Manned Space

SpaceX wins $440 Million Contract to Return Astronauts to Space.

Hawthorne, CA – According to the SpaceX Web site on August third Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) won a $440 million…

12 years ago

Latest Crew Blasts Off For International Space Station

WASHINGTON -- Three new crew members are on their way to the International Space Station. NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams,…

12 years ago

NASA Commercial Partner SpaceX Completes Dragon Design Review

HAWTHORNE, Calif. -- NASA partner Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has completed an important design review of the crewed version of…

12 years ago

Private Space Plane Builders Pick Texas for Test Site

A rocket-building company that is designing a suborbital space plane for paid trips to the edge of space  will be…

12 years ago

Virgin Galactic has Successful Glide Test of Space Ship Two

Virgin Galactic   had a successful drop test if its passenger-carrying suborbital space vehicle, SpaceShipTwo (SS2) on June 26, 2012. They…

12 years ago

Coverage Set for Next International Space Station Crew Launch

HOUSTON -- NASA Television will provide extensive coverage of prelaunch, launch and docking activities of the next trio of crew…

12 years ago

NASA Astronaut Stephen K. Robinson Leaves Agency

HOUSTON -- NASA astronaut Stephen Robinson has left the space agency. Robinson ends his 36-year NASA career as a veteran…

12 years ago

First Chinese Woman Astronaut returns today.

China's Shenzhou-9 spacecraft  returned to Earth with its three crew members following a 13-day mission today including China's first female…

13 years ago

NASA Administrator To Speak With NEEMO 16 Crew During Underwater ‘Spacewalk’

WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will speak with astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger, commander of the 16th NASA Extreme Environment Mission…

13 years ago

China Launches Astronauts to it’s Station, Including First Female

China's Shenzhou-9 spacecraft, powered by a Long March 2F rocket, was shown live on state television from the Jiuquan Satellite…

13 years ago