A Russian Space Forces spokesperson mentioned that a carrier rocket with two European satellites was launched successfully on Monday from the Plesetsk space centre of Northwest Russia.
 
"A Rokot carrier rocket with the SMOS spacecraft and the Proba-2 mini-satellite, developed under ...

Renowned astrophysicist Jayant Narlikar has called for the search for the presence of life on moon, particularly in those regions where water has been found. Narlikar is the founder-director of the Inter-university Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics.
 
Addressing the 'Searching for ...

Two European satellites will be launched on Nov 2 from the Plesetsk space centre in northwest Russia. The dry run for launching the satellites kicked off during the intial days of October at the Plesetsk space centre.
 
"The launch is scheduled for Nov 2. A deal to launch Rockot with ...

The European Union launched a satellite system, EGNOS that could help pilots, drivers and blind people by providing the accuracy of the U.S. global positioning system (GPS) to around 2 meters.
 
The EGNOS system will use three satellites and 34 ground stations to refine the horizontal ...

ISRO successfully launched India’s 16th remote-sensing satellite, Oceansat-2 along with 6 European nano satellites from Sriharikotta at 11.51 am on Wednesday.
 
Seven satellites were launched in a span of 1200 seconds, which reminds us of the launch of 10 satellites by ISRO during ...

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has put everything in place so that its rocket, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, can place the 16th remote sensing satellite of India, Oceansat-2, can be put in place. Along with Oceansat-2, 6 European nano satellites will also be put into the orbit ...

In a major breakthrough in planetary science, the astronomers have tracked and spotted a tiny meteorite on the vast Nullabor Plain.
 
Phil Bland of Imperial College London and his group comprising several international scientists, has discovered a unique piece of meteorite using modern ...

Japan's first unmanned cargo spacecraft docked successfully to the International Space Station on Friday. The spacecraft is on a mission to deliver 4.5 tonnes of goods to ISS crew.
 
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said that H-II Transfer Vehicle moved within 10 metres of the station ...

Oceansat-2, ISRO’s latest satellite is scheduled for launch this Spetember 23. It will aid in the identification of prospective fishing spots and in coastal zone studies.
 
The satellite will be launched from by ISRO’s own launch platfrom, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle or ...

The space supply mission closed successfully with space shuttle Discovery landing safely in California.
 
The weather concerns had prevented its scheduled landing in Florida on Thursday.
 
The 5.53 p.m. landing at Edwards Air Force base in Southern California marked the end of the ...

Japan launched its first cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station on Thursday. Japan aims for a share of space transport after the retirement of the US space shuttle fleet next year.
 
The unmanned H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) was launched on a H-IIB rocket by the Japan Aerospace ...

The landing of space shuttle Discovery, scheduled on Thursday at Florida's Kennedy Space Center was postponed due to thunderstorms.
 
The landing was originally set for 7.05 p.m. before being pushed to 8.40 p.m. on Friday because of weather concerns. US space agency NASA decided to scrap ...

South Africa will be launching its second satellite, SumbandilaSat, on Sep 15, from Kazakhstan by means of a Russian Soyuz rocket.
 
According to reports, the Science and Technology Minister of South Africa, Naledi Pandor, will be travelling to Kazakhstan for scrutinizing the launch. The ...

The space shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday. The shuttle is expected to reach Earth on Thursday.
 
Space station astronaut Michael Barratt said, “We’re pretty fat with supplies now thanks to you. God speed you on your way ...

Russia announced on Monday that construction of its new space centre will start in 2011. A government official revealed that the new space centre will be built in Russia's Far East.
 
The Baikonur space centre in the Central Asian Republic of Kazakhstan and the Plesetsk space centre in ...

ISRO has until now denied allegations that the Chandrayaan-I mission that came to an abrupt end weeks before was not a failure. However, in recent developments ISRO has revealed that it was indeed a failure.

ISRO said that the moon orbiting satellite’s orbit was raised from 100 to 200km ...

A new ammonia tank was successfully installed on the space station by the astronauts from the space shuttle Discovery on Friday. The astronauts took about 6 hours to complete the space walk .The ammonia tank is used in the cooling system.
 
 The US astronaut John "Danny" ...

G Madhavan Nair, the chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation, will now be leading the International Academy of Astronautics. He is the only Indian and the first non-American to head the IAA. This information was announced by an official on Monday in Panaji.
 
Nair, who is currently ...

Indian Space Research Organisation chief G Madhavan Nair has revealed that the Mars mission of India is scheduled to happen between 2013 and 2015.
 
"We have given a call for proposal to different scientific communities. Depending on the type of experiments they propose, we will be able ...

NASA’s space shuttle, Discovery, has reached the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday, after completing its two days of journey.
 
The space shuttle was docked softly on ISS at 8.54 p.m. by Commander Rick Sturckow using the reaction control system of the space ...

ISRO has put curtains on its first ever moon mission operation, Chandrayaan-1, after the radio contact with the lunar craft was lost in the wee hours of Saturday.
 
 
"At the moment, we have suspended the operation. Calling off the mission depends on what elements we get back. ...

The NASA space shuttle Discovery was launched at 11.59 p.m. Friday (0359 GMT Saturday). The mission to International Space Station (ISS) finally happened with the midnight launch after days of putting off due to a questionable valve of the shuttle's external fuel tank and poor weather. ...

The launch of NASA’s space shuttle, Discovery, has been delayed by 24 hours as NASA wants to have more time for reviewing the data related to the suspect valve in the liquid hydrogen fuel tank.
 
The space shuttle was scheduled to be launched on Tuesday which had been postponed to ...

The first indigenously built jet engine of China will make its debut in 2016.This was announced by an official on Wednesday.
 
The general manager of the Shanghai-based AVIC Commercial Aircraft Engine Co. Ltd, Zhang Jian said , "China is expected to complete its first jumbo jet engine ...

The first South Korean satellite failed to get placed in the planned orbit on Tuesday.The satellite named KSLV-1 was blasted off from a new space centre in the south of the country.
 
The Science Minister of South Korea Ahn Byong Man said that the research satellite went beyond the planned ...

According to reports from NASA, the launch of its space shuttle, Discovery, has been put off, due to the bad weather conditions which were experienced at Cape Canaveral. The space shuttle, Discovery, was scheduled to be launched on Tuesday from the launch site at Cape Canaveral.
 
The ...

NASA has successfully launched a small rocket that uses clean, green and safe propellant called ALICE. The propellant has been made using aluminium powder and water ice.
 
Mike Ryschkewitsch, NASA Chief Engineer at NASA Headquarters in Washington said, “This collaboration has been an ...

The first communications’ satellite of Kazakhstan, KazSat-1, has been put into the orbit for a space burial. This information was given by the mission control of the country on Friday.
 
KazSat-1, a $100 million communications’ satellite, had been built by Khrunichev Space Centre ...

The satellites JCSAT-12 and OPTUS D3 for Japan and Australia were successfully put into the orbit by the Ariane-5 rocket. This was informed by the space officials. The launch took place from French Guiana on Friday. 
 
The rocket left for the space from the European Space Agency's (ESA) ...

According to a source, the launch of the first carrier rocket of the South Korea is scheduled to happen to the 25 Aug 2009. The first carrier rocket will be launched from the Naro Space Centre of South Korea.
 
The launch of the first South Korean carrier rocket, KSLV-1, had been scheduled ...