Space Exploration

Next Space Tourist Selected

US-based Space Adventures has selected the next tourist who will fly into space on board a Russian Soyuz rocket to…

18 years ago

Japanese Space Shuttle Prototype Crashes

The prototype for a Japanese-built space shuttle crashed on landing Tuesday, breaking its left wing and nose cone. The 4-metre…

18 years ago

Astronauts Announced For Canadian Arrow

A team of Canadian private rocket builders announced their astronaut selection today, as part of their preparations to launch the…

18 years ago

Soyuz Tourist Flights Beginning Soon

Image credit: Space Adventures Two space tourists will have a chance to fly to the International Space Station in 2005,…

18 years ago

40 Years After the First Woman in Space

Officials from the Russian Space Agency marked the 40th anniversary of the first woman to travel to space by presenting…

18 years ago

Space Pioneer Unveils Rocket Prototype

Aerospace pioneer Bart Rutan has created what he calls the world's first private space program. The three-person capsule, rocket and…

19 years ago

Russians Say Bass is Back in Training

Pop singer Lance Bass is getting closer to getting his chance to fly in space according to an announcement from…

19 years ago

Canadian X-Prize Entrant Moves Closer to Spaceflight

A Canadian team competing to win the $10 million X-Prize announced that they had completed a major milestone on their…

19 years ago

Scramjet Prototype Has a Successful Flight

Image credit: University of Queensland A new jet designed to travel more than 7 times the speed of sound has…

19 years ago

Solar Flare Silences Japanese Mars Probe

A solar flare has struck Nozomi, Japan's first probe to Mars, cutting off its communications with Earth. Japanese scientists believe…

19 years ago