Topic: United States

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 ...

Analysis: Botched Mars mission shows Russian industry troubles

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's unsuccessful launch of a Mars moon probe points up the problems of a once-pioneering space industry struggling to recover after a generation of brain drain and crimped budgets.An unmanned craft, launched last Wednesday in what was meant to ...

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 ...

Kodak sells image sensor business to Platinum Equity

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eastman Kodak said it sold its Image Sensor Solutions business to Platinum Equity for an undisclosed sum in a move that will provide it with much needed capital as it grapples with a dwindling cash pile.The deal comes ...
Two US congressmen blasted the White House and NASA for "dangerous" cooperation with China, saying technology transfer has greatly enhanced Beijing's space and missile capability.Republican Representative Dana Rohrabacher warned of a ballooning national security threat brought about by what he described as ...

NASA's new Mars rover reaches Florida launch pad

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA's Mars Science Laboratory, a $2.5 billion rover designed to assess that planet's suitability for life, arrived at its Florida launch pad on Thursday in preparation for a planned November 25 liftoff, the U.S. space agency said.The ...

U.S. official defends science-technology exchanges with China

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's top science official said U.S.-China science cooperation benefits the United States, rejecting moves to curb the exchanges by lawmakers who say it strengthens China's military.John Holdren, director of the Office of Science and Technology, told a ...

Russian craft delivers supplies to space station

MOSCOW (Reuters) - An unmanned Russian spacecraft delivered supplies to astronauts in orbit Wednesday after the crash of the previous cargo flight left the three-man crew on the International Space Station with dwindling rations.The loss of the Progress cargo flight on August ...