Topic: Nasa

Russian, U.S. crew safely dock with space station

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Three astronauts in Russia's Soyuz spacecraft safely docked with the International Space Station on Wednesday, to the relief of agencies who had feared they might have to leave the orbiting base empty for the first time in a decade.Moscow ...

US space pioneers to get congressional medals

The US Congress on Wednesday will award the nation's highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, to four American astronauts including the first man to walk on the Moon, 81-year-old Neil Armstrong.Other recipients are Buzz Aldrin, 81, who was second man to ...

U.S. and Russian crew blast off safely for space station

KOROLYOV, Russia (Reuters) - Three astronauts blasted off on Monday to return a full crew to the International Space Station (ISS) as Russia seeks to restore confidence in its space program after the crash of a cargo spaceship and several botched launches.The ...

Russian, U.S. crew blast off safely for space station

KOROLYOV, Russia (Reuters) - Three astronauts blasted off on Monday to return a full crew to the International Space Station (ISS) as Russia seeks to restore confidence in its space programme following the recent crash of a cargo spaceship and several botched ...

Russian, U.S. crew blast off for space station

KOROLYOV, Russia (Reuters) - Three astronauts blasted off Monday to restore a full crew to the International Space Station (ISS) after the crash of a Russian cargo spaceship disrupted operations and undermined faith in the Russian space program.The launch at 0414 GMT ...

Russia to return full crew to space station after crash

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Three astronauts will take off Monday returning a full crew to the International Space Station (ISS) after the crash of a Russian cargo spaceship disrupted operations and undermined faith in the Russian space program.The launch at 11:14 p.m. EST ...

Exclusive: Orbital solar power plants touted for energy needs

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The sun's abundant energy, if harvested in space, could provide a cost-effective way to meet global power needs in as little as 30 years with seed money from governments, according to a study by an international scientific group.Orbiting power ...

Mars explorers will include women, experts say

Men walked on the Moon, but women will be among the pioneering explorers who someday step foot on Mars, said a gathering of top female space experts this week.Plenty has changed since Neil Armstrong and 11 male successors left their footprints on ...

NASA adds test flight for deep-space capsule

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA plans to add a $370 million unmanned test flight of a new deep-space capsule designed to send astronauts to asteroids, the moon, Mars and other destinations in the inner solar system, officials said on Tuesday.The Orion ...

NASA plans 2014 test-flight of deep-space capsule

NASA said Tuesday it will launch in 2014 an unmanned test flight of its Orion deep space capsule, made by Lockheed Martin to someday carry astronauts to the moon, an asteroid or Mars.The test launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida aims to send ...