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Veteran astronaut Chris Hadfield will be the first Canadian commander of the International Space Station when he blasts off in December 2012. Hadfield will be one of six crew members. Hadfield told a news conference Thursday at the Canadian Space Agency he is honored to command the International Space ...

NASA and aerospace company ATK Aerospace Systems successfully tested Tuesday the most powerful solid-fuel rocket engine ever, even though its future in the space program remains in doubt. A huge roar and massive flames accompanied the two-minute "static" or non-flight test of the five-segment DM-2 (Demonstration Motor 2) rocket booster in the western desert state of Utah. The DM-2 was ...

The Air Force has awarded a $219 million contract modification for work on a military satellite network. The contract is for maintenance, network support and engineering of the Air Force Satellite Control Network. It was awarded to Honeywell Technology Solutions in Colorado Springs, Colo. Honeywell shares rose 19 cents to $39 ...

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says Russia will be launching its manned space missions from a new launching pad in the Far East in 2018. Putin visited the town of Vostochny, the site of the new launch facility, as part of his weeklong tour of Russia ...

Astronaut Jerry Linenger and architect Eduardo Strauch know the remarkable quality that keeps the trapped Chilean miners going: the immense power of hope. Linenger and Strauch are living proof of survival amid isolation. They say that power is in us all. Thirteen years ...

Chilean officials worked to launch a gruelling, four-month rescue operation to save 33 trapped miners, while keeping the men in the dark about how long they will have to wait for deliverance. Drilling of an escape tunnel through 700 meters (2,300 feet) of earth and rock will begin "by the end of the week," the engineer in charge of ...

COPIAPO, Chile/CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Facing one of the most complex rescue operations ever attempted, Chile is looking to space and the ocean depths for survival tips to help 33 miners endure months underground awaiting rescue. The miners were found alive on Sunday, 17 days after a cave-in at a small gold and copper mine in Chile's remote ...

Orbcomm Inc. said Tuesday that Caterpillar Inc. renewed a contract with the satellite communications company. The deal is for services for Product Link, which is a heavy equipment telematics product, Orbcomm said. Financial terms weren't disclosed. 82038631&bid=informcom" />

Chilean officials worked Tuesday to launch a gruelling, four month rescue operation to save 33 trapped miners, but kept the men in the dark about how long they will have to wait for deliverance. Drilling of an escape tunnel through 700 meters (2,300 feet) of earth and rock will begin "by the end of the week," the engineer in ...

A satellite designed to map Earth's gravitational field has been hit by a software glitch and is unable to send its science data back home, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Monday. The problem began to affect the spacecraft GOCE in late July, Mark Drinkwater, head of mission science at ESA's technical division, the European Space Research ...