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If space shuttle is doomed, do you tell the crew?
A NASA top official wrestled with what he thought was a hypothetical question: What should you tell the astronauts of a doomed space shuttle Columbia? ...
US satellite lost in failed launch from Pacific
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 ...
SKorea: Satellite working normally, sending data
The first satellite launched from South Korean soil is working normally, officials said Thursday, a day after Seoul achieved its space milestone ...
NASA launches communication satellite
NASA launched a new communication satellite Wednesday to stay in touch with its space station astronauts and relay more Hubble telescope images.
Iran says it successfully sent a monkey into space
A gray-tufted monkey strapped in a pod resembling an infant's car seat rode an Iranian rocket into space and returned safely, officials said Monday ...
North Korean leader vows strong action
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened top security and foreign affairs officials and ordered them to take "substantial and high-profile important ...
Japan launches 2 intelligence satellites
Japan launched two intelligence satellites into orbit on Sunday amid growing concerns that North Korea is planning to test more rockets of its own and ...
What's the threat? North Korean rhetoric, reality
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.
Russia, Kazakhstan spar over space launch pad
Russia stepped up efforts Friday to resolve a dispute with neighbor Kazakhstan over its demand to reduce the number of commercial satellite launches ...
Envoy: SKorea's Park open to dialogue with NKorea
South Korea's new president will not tolerate North Korean provocations but will continue to push for dialogue with Pyongyang, a special envoy to ...
NKorea warns that nuke test may be imminent
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 ...
Launch, sanctions, nukes: NKorea may repeat cycle
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 ...
After UN acts, NKorea vows 'nuclear deterrence'
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 ...
UN condemns North Korea's rocket launch
The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution condemning North Korea's rocket launch in December and imposing new sanctions ...
Pentagon researches new life for dead satellites
Call it space grave robbery for a cause: Imagine scavenging defunct communication satellites for their valuable parts and recycling them to build ...