The first-ever Monarch butterflies in space have taken flight on the International Space Station to the delight of astronauts aboard. Space station commander Jeff Williams, of NASA, beamed video of the first of several Monarch butterflies fluttered
Outer space has become Earth's largest junkyard. It is an international dumping ground for derelict spacecraft, wreckage from colliding satellites, remains from mischievous anti-satellite testing, spent rocket stages, discarded lens caps and clamp b
MOJAVE, California - British billionaire Richard Branson unveiled a commercial rocket plane that will allow tourists a chance to view the Earth and experience weightlessness from suborbital space. Branson said Monday that he hopes to offer tickets
MOJAVE, California - Richard Branson unveiled a commercial spaceliner offering tourists a cheaper chance to experience the thrill of weightlessness and view the splendor of the Earth from space. The British billionaire hopes to offer tickets aboard
Two months ago, NASA put out the call to its past and present employees: design a patch to symbolize the end of the space shuttle program coming to a close in 2010, and the chosen artwork will fly to orbit on one of the final flights. Its in-house p
NASA has teamed up with the Dubai-based Arab Youth Venture Foundation to provide students from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) the chance to work on NASA missions, the US space agency said Monday. Under the program, up to 12 engineering students from
MOJAVE, California – Today's planned unveiling of SpaceShipTwo here at the Mojave Air and Space Port is generating high-altitude hope and a good dose of hype for public space travel, yet there are those who wave an advisory flag. One such pers
Skywatchers in Florida have two chances to spot the International Space Station fly high overhead in the next week. On Sunday and Tuesday, the space station should be clearly visible (weather permitting) to observers in central Florida, but you'll
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