astronauts to the moon, Mars ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
Russia poised to resume space station flights
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A Russian cargo ship is poised for liftoff on Sunday to the International Space Station following a ...
Tue, September 06, 2011
The Do-It-Yourself Formula for Space Disaster Movies
Outer space is one of the most fascinating things to the human mind. Its boundless mystery opens up an infinity of questions and possibilities ...
Mon, September 05, 2011
The Do-It-Yourself Formula for Space Disaster Movies
Outer space is one of the most fascinating things to the human mind. Its boundless mystery opens up an infinity of questions and possibilities ...
Sun, September 04, 2011
The Do-It-Yourself Formula for Space Disaster Movies
Outer space is one of the most fascinating things to the human mind. Its boundless mystery opens up an infinity of questions and possibilities ...
Sat, September 03, 2011
The Do-It-Yourself Formula for Space Disaster Movies
Outer space is one of the most fascinating things to the human mind. Its boundless mystery opens up an infinity of questions and possibilities ...
Fri, September 02, 2011
Space missions may damage eyes
By Adam Marcus
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Astronauts experience bone and muscle loss in the weightlessness of space, and now the first study of ...
Fri, September 02, 2011
The Do-It-Yourself Formula for Space Disaster Movies
Outer space is one of the most fascinating things to the human mind. Its boundless mystery opens up an infinity of questions and possibilities ...
Thu, September 01, 2011
Defunct 6-ton satellite crashing back to Earth
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A defunct NASA science satellite dispatched by a space shuttle crew in 1991 will come crashing back ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
Russia delays space mission after crash
By Timothy Heritage
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia postponed the next manned mission to the International Space Station by at least a month on Monday and ...
Wed, August 24, 2011
Russia orders extra tests before satellite launch
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will go ahead with the launch of a navigation satellite on Friday only after it has carried out additional safety checks ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
Russia plans orbiting hotel in space
By Alissa de Carbonnel
ZHUKOVSKY, Russia (Reuters) - A hotel in orbit, lunar sightseeing flights and luxury rides into the cosmos -- all are part of ...
Wed, August 17, 2011
Manned space flights no longer priority for Russia
By Alissa De Carbonnel
ZHUKOVSKY, Russia (Reuters) - Moscow no longer sees manned spaceflight as its top priority but remains committed to its International Space ...
Fri, August 12, 2011
Riots, wild markets: Did space storms drive us mad?
By Rosalba O'Brien
LONDON (Reuters) - Rollercoaster financial markets and the worst riots Britain has seen in decades have made it quite a week ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
NASA confirms space shuttle debris found in Texas
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA confirmed on Thursday that a large piece of debris from space shuttle Columbia, which was destroyed ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
Post-shuttle, U.S. space explorers need not be human
By Deborah Zabarenko
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Now that the shuttle fleet is permanently grounded, the U.S. space spotlight could shift toward the path-breaking astronomical ...
Wed, August 03, 2011
Spacewalkers ready space station for Russian upgrade
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A pair of spacewalking cosmonauts floated outside the International Space Station Wednesday to prepare the orbital outpost ...
Tue, August 02, 2011
Texas drought exposes possible Space Shuttle Columbia piece
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The prolonged drought in Texas has revealed what officials think may be a piece of the Space Shuttle Columbia, which broke ...
Sun, July 31, 2011
Space acquisition to step up EADS spree
By Tim Hepher
PARIS (Reuters) - EADS is poised to step up a recent buying spree with a space industry acquisition in Europe that could ...
Thu, July 28, 2011
SpaceX eyes November 30 cargo launch to space station
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space Exploration Technologies, a privately owned firm developing a space taxi with U.S.-government backing, plans ...
Fri, July 22, 2011
With space shuttle era over, U.S. robot set for Mars
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA moved on to a new chapter in space exploration on Friday, a day after the end ...
Tue, July 19, 2011
Atlantis has landed, ending NASA's shuttle era
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle Atlantis returned from NASA's final shuttle mission on Thursday, ending a 30-year era ...
Mon, July 11, 2011
Spacewalkers pack gear for last shuttle home
By Irene Klotz
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A pair of spacewalking astronauts floated outside the International Space Station on Tuesday to pack up a broken cooling ...
Fri, July 08, 2011
Animal welfare pact would double space for U.S. hens
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. egg farmers would give hens twice as much space as they now have under an agreement with an animal welfare ...
Mon, July 04, 2011
Space shuttle prepares to depart station for last time
By Chris Baltimore
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The crew of NASA's final space shuttle mission closed the hatch to the International Space Station for the ...
Tue, June 28, 2011
NASA clears last space shuttle for July 8 blast-off
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA managers cleared space shuttle Atlantis on Tuesday for a July 8 launch, approving it for a ...
Tue, June 14, 2011
Citi looking for Manhattan office space: sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc
Thu, June 09, 2011
RIM can't grab Nokia space with delayed launches: Citi
(Reuters) - Research In Motion is in danger of failing to capitalize on market share losses at rival Nokia by choosing to launch products later-than-expected ...
Wed, June 08, 2011
U.N. to upgrade "space weather" forecasts
By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent
OSLO (Reuters) - A U.N. plan to upgrade "space weather" forecasts can help the world cope with solar storms ...
Tue, June 07, 2011
Astronaut trio blasts off for space station
By Shavkat Rakhmatullayev
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - A Soyuz spacecraft blasted off for the International Space Station on Wednesday with a Russian, American and a ...
Mon, May 23, 2011
Space crew lands safely on Kazakh steppe
By Robin Paxton
ALMATY (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz capsule delivered an international trio of astronauts back to Earth Tuesday after six months on the ...
Tue, May 17, 2011
Shuttle parks at space station for service call
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Endeavour reached the International Space Station on Wednesday to deliver a premiere science instrument and ...
Tue, May 17, 2011
Australian beer hopes to boldly go into space
By Pauline Askin
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Wherever man has ventured, beer has followed. Now, two Australian entrepreneurs hope that will include space.
Looking ahead ...
Mon, May 16, 2011
Space shuttle Endeavour blasts off from Florida
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle Endeavour blasted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday on its final voyage which will ...
Thu, May 12, 2011
Shuttle crew at space center for next launch
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (Reuters) - Space shuttle Endeavour commander Mark Kelly and his crew returned to the Kennedy Space Center on Thursday ...
Thu, May 05, 2011
NASA marks 50th anniversary of manned U.S. space flight
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (Reuters) - The United States space program was down and out when Alan Shepard climbed inside a one-man capsule ...
Fri, April 29, 2011
Listening telescope for space aliens shut down by cutbacks
By Steve Gorman and Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The search for intelligent life in the universe, at least beyond planet Earth, has been ...
Wed, April 20, 2011
Obama to attend April 29 space shuttle launch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to attend the April 29 launch of the space shuttle Endeavour at Cape Canaveral, Florida, a White House ...
Mon, April 18, 2011
NASA awards funds to develop commercial space taxis
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA divided up more than $269 million on Monday among several companies vying to build commercial spaceships to carry astronauts ...
Mon, April 18, 2011
Tech firms look to grow government ties for space work
By Karen Jacobs
ATLANTA (Reuters) - U.S. government spending on defense and space is coming under pressure, but some technology companies are finding ways ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
Wal-Mart shrinks electronics space, adds items
By Lisa Baertlein
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores is cutting the size of its electronics department as popular gadgets shrink and making room to ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
Wal-Mart shrinks electronics space, adds items
By Lisa Baertlein
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores is cutting the size of its electronics department as popular gadgets shrink and making room to ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
NASA sending retired space shuttles to museums
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The three retiring U.S. space shuttles will be going on display at museums in Florida, California ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
Space to museums: shuttles to get retirement berths
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA is set to announce on Tuesday final museum berths for its retiring space shuttles, whose mothballing ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
Space to museums: shuttles to get retirement berths
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA is set to announce on Tuesday final museum berths for its retiring space shuttles, whose mothballing ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
Russia targets bigger role for space program
By Gleb Bryanski
NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia (Reuters) - Russia will boost its efforts to explore the solar system and seek a bigger share of the market ...
Mon, April 04, 2011
U.S.-Russian crew blast off for space station
By Alissa de Carbonnel
KOROLYOV, Russia (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft, carrying two cosmonauts and a U.S. astronaut to the International Space Station ...
Mon, April 04, 2011
NASA delays launch date for space shuttle Endeavour
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA said on Monday it is delaying the launch of space shuttle Endeavour to April 29 from April 19 because ...
Mon, March 21, 2011
NASA tests Mars space suit in Argentine Antarctica
By Luis Andres Henao
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A NASA team has tested a space suit in a setting with extreme conditions akin to some ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
McG & 20th Century Fox Team For Untitled Space Adventure
When Columbia Pictures decided it wasn't going forward with another Charlie's Angels movie from director McG, the young filmmaker moved onto Warner ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Space shuttle worker killed in fall at U.S. launchpad
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A worker fell to his death at the space shuttle launch pad in Florida on Monday and NASA said it ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Russia seeking April date for delayed space launch
MINSK (Reuters) - Russian space officials hope to resolve a communications problem on a Soyuz TMA-21 rocket in time for it to carry a Russian-American ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Soyuz space capsule launch faces delays: report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Technical problems were likely to delay Russia's launch of the Soyuz capsule due to carry U.S. and Russian astronauts to ...
Mon, March 07, 2011
UTC unit sees crisis in U.S. space industrial base
By Andrea Shalal-Esa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. space industrial base is facing a crisis unless NASA soon unveils a plan for developing new ...
Sat, March 05, 2011
U.S. military's mini space shuttle lifts off
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A prototype miniature space shuttle blasted off aboard an unmanned Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
Sotheby's to auction 1961 Soviet space capsule
By Alissa de Carbonnel
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Before blasting the first human into space in 1961, the Soviet Union fired off one last test flight ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
Shuttle Discovery soars into space one last time
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Discovery blasted off for the last time Thursday, carrying six astronauts and carting a load ...
Fri, February 18, 2011
Shuttle Discovery ascends into space one last time
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Discovery blasted off for the last time on Thursday, carrying six astronauts and carting a ...
Wed, February 16, 2011
Ariane rocket to supply International Space Station
By Franck Leconte
KOUROU, French Guiana (Reuters) - An unmanned Ariane rocket successfully launched from French Guiana late on Wednesday to supply cargo to the ...
Wed, February 16, 2011
Ariane rocket heads for International Space Station
KOUROU, French Guiana (Reuters) -- A European Ariane rocket blasted off from French Guiana on Wednesday carrying supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), space ...
Tue, February 15, 2011
Space station Ariane supply launch set for Wednesday
KOUROU, French Guiana (Reuters) -- An Ariane rocket carrying supplies for the International Space Station (ISS) is now scheduled for launch on Wednesday, the Arianespace ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
U.S. budget ups support for commercial space flight
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The Obama administration wants to step up support for commercial space flight and start work on a ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
European cargo rocket to supply Space Station
PARIS (Reuters) - An unmanned Ariane rocket is scheduled to launch a cargo vessel into orbit on Tuesday in Europe's second mission to carry ...
Fri, February 04, 2011
Giffords's husband to command space shuttle flight
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The husband of Gabrielle Giffords, the Arizona congresswoman critically wounded in an assassination attempt last month, will ...
Fri, February 04, 2011
U.S. vows to improve industrial base for space
By Jim Wolf
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Defense Department and intelligence community vowed on Friday to streamline business with the U.S. suppliers of high-tech ...
Wed, February 02, 2011
Space telescope spots odd new solar system
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have spotted a strange new solar system with small "puffy" planets packed in close ...
Sun, January 30, 2011
Giffords husband to decide on space trip in mid-February
HERZLIYA, Israel (Reuters) - The astronaut husband of a U.S. congresswoman seriously wounded when she was shot in head will decide by mid-February whether ...
Fri, January 28, 2011
NASA remembers Challenger, vows to advance in space
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA on Friday said "fear of failure" should not hold back its mission to test the boundaries ...
Thu, January 27, 2011
Japanese robo-ship arrives at Int'l Space Station
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A robotic Japanese cargo ship reached the International Space Station on Thursday, the first of a quartet ...
Mon, January 24, 2011
Scott turns Alien prequel into new space project with Rapace
His plans to make a prequel to his Alien trilogy have now become another project altogether, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Prometheus will star ...
Thu, January 13, 2011
Russia to sell new tourist rides to space in 2013
By Alissa de Carbonnel
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will start selling multimillion-dollar tourist tickets to the International Space Station again in 2013 after a four-year ...
Fri, December 31, 2010
More repairs ordered for space shuttle fuel tank
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA ordered additional repairs to space shuttle Discovery after more cracks were discovered in the ship's ...
Wed, December 29, 2010
Russian space officials fired over satellite crash
By Alissa de Carbonnel
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev fired two senior Russian space officials Wednesday over the loss of three navigation satellites that ...
Sat, December 25, 2010
Indian space rocket explodes after lift-off
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A rocket carrying an Indian communications satellite exploded seconds after lift-off from a launchpad in the country's south on Saturday ...
Mon, December 13, 2010
Russia space chief calls satellite crash "heavy loss"
SEVERODVINSK, Russia (Reuters) - Satellite infrastructure for Russia's challenge to the U.S. global positioning system (GPS) will be ready by March despite the ...
Fri, December 03, 2010
NASA delays space shuttle launch until next year
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA will not attempt to fly space shuttle Discovery this year as it investigates what caused cracking ...
Fri, November 26, 2010
Russian-U.S. space crew land safely in Kazakh
By Alissa de Carbonnel
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two U.S. astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut back to earth from the International ...
Thu, November 18, 2010
KLM airline backing Curacao space-flight venture
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is partnering with a commercial suborbital space-flight venture planning to operate out of ...
Mon, November 01, 2010
Bad weather delays space shuttle launch to Friday
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA postponed shuttle Discovery's launch to Friday to wait out bad weather from an approaching cold ...
Wed, October 27, 2010
China to launch manned space lab around 2020: report
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Wednesday it would launch a space lab to be manned for long stretches within about 10 years, a move ...
Tue, October 26, 2010
Space station to shift orbit to dodge space junk
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's space command Tuesday ordered the International Space Station to change its orbit slightly to avoid collision with a piece of ...
Fri, October 22, 2010
Virgin Galactic eyes NASA commercial space work
By Irene Klotz
UPHAM, New Mexico (Reuters) - Virgin Galactic, an offshoot of billionaire Richard Branson's London-based Virgin Group, plans to compete in the ...
Sun, October 10, 2010
Bullock to replace Portman in space thriller?
Natalie Portman had been linked to the role but was forced to pull out due to scheduling conflicts. Angelina Jolie had originally committed to ...
Sat, October 09, 2010
New crew arrives to oversee space station's completion
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying two Russian cosmonauts and a U.S. astronaut reached the International Space Station on Saturday ...
Thu, October 07, 2010
Russian-U.S. crew heads for space station
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian spacecraft carrying two cosmonauts and a U.S. astronaut to the international space station lifted off early on Friday from ...
Wed, October 06, 2010
World Trade Center arts space gets $100 million
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The long-stalled Performing Arts Center planned for Lower Manhattan's rebuilt World Trade Center got a $100 million boost on Wednesday ...
Thu, September 30, 2010
Russian firm unveils plan for first space hotel
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The lead Russian contractor for the International Space Station (ISS) says it plans to build the first hotel in space to cash ...
Fri, September 24, 2010
Russian-U.S. space crew aborts return to Earth
By Conor Humphries
KOROLYOV, Russia (Reuters) - Two Russian cosmonauts and a U.S. astronaut aborted a return to Earth on Friday when their space ...
Sat, September 18, 2010
Iran invites Turkey into space program: report
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Iran has invited Turkey to cooperate in work on the Islamic Republic's space program, which aims to put a man in ...
Wed, September 15, 2010
Boeing plans to send passengers into space
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Boeing Co plans to offer passengers the chance to fly into space on a craft it is developing for travel in low-Earth ...
Wed, September 08, 2010
Pneumococcal shots give space for new strains: study
By Kate Kelland
LONDON (Reuters) - Fighting pneumococcal disease with immunizations is like trying to hit a moving target because vaccines that zero in on ...
Tue, September 07, 2010
"'Top Chef D.C.' Recap: Space Odyssey
Thu, September 02, 2010
Apple and Google to clash in music space by Christmas
By Yinka Adegoke
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song ...
Wed, August 25, 2010
Space-based detector could find anti-universe
By Robert Evans
GENEVA (Reuters) - A huge particle detector to be mounted on the International Space Station next year could find evidence for the ...
Tue, August 24, 2010
Space, oceans hold clues to Chile miners' survival
By Alonso Soto and Irene Klotz
COPIAPO, Chile/CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Facing one of the most complex rescue operations ever attempted, Chile is ...
Tue, August 17, 2010
Florida senator seeks tax breaks for space ventures
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, a Florida Democrat, proposed on Tuesday legislation that would introduce tax breaks ...
Sun, August 01, 2010
Astronauts revive space station's cooling system
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A pair of spacewalking astronauts revived the International Space Station's cooling system on Monday during a ...
Tue, July 27, 2010
Some space shuttle workers get layoff notice
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA's prime space shuttle contractor, United Space Alliance, sent layoff notices this week to more than ...
Tue, July 27, 2010
Russia to use space tech to develop energy sector
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will employ technologies, initially meant for outer space research programs, to develop its vast energy sector, Energy Ministry said on Tuesday ...
Fri, July 23, 2010
Iran aims to put man in space by 2019: Ahmadinejad
TEHRAN (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday that Iran would send its first manned shuttle into space by 2019, Iran's English-language Press ...
Thu, July 15, 2010
Senate plan puts off space shuttle retirement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate oversight committee unanimously passed a plan on Thursday to postpone retirement of the space shuttle as part of ...
Tue, July 13, 2010
U.S. signals flexibility on space weapons treaty
By Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States would consider a new global treaty to ban deployment of weapons in space if it meets ...
Sun, July 04, 2010
Russian cargo docks with space station on 2nd try
MOSCOW (Reuters) - An unmanned Russian cargo ship docked successfully Sunday at the International Space Station (ISS) on its second attempt after missing it Friday ...
Fri, July 02, 2010
Russian cargo vessel misses space station
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A faulty radio link forced an unmanned Russian cargo ship to abort its docking at the International Space Station on Friday, U ...
Mon, June 28, 2010
Obama plan boosts foreign, private space projects
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Monday outlined a space policy that offers an expanded role for foreign governments ...
Tue, June 15, 2010
Americans, Russian blast off for space station
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Two U.S. astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut blasted off aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket from Kazakhstan ...
Sun, June 13, 2010
Japanese space probe finds unique asteroid dust
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A Japanese space probe has landed in the Australian outback after a seven-year voyage to an asteroid, safely returning a capsule containing ...
Wed, June 02, 2010
Government offers jobs grant to Florida space workers
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The Labor Department on Wednesday announced a $15 million emergency grant to help space shuttle workers start ...
Wed, June 02, 2010
Russian Soyuz returns from space station mission
By Amie Ferris-Rotman
KOROLYOV, Russia (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft containing an international trio of astronauts who oversaw the final assembly stage of a ...
Wed, May 26, 2010
Space shuttle Atlantis lands in Florida
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle Atlantis landed in Florida on Wednesday, capping a 12-day mission to deliver a new ...
Wed, May 26, 2010
Space shuttle Atlantis lands safely in Florida
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle Atlantis landed smoothly at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday after a 12-day resupply mission ...
Sun, May 23, 2010
Space shuttle Atlantis heads back to Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle Atlantis fired its braking rockets and left orbit on Wednesday to begin its hour-long glide back to ...
Tue, May 18, 2010
NASA astronauts attach new room to space station
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA astronauts attached a Russian docking and research module onto the International Space Station on Tuesday, bringing ...
Fri, May 14, 2010
Space shuttle Atlantis blasts off from Florida
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle Atlantis blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday on NASA's third-to-last shuttle ...
Wed, May 12, 2010
Shuttle Atlantis reaches space station on last trip
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station Sunday to deliver a new Russian module ...
Tue, May 04, 2010
UBS' McCann to shrink office space, not brokerage
By Joseph A. Giannone
NEW YORK (Reuters) - UBS AG's <UBSN.VX> Wealth Management Americas brokerage has space issues: too much real estate for ...
Wed, April 28, 2010
Russian cargo craft heads for space station
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian spacecraft lifted off on Wednesday with supplies for the International Space Station and its crew.
The Progress M-05M shed its ...
Thu, April 15, 2010
Obama tries to sell NASA on new space plan
By Steve Holland and Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought to blunt criticism of his new space policy on Thursday ...
Thu, April 08, 2010
NASA maps plans for revamped U.S. space program
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA fleshed out plans on Thursday for a revamped U.S. space program that will focus initially ...
Sun, April 04, 2010
U.S.-Russian crew dock at space station
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A U.S.-Russian crew in a Russian Soyuz space ship docked at the International Space Station on Sunday, the Russian space ...
Fri, April 02, 2010
U.S.-Russian crew blasts off to space station
By Shavkat Rakhmatullayev
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - A U.S.-Russian crew blasted off in a Russian Soyuz space ship on Friday for a half-year ...
Thu, March 25, 2010
Space firms relaunch commercial rocket program
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin and Alliant Techsystems Inc said on Thursday they were teaming up to build and sell ...
Tue, March 23, 2010
Britain to set up new space agency
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will set up a new space agency next month to exploit an industry that appears to have defied the recession and ...
Thu, March 18, 2010
U.S.-Russian duo returns to Earth from space station
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz space capsule carrying a U.S. astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut from the International Space Station landed safely in ...
Tue, March 16, 2010
Boeing sees modest growth in space over five years
By Andrea Shalal-Esa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing Co <BA.N> said on Tuesday it expects only modest growth in its space revenues over the next ...
Mon, March 15, 2010
Help wanted: Space flight experience required
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - For astronauts worried about their future with NASA, good news: a private company is hiring.
Bigelow Aerospace ...
Wed, March 03, 2010
Russia halts space tours as U.S. retires Shuttle
By Dmitry Solovyov
STAR CITY, Russia (Reuters) - Russia announced a halt to space tourism on Wednesday, saying it would struggle to ferry professional crews ...
Wed, March 03, 2010
Virgin Galactic sees space test flights in 2011
By Tamara Walid
DUBAI (Reuters) - Virgin Galactic is aiming to launch test flights into space in 2011, but does not need additional financing after ...
Sat, February 06, 2010
Endeavour ends space shuttle fleet's 130th mission
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Endeavour and its six crew members wrapped up a 14-day construction mission to the International ...
Wed, February 03, 2010
Russian cargo ship docks at International Space Station
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian cargo ship delivered food, water, fuel and other supplies to the International Space Station on Friday, space officials said.
The ...
Wed, January 27, 2010
U.S. general urges world war on space debris
By Dan Williams
HERZLIYA, Israel (Reuters) - World powers must find ways to reduce the amount of debris in orbit, as the collision risk it ...
Tue, January 12, 2010
Astronauts' urine clogs space station water recycler
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA is finding it is not just mechanical glitches that make the International Space Station a tough ...
Tue, December 22, 2009
New crew reaches International Space Station
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A fresh three-member crew arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday, bolstering the two-man skeleton crew ...
Sun, December 20, 2009
Russian rocket blasts off to space outpost
By Dmitry Solovyov
KOROLYOV, Russia (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft with three astronauts on board blasted off from Kazakhstan on Monday to join a ...
Mon, December 14, 2009
Infrared space telescope launched from California
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NASA's new infrared space telescope was launched into orbit on Monday on a 10-month mission expected to ...
Tue, December 08, 2009
Florida's space economy threatened by shuttle's end
By Michael Connor
MIAMI (Reuters) - At El Leoncita Cuban & Mexican Restaurant near the Kennedy Space Center on Florida's "space" coast, a bar sign ...
Tue, December 01, 2009
Space station crew land safely in Kazakhstan
By Shamil Zhumatov
ARKALYK, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - Three astronauts landed safely in the frozen steppe of northern Kazakhstan on Tuesday after six months orbiting the ...
Fri, November 27, 2009
Space shuttle Atlantis returns to Earth
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Atlantis touched down at its Florida home port on Friday, wrapping up an 11-day mission ...
Wed, November 25, 2009
Space shuttle Atlantis begins trip back to Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Astronauts aboard space shuttle Atlantis fired their ship's braking rockets on Friday to leave orbit and begin the return ...
Wed, November 04, 2009
Space junk storm will up mission costs: experts
By Kate Kelland
LONDON (Reuters) - A growing storm of debris flying around in space is dramatically increasing the risk of orbital crashes, and steps ...
Tue, November 03, 2009
U.S. eyes "intent" of China's space programs
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military needs to deepen dialogue with China to better understand the intent of its space programs ...
Tue, October 20, 2009
Space agencies, Google seek ways to save forests
By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent
OSLO (Reuters) - Space agencies and Google Inc are helping an international project to monitor forests by satellite to fight ...
Tue, October 13, 2009
Canadian circus tycoon savors space ride "spectacle"
By Dmitry Solovyov
STAR CITY, Russia (Reuters) - Canadian circus billionaire Guy Laliberte said on Tuesday his return to Earth in a capsule engulfed by ...
Sun, October 11, 2009
Russia says to bear brunt of space missions
By Dmitry Solovyov
KOROLYOV, Russia (Reuters) - Russia expects to extend the life of the International Space Station beyond 2015, although Moscow must bear the ...
Fri, October 09, 2009
First clown in space hosts show to save Earth's water
By Jill Serjeant
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Wearing a red clown nose, the Canadian founder of Cirque du Soleil hosted an out-of-this-world performance event on ...
Thu, October 08, 2009
"Cirque" founder hosts space show for Earth's water
By Jill Serjeant
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Guy Laliberte, the Canadian billionaire circus entrepreneur, flew into space with a clown nose and an idea that ...
Fri, October 02, 2009
Circus tycoon docks at space station
By Aydar Buribayev
KOROLYOV, Russia (Reuters) - Canadian circus billionaire Guy Laliberte, dubbed the first clown in space, arrived at the International Space Station in ...
Wed, September 30, 2009
Canadian circus billionaire blasts into space
By Shavkat Rakhmatullayev and Shamil Zhumatov
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - Canadian circus billionaire Guy Laliberte blasted off in a Russian Soyuz spaceship from Kazakhstan on ...
Thu, September 17, 2009
More space business beckons for private transporters
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Sometime in the next six years, astronauts bound for the International Space Station may find themselves strapped ...
Thu, September 03, 2009
NASA tracks space junk headed toward space station
By Chris Baltimore
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The International Space Station might have to fire its thrusters to avoid a piece of space junk that could ...
Wed, September 02, 2009
FAA to restructure New York air space
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. aviation regulators plan to reorganize air space over New York's Hudson River to eliminate the type of crowding that ...
Wed, September 02, 2009
Circus billionaire plans show from space
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A billionaire Canadian circus entrepreneur who will visit space this month said on Wednesday he will host ...
Mon, August 31, 2009
Extending space station key to Mars: NASA scientist
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Getting humans to Mars will require medical research on the International Space Station through at least 2020 ...
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