How Space Tourism Could Help Save Planet Earth May 20th, 2013 - 15:30h (CET +01.00) SAN MATEO, Calif. - Opening spaceflight up to the masses could help spark a global conservation ethic that stems the tide of environmental destruction on Earth, NASA's science chief says. (Source: SPACE.com)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : space, tourism, could, help, save, planet, earth, Top Keywords

Space trio lands in Kazakhstan after five months in orbit May 14th, 2013 - 07:30h (CET +01.00) By Dmitry Solovyov and Irene Klotz ALMATY/CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The first Canadian astronaut to command the International Space Station landed safely in Kazakhstan with two crewmates on Tuesday, wrapping up a five-month mission aboard t... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : space, trio, lands, kazakhstan, months, orbit, earth, Top Keywords

Beautiful Plankton Blooms Seen from Space May 14th, 2013 - 00:00h (CET +01.00) As weather warms up off the coast of France, blooms of plankton have once again begun to form, creating a beautiful, multicolored swirl visible from space. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : beautiful, plankton, blooms, space, months, orbit, earth, Top Keywords

Astronaut's 'Space Oddity' music video goes viral May 13th, 2013 - 21:40h (CET +01.00) By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A music video shot aboard the International Space Station went viral on Monday, turning an astronaut into an overnight music sensation with his zero-gravity version of David Bowie's hit "Sp... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : astronaut's, 'space, oddity', music, video, goes, viral, Top Keywords

Astronauts conduct spacewalk to fix ammonia leak on space station May 11th, 2013 - 18:30h (CET +01.00) MIAMI (Reuters) - Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station took a hurriedly arranged spacewalk on Saturday to try to fix an ammonia leak in a cooling system on one of the station's solar arrays that provide electricity to the orbita... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : astronauts, conduct, spacewalk, ammonia, leak, space, station, Top Keywords

Spacewalk may be needed to fix ammonia leak on space station May 10th, 2013 - 21:00h (CET +01.00) MIAMI (Reuters) - Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station are preparing for a possible spacewalk to repair an ammonia leak in a cooling system on one of the station's solar arrays, NASA said on Friday. The crew spotted a steady str... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : spacewalk, needed, ammonia, leak, space, station, station, Top Keywords

Virgin's passenger spaceship completes first rocket test flight Apr 30th, 2013 - 14:40h (CET +01.00) By Irene Klotz (Reuters) - A six-passenger spaceship owned by an offshoot of Virgin Group fired its rocket engine in flight for the first time on Monday, a key step toward the start of commercial service in about a year, Virgin owner Richard Branson ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : virgin's, passenger, spaceship, completes, first, rocket, test, flight, Top Keywords

Military grooms new officers for war in cyberspace Apr 26th, 2013 - 11:00h (CET +01.00) AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - The U.S. service academies are ramping up efforts to groom a new breed of cyberspace warriors to confront increasing threats to the nation's military and civilian computer networks that control everything from ele... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : military, grooms, officers, cyberspace, first, rocket, test, flight, Top Keywords

New U.S. rocket cleared for test flight from Virginia spaceport Apr 17th, 2013 - 19:00h (CET +01.00) By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A second U.S. company hired by NASA to fly cargo to the International Space Station was cleared to test-fly its Antares rocket from a newly developed commercial spaceport in Virginia, officials said ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rocket, cleared, test, flight, virginia, spaceport, test, flight, Top Keywords

Putin says Russia to launch first manned space flight from its soil in 2018 Apr 12th, 2013 - 14:20h (CET +01.00) By Denis Dyomkin VOSTOCHNY COSMODROME, Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin told astronauts in orbit on Friday that Russia will send up the first manned flights from its own soil in 2018, using a new launch pad he said will help the once-pione... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : putin, says, russia, launch, first, manned, space, flight, soil, 2018, Top Keywords