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…

Soyuz docks 50 years after Gagarin’s voyage

A Soyuz craft adorned with a portrait of the first man in space docked with the…

NASA announces new homes for its retiring space shuttles

The three retiring U.S. space shuttles will be going on display at museums in Florida, California…

NASA to announce homes for retired space shuttles

NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden on Tuesday will end years of speculation - and no small amount…

Cosmic burst in distant galaxy puzzles NASA

NASA is studying a surprising cosmic burst at the centre of a distant galaxy that has…

Russia plans moon base, Mars mission

Russia has announced that it intends to build a base on the moon within 20 years,…

Quebec-based maker of Ski-Doos to develop parts of lunar, Mars rovers

The former Bombardier Recreational Products, famed for its Ski-Doos, SeaDoos, ATVs and other recreational machines, obtained…

U.S. firm unveils heavy-lifting rocket

Space Exploration Technologies is building a rocket with twice the lift capacity of NASA's space shuttle…