NASA puts out call for private moon landers

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 10:09

Under a new program called Lunar Catalyst, US space agency NASA will provide free technical expertise, equipment, facilities and software to help selected companies develop lunar landers.

Orbital`s Cygnus cargo spacecraft docks with space station

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 03:41

Orbital Sciences Corporation`s Cygnus cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station (ISS) early Sunday, said the US space agency NASA.

Orbital Sciences` Antares rocket blasts-off to ISS

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 10:32

After a day`s delay due to space radiation, the commercial spaceflight company Orbital Sciences Corporation launched its Antares rocket on Thursday, flying its first cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

Orbital Sciences` Antares rocket set for blast-off

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 16:47

Orbital Sciences Corporation has scheduled the launch of Antares rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Thursday.

Orbital Sciences` Antares launch scheduled on 8 January

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 16:29

Orbital Sciences Corporation will launch its Antares rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Wednesday.

NASA mulls spacewalks to fix space station

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 10:03

A series of spacewalks might be necessary to fix a breakdown in the equipment cooling system aboard the International Space Station, NASA said Friday.

Space station cooling breakdown may delay Orbital launch

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 01:11

NASA rushed on Thursday to fix a breakdown in the cooling system at the International Space Station that may delay the launch next week of Orbital Sciences` first cargo mission.

NASA probe all set to collect Moon`s atmospheric data

Last Updated: Friday, November 22, 2013, 11:55

NASA`s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) is set to gather detailed data about the structure and composition of the thin lunar atmosphere and determine whether dust is being lofted into the lunar sky.

Russian company to send 32 satellites into space

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 11:53

Moscow-based operator Kosmotras said Wednesday that it will send a record 32 satellites into space in one launch.

NASA puts out call for commercial space taxis

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 09:10

Despite budget uncertainties, NASA on Tuesday issued a solicitation for a commercially operated space taxi to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station, an attempt to break Russia`s monopoly on crew transport by 2017.

Orbital Sciences` cargo ship departs International Space Station

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 00:14

Virginia-based Orbital Sciences Corp completed a successful test mission at the International Space Station on Tuesday, clearing the firm to begin regular cargo runs for NASA under a $1.9 billion contract.

Orbital Sciences spacecraft`s docking at ISS delayed to Saturday

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 09:01

A traffic jam at the International Space Station is prompting a second delay in the arrival of a new commercial cargo ship that is making a test run to the orbital outpost.