http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/1837786-space-launches.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/1837786-space-launches.html http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2054108-russia-charging-nasa-70m-astronaut-seat.html CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) — The U.S. space agency is paying $424 million more to Russia to get U.S. astronauts into space and home again, and the agency's leader is blaming Congress for the extra expense. NASA announced its latest contract with the Russian Space Agency on Tuesday. The $424 million represents flights to and from the International Space ... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:22:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2054108-russia-charging-nasa-70m-astronaut-seat.html 2013-04-30T21:22:18Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1885388-neighbors-prep-militaries-nkorean-nuke-test.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's neighbors bolstered their military preparations and mobilized scientists Wednesday to determine whether Pyongyang's third nuclear test, conducted in defiance of U.N. warnings, was as successful as the North claimed. The detonation was also the focus of global diplomatic maneuvers, with U.S. Secretary of State John K... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:33:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1885388-neighbors-prep-militaries-nkorean-nuke-test.html 2013-02-13T11:33:48Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1879726-arianespace-signs-agreement-with-eutelsat.html KOUROU, French Guiana (AP) — A European space consortium says it will launch new satellites for Paris-based Eutelsat Communications from its site in French Guiana. Arianespace says it expects to launch as many as four satellites by 2017 as a result of a new agreement with the French satellite provider. The consortium has already launched more than 60 perc... Sat, 09 Feb 2013 13:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1879726-arianespace-signs-agreement-with-eutelsat.html 2013-02-09T13:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1864890-kerry-warns-punishment-nkorea-nuclear-test.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — New U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his South Korean counterpart have agreed to make sure North Korea is punished if it carries out its threat to conduct a nuclear test. Amid signs that such a test is coming, South Korea's president also speculated that Pyongyang may detonate multiple atomic devices simultaneously. Under a... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 02:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1864890-kerry-warns-punishment-nkorea-nuclear-test.html 2013-02-05T02:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1863866-iranian-space-official-photo-wrong-monkey.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — One of two official packages of photos of Iran's famed simian space traveler depicted the wrong monkey, but a primate really did fly into space and return safely to Earth, a senior Iranian space official confirmed Saturday. The two different monkeys shown in the photos released by Iran's state media caused some international observers ... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 14:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1863866-iranian-space-official-photo-wrong-monkey.html 2013-02-02T14:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1861258-us-satellite-lost-failed-launch-pacific.html MOSCOW (AP) — Sea Launch AG says a U.S. communications satellite was lost after a booster rocket carrying it into space failed shortly after its launch from a floating platform in the Pacific. The company said in a statement Friday the Intelsat 27 satellite was lost 40 seconds after the launch due to the failure of the Zenit-3SL rocket. The Boeing. Co-bui... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1861258-us-satellite-lost-failed-launch-pacific.html 2013-02-01T08:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1845312-whats-threat-north-korean-rhetoric-reality.html TOKYO (AP) — According to its official statements, North Korea is ready to go to the brink. But how serious are Pyongyang's threats? This week, new U.N. sanctions punishing the North's successful December rocket launch have elicited a furious response from Pyongyang: strong hints that a third nuclear test is coming, along with bigger and better long-range... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1845312-whats-threat-north-korean-rhetoric-reality.html 2013-01-25T17:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1845978-russia-kazakhstan-spar-space-launch-pad.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russia stepped up efforts Friday to resolve a dispute with neighbor Kazakhstan over its demand to reduce the number of commercial satellite launches from the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome. Kazakhstan, which in the past suspended Russian rocket launches after previous failures spilled toxic rocket fuel, has demanded that Russia cuts the ... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1845978-russia-kazakhstan-spar-space-launch-pad.html 2013-01-25T17:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1842050-nkorea-warns-that-nuke-test-imminent.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's top military body warned Thursday that the regime is poised to conduct a nuclear test in response to U.N. punishment, and made clear that its long-range rockets are designed to carry not only satellites but also warheads aimed at striking the United States. The National Defense Commission rejected Tuesday's U.N. Sec... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 04:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1842050-nkorea-warns-that-nuke-test-imminent.html 2013-01-24T04:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1839596-launch-sanctions-nukes-nkorea-repeat-cycle.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's nuclear agitations follow a well-worn route. It starts with a long-range rocket launch. The United Nations punishes the act with sanctions. And Pyongyang responds by conducting a nuclear test. It happened in 2006, and again in 2009. With the U.N. leveling new sanctions, the world is about to find out whether North K... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1839596-launch-sanctions-nukes-nkorea-repeat-cycle.html 2013-01-23T10:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1839256-un-acts-nkorea-vows-nuclear-deterrence.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea swiftly lashed out against the U.N. Security Council's condemnation of its December launch of a long-range rocket, saying Wednesday that it will strengthen its military defenses — including its nuclear weaponry — in response. The defiant statement from North Korea's Foreign Ministry was issued hours after the Security... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1839256-un-acts-nkorea-vows-nuclear-deterrence.html 2013-01-23T02:50:00Z