NASA divided up more than $269 million US Monday among several companies vying to build commercial…
Author: canada.com Space News
Space City didn’t get a space shuttle, and Houston is irate
The home of NASA mission control, the self-described Space City, is reeling over losing out in…
Telescope to be mounted in Canada’s high Arctic
An enterprising team of astronomers is set to lug a telescope to the High Arctic, lubricate…
Spacewalks cool, says astronaut
Chris Hadfield has done some interesting things in his life, but nothing as cool as a…
Russian space budget unambitious: agency chief
Russia’s top space official said on Wednesday that the space agency’s current budget was not enough…
NASA out of touch with one Mars rover
Although one of two twin rovers scouring the surface of Mars has been unresponsive for over…
Fifty years up looking up: the anniversary of Gagarin’s flight
Tuesday marks the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's trip into orbit — the beginning of manned…
Russia releases cosmonaut Gagarin’s secret last words
One of the last things Yuri Gagarin did before making his pioneering voyage into space 50…
Cancelled NASA rocket resurfaces in private bid for tax dollars
Over the last six years, NASA has paid Alliant Techsystems of Minnesota more than $1 billion…
Researchers developing zero-gravity beer
The first space tourist flights may be several years away but a group of thirsty Australian…