Twitter is proving to become an ever increasingly powerful tool of communication, even in space.
The shuttle Atlantis successfully blasted off into orbit Monday towards the International Space Station, carrying 15 tons of critical spare parts and equipment. Atlantis and its six-man crew launched as scheduled at 2:28 p.m. ET from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission trip's purpose is to deliver equipment, including two gyroscopes, to the International Space Station.
Space agencies and Google Inc are helping an international project to monitor forests by satellite to fight global warming, the head of an international earth observation group said on Tuesday.
Canadian circus billionaire Guy Laliberte, dubbed the first clown in space, arrived at the International Space Station in a Russian space craft on Friday on a 10-day trip that cost over $35 million.
Sometime in the next six years, astronauts bound for the International Space Station may find themselves strapped inside a private commercial spacecraft known as Dragon.
The Canadian billionaire founder of Cirque du Soleil said on Thursday he would fly into space later this month to show a fairy tale dream can come true -- and would put on a show while there.
NASA said Thursday it will attempt to launch space shuttle Discovery to the international space station late Friday night, after undergoing elays caused by bad weather and fuel valve trouble.
In an surprise move, the U.S. space program may turn to private contractors to most of the work now handled by government workers, officials say.
A Canadian astronaut aboard the International Space Station said on Sunday it looks like Earth's ice caps have melted a bit since he was last in orbit 12 years ago.
Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc are close to a long-discussed search and online advertising deal, which could be announced in the next week.
After six attempts, Space shuttle 'Endeavour' has finally blasts off safely for space station mission. The space shuttle Endeavour was successfully lifted up this evening at 6:03 P.M. EST on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral in Florida.
The launch of space shuttle Endeavour was delayed at least until Wednesday due to a leak of hydrogen in the venting system used to carry excess hydrogen safely away from the launch pad, NASA said Saturday .
NASA officials said Saturday that the launch of shuttle Endeavour would be delayed by at least four days after discovering a gas leak a few hours before lift-off, making it the second leak this year.
The International Space Station's crew now has six members for the first time in its 10-year history, after a Russian capsule carrying three astronauts docked at the orbiting outpost on Friday.
U.S. billionaire Charles Simonyi will roar off into space aboard a Russian rocket on Thursday to make history as the first tourist to make the odyssey twice.
The International Space Station and the Space Shuttle Discovery which is currently attached to it were forced on Sunday to change orbit in order to avoid being hit by 10-year-old debris from a Chinese satellite launch.
For the second time in a week, the International Space Station is dealing floating piece of space junk, the Associated Press reports.
Following the close call the International Space Station had on Thursday by being hit with space junk, NASA released an audio recording of the communications between the astronauts and ground crews.
NASA said there is a high probability of sending its shuttle Discovery to the international space station on Sunday after delaying it for over a month while they fixed a fuel leak.
Three crew members of the international space station had a close call with space junk on Thursday and were forced to take shelter in the Russian Soyuz capsule.
Two astronauts from the US shuttle Endeavour on Thursday began the first of a series of spacewalks to install Japan's maiden laboratory at the International Space Station, according to NASA.
Acting on Moscow's directive to drop its first choice to go aboard a Russian spacecraft, South Korea has named Yi So-yeon, a female mechanical engineer to become the country's first person in space.
