World`s first talking robot-astronaut ready to go to space

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 19:34

In a world first, Japan is set to send a talking robot-astronaut to the International Space Station to conduct the first conversation between a human and a robot in outer space.

NASA picks 8 new astronauts, including 4 women

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 13:13

After an extensive year-and-a-half search, NASA has picked eight new potential astronauts who will help the agency push the boundaries of exploration and travel to new destinations in the solar system.

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield announces retirement

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 09:30

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield announced on Monday his retirement after a five-month mission to space that captivated the world with his Twitter microblog.

What clothes astronauts would need to survive decades-long space missions

Last Updated: Sunday, June 2, 2013, 09:48

A University of Rhode Island professor has said that we should start thinking about what kinds of clothes astronauts will need for decades-long space missions, considered the next phase of exploration to infinity and beyond.

3-D manufacturing in space comes closer to reality

Last Updated: Saturday, June 1, 2013, 11:33

NASA and Made in Space Inc. of Mountain View, Calif., have joined to launch equipment for the first 3-D microgravity printing experiment to the International Space Station.

Britain`s first astronaut to go on space mission in 2015

Last Updated: Sunday, May 19, 2013, 20:42

Britain`s first "official" astronaut, 41-year-old Major Tim Peake, has been selected to go on a five-month mission to the International Space Station in 2015, a media report said Sunday.

Watch video: NASA astronauts hang out with Star Trek cast

Last Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013, 11:40

Space and science fiction enthusiasts were treated to a live webcast of the interaction between real life astronauts and cast members of the new sci-fi film ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ on Thursday.

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield makes first music video in space

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 09:47

Canadian astronaut and outgoing ISS Commander Chris Hadfield has recorded the first music video in space while floating in zero gravity, strumming an acoustic guitar and crooning his own rendition of David Bowie`s "Space Oddity".

Space Station Expedition 35 astronauts land safely in Kazakhstan

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 09:29

Three members of the International Space Station Expedition 35 crew undocked from the orbiting laboratory and returned safely to Earth Monday, May 13, ending a mission lasting almost five months.

Setting foot on Mars by 2030 is human destiny and US priority: NASA chief

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 11:14

Setting foot on Mars by the 2030s is the ultimate destination in our solar system for humanity, and a priority for NASA, the agency`s chief has said in a conference of space experts at George Washington University.

Russian church head sends Easter greetings to ISS

Last Updated: Monday, May 6, 2013, 09:33

Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has wished astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) a happy Orthodox Easter, a church spokesman said.

NASA extends Russia space travel deal

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 09:35

NASA will pay an additional $424 million to extend its contract with Russia’s federal space agency (Roscosmos) to transport US astronauts to and from the International Space Station (ISS), NASA said Tuesday.