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November 4, 2015

Startup successfully tests space tourism balloon, service set to lift off in 2016

If you fancy a better view of the planet than the one offered by a run-of-the-mill plane flight, then startup World View Enterprises looks set to get its balloon-based service off the ground in just a couple of years. Oh, just one thing – it's $75k a ticket.

November 4, 2015

Space station's resident robot receives delivery of legs

Robonaut, the International Space Station’s (ISS) long-time resident robot, has been a boon to the crew of the habitable satellite since its arrival there in 2011.

November 4, 2015

SpaceX moves closer to launching spy satellites

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., the start-up rocket-maker headed by billionaire Elon Musk, moved a step closer to launching military and spy satellites this week.

November 4, 2015

Colo. company runs spacecraft through tests in Calif. desert

A Colorado company developing a spaceship to take astronauts to the International Space Station has run the craft through a series of tests at a NASA facility in California.

November 4, 2015

Warp speed, Scotty: Faster than light drives a reality?

A loophole in Einstein's general theory of relativity could allow a ship to traverse vast distances in less time than it would take light. The trick? It's not the starship that's moving — it's the space around it.

November 4, 2015

Hawaii rocket carrying satellite fails after takeoff

Hawaii’s first satellite crashed back down to Earth shortly after liftoff when a rocket failed.

November 4, 2015

NASA moving ahead with asteroid-capture plan, wants to grab one in 2019

NASA's ambitious plan to capture an asteroid and put it in a stable orbit around the moon for later exploration is moving forward, with the space agency recently offering an update on how the project is progressing. 

November 4, 2015

Cooling pump on space station shuts down, NASA says

NASA said Wednesday it was looking into a problem with a malfunctioning cooling pump on the International Space Station, but there was no immediate danger to the six crewmen on board.

November 3, 2015

Voyager 1 probe has left the solar system, NASA says

NASA's Voyager 1 probe has left the solar system, boldly going where no machine has gone before.

November 2, 2015

International Space Station celebrates 15th birthday

The International Space Station has plenty to celebrate. Not only did astronaut Scott Kelly set the American record for continuous days in space last week but the space station where he resides turned 15 on Monday.