Russia, U.S. to create first joint satellite navigation venture
The Russian Space Systems corporation and the U.S. Trimble Navigation Group have signed an agreement to create a joint satellite navigation venture in Russia, the Russian company has said
// May. 31, 2010 - 08:29 GMT
Japan moves to test "space yacht" and solve Venus's "biggest mystery"
A Japanese H-2A rocket blasted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan on Friday carrying the country's first Venus probe and an experimental solar sail, the country's space agency said.
// May. 20, 2010 - 23:54 GMT
Space Shuttle may continue through next year - Roscosmos
The U.S. Space Shuttle program may not come to an end this year, Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said in a statement, citing International Space Station (ISS) manager
// May. 06, 2010 - 06:46 GMT
Russian Progress freighter docks manually with ISS
Russia's Progress M-05M space freighter docked with the International Space Station (ISS) manually late on Saturday night.
// May. 01, 2010 - 22:13 GMT
Cameron wants to install 3-D cam on next NASA Mars rover
The reigning king of 3-D cinema, U.S. filmmaker James Cameron, persuaded NASA to install a 3-D cam on the Curiosity rover to be launched to the Red Planet in 2011.
// Apr. 30, 2010 - 02:42 GMT
Russia's Cosmos-3M space carrier orbits military satellite
A Russian carrier rocket orbited a military satellite on Tuesday at 6:08 Moscow time (2:08 GMT), a spokesman for the Russian Space Forces said.
// Apr. 27, 2010 - 03:35 GMT
Russia's Proton rocket takes U.S. satellite to orbit
Russia's Proton-M carrier rocket, launched on Saturday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, took a U.S. telecommunications satellite to orbit after a nine-hour flight, a spokesman for Russia's federal space agency said on Sunday.
// Apr. 24, 2010 - 21:44 GMT
Solar-powered plane makes its first long-range flight
The solar-powered plane Solar Impulse successfully made its first long-range flight in Switzerland on April 7.
// Apr. 08, 2010 - 21:57 GMT
Russia set to launch Europe's CryoSat-2 satellite from Baikonur
A Russian Dnepr carrier rocket will launch the European Space Agency's CryoSat-2 Earth Explorer satellite from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on Thursday.
// Apr. 08, 2010 - 00:21 GMT
U.K. could become Russia's major hi-tech partner - official
The U.K. could become one of Russia's leading partners in innovative technologies, the head of the country's hi-tech government corporation Rosnano told RIA Novosti.
// Mar. 28, 2010 - 00:43 GMT