USA NASA condemns India for destroying a satellite and placing ISS at risk NASA chief Jim Bridenstine said India has put the future of human space flight at risk after they successfully tested shooting down a satellite with a missile. 60 objects from the debris are 10 cm or bigger, making them large enough to track, 24 of which have gone above the apogee of the ISS. 02/04/2019
USA Virgin Galactic aims 'to reach space' on test flight SpaceShipTwo is expected to reach an altitude of 80 kms. 13/12/2018
world news Astronauts safe after Booster rockets carrying Soyuz failed in mid-air Nasa said there was an issue with the booster and the crew has landed safely back on Earth. 11/10/2018
USA Elon Musk’s Big Falcon Rocket: what you need to know The BFR is a super heavy-lift launch vehicle which SpaceX hopes to use to transport the first passenger to the moon since the US Apollo missions in the early 1970s. 18/09/2018
Germany Soyuz spacecraft launches with next ISS commander onboard German astronaut Alexander Gerst will take command of the International Space Station in October 06/06/2018
space The sky is no limit: Your space questions answered at #Ask Space From what happens to space junk to the practicalities of voyaging to Mars, #AskSpace provides answers to your most burning questions about outer space. 29/05/2018
USA Virgin Galactic tests rocket ship, three years after fatal accident. The aircraft landed safely after reaching speeds of over 2000km per hour The last test in 2014 ended in disaster when the aircraft crashed, killing the crew 06/04/2018
Kazakhstan US-Russian crew returns from space station NASA's Joe Acaba and Mark Vande Hei and Russia's Alexander Misurkin spent 168 days aboard the ISS. 28/02/2018
world news Rocket fuel inventor dies aged 107 The developer of a space fuel based on liquid hydrogen which made moon flights possible, Barys Kit, has died at the age of 107. The Belarusian-American rocket scientist was one of the world’s oldest men 03/02/2018
USA John Young, US astronaut and space shuttle commander, dies He was the only astronaut to fly with three different NASA programs, in a career spanning 42 years. 07/01/2018
Kazakhstan Russian vessel blasts off for space station Crew trio from US, Japan and Russia lift off from Kazakhstan on Sunday for two-day trip to International Space Station 17/12/2017
Kazakhstan Italy's 60-year-old astronaut Paolo Nespoli comes back to Earth Europe’s oldest astronaut Paolo Nespoli arrived home on Thursday morning after a 139 day stay on the International Space Station. The 60-year-old 14/12/2017
USA Trump wants US astronauts back to the moon - and someday Mars "Imagine the possibilities waiting in those big, beautiful stars if we dare to dream big,” said the US president as he signed his first space policy directive. 12/12/2017
USA Scientists complete eight-month Mars mission... on earth The HI-SEAS V mission, run by the University of Hawaii, produced data that should help NASA understand the psychological profile needed for crew members on future long-term missions to Mars. 18/09/2017
USA Neil Armstrong's space bag expected to fetch millions at auction Neil Armstrong's space bag expected to fetch millions at auction 20/07/2017
space Voyaging back into space at 60: Paolo Nespoli The Italian astronaut is about to embark on his third space mission, this time to the International Space Station. 13/07/2017
France The astronaut voting from space Thomas Pesquet has been able vote in what has become one of the most turbulent battles for the French presidency in decades. 06/05/2017
USA SpaceX to send first tourists around the moon SpaceX is to launch a tourist trip around the moon next year. 28/02/2017
USA SpaceX launches Falcon 9 from historic NASA pad A SpaceX Falcon rocket blasted off on Sunday from a Florida launch pad once used to send NASA astronauts to the moon. 20/02/2017
no comment ISS crew rises to 'The Mannequin Challenge' ‘The Mannequin Challenge’ fad got a new lease of life on December 29, when the crew of the International Space Station got on board, in zero gravity. 31/12/2016
world news Christmas Dinner in Space In a NASA Christmas message, the crew on board the international space station told the world what they would be enjoying for their Christmas dinner. 26/12/2016
USA Mourners pay tribute to American hero John Glenn Marines have led a funeral procession for former US astronaut and senator John Glenn in Columbus, Ohio. 18/12/2016
USA President Obama plots a course to Mars and back by the 2030s US President Barack Obama has revealed that the United States is working in partnership with private companies to send and expedition to Mars and back by the 2030s. 11/10/2016
space Growing food in space: A tale of rats, algae and tomatoes Is it possible to produce food to eat and air to breathe while in space? 19/07/2016
no comment British astronaut Tim Peake makes a safe return to Earth British astronaut Tim Peake has safely returned to Earth after spending half-a-year in space. 20/06/2016
world news Second successful sea landing for SpaceX An unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has made a swift and successful return trip into orbit, a live webcast showed. It blasted off from Florida on 06/05/2016
