- NASA's Orion spacecraft passes key safety test
Washington, June 18 (IANS) NASA said its Orion spacecraft, which will take astronauts to deep space destinations, did well in a key safety ...
18 Jun, 2017, 01.02 PM IST
As North Korea ramps up its ballistic missiles, US to test nuclear defense system this monthPentagon’s weapons testing office has said the $36-billion interceptor system can’t yet be counted on to shoot down a nuclear-armed missile...
03 May, 2017, 10.21 AM IST
- Orbital ATK's 7th cargo resupply mission set for launch next week
Washington, April 12 (IANS) NASA commercial cargo provider Orbital ATK is targetting the launch of its seventh commercial resupply services...
12 Apr, 2017, 12.06 PM IST
- NASA eyes Russian Soyuz trips to send crew to ISS
New York, Jan 18 (IANS) NASA is considering to acquire two seats on the Russian Soyuz spacecrafts to transport crews for missions in 2017 a...
18 Jan, 2017, 01.54 PM IST
- NASA ignites second space fire experiment
Washington, Nov 22 (IANS) In their second space fire experiment, NASA scientists will remotely ignite samples aboard US aerospace major Orb...
22 Nov, 2016, 10.54 AM IST
- Orbital ATK to build NASA's next Landsat satellite
New York, Oct 26 (IANS) NASA has awarded aerospace and defense technology major Orbital ATK a contract to build Landsat 9, an advanced land...
26 Oct, 2016, 12.52 PM IST
- New US-Russian crew for space station launched
Washington, Oct 19 (IANS) Three crew members of Expedition 49/50 for working at the International Space Station (ISS) were launched into or...
19 Oct, 2016, 04.00 PM IST
- Orbital ATK resupply mission launches to space station
Washington, Oct 18 (IANS) US aerospace firm Orbital ATK launched its sixth resupply mission carrying NASA cargo to the International Space ...
18 Oct, 2016, 11.20 AM IST
- Mission to resupply ISS launched in US
Washington, Oct 18 (IANS) US aerospace firm Orbital ATK launched its sixth resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS), using...
18 Oct, 2016, 06.42 AM IST
- NASA resupply mission to space station postponed
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) The US space agency and its partner Orbital ATK have postponed the launch of the companys next commercial resuppl...
12 Oct, 2016, 11.42 AM IST
NASA selects six firms to develop habitats for Mars mission"We are now adding focus and specifics on the deep space habitats where humans will live, work independently for months or years at a time,...
10 Aug, 2016, 01.38 PM IST
NASA tests booster for most powerful rocket for space missionThe booster was fired up for its second qualification ground test at test facilities in Utah in the US, NASA said.
29 Jun, 2016, 02.44 PM IST
SBI in 'Hall of Shame' of banks funding cluster bomb makersIn its 275-page report, PAX said the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) categorically bans use, production, stockpiling and transfer of ...
20 Jun, 2016, 12.58 AM IST
Elon Musk's SpaceX, Orbital ATK split $14-billion pact with newcomerElon Musk faces a fresh challenge from a newcomer with a reusable spacecraft after Nasa split a cargo pact valued at as much as $14 bn betw...
16 Jan, 2016, 02.21 AM IST
Could humans live on Moon within 20 years?According to the study, a robotic return to the Moon could happen as soon as 2017 if NASA were to adopt the plan right away.
22 Jul, 2015, 07.02 PM IST
- New moon rocket has dangerous problem: NASA
NASA is wrestling with a potentially dangerous problem in a spacecraft, this time in a moon rocket that has not even been built yet.
19 Jan, 2008, 10.15 AM IST