US Air Force closely following SpaceX blast probe: general

WASHINGTON: The US Air Force is involved in and closely following a SpaceX-led investigation into the explosion that destroyed an unmanned Falcon 9 rocket minutes after liftoff from Florida on June 28, a top general said on Friday. His comments came...

Mobile & Apps 01 Aug, 2015

Faulty metal brace likely doomed SpaceX Falcon rocket, Musk says

CAPE CANAVERAL: A faulty metal brace in an unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket likely triggered the explosion that destroyed the booster minutes after liftoff from Florida last month, company chief Elon Musk said on Monday. The June 28 accident,...

Mobile & Apps 21 Jul, 2015

Relief as Russian cargo ship docks at space station

MOSCOW: An unmanned Russian cargo ship successfully docked with the International Space Station on Sunday following a string of failed attempts to resupply the orbital laboratory. "The transport cargo ship Progress M-28M has docked with the......

Mobile & Apps 05 Jul, 2015

Russian supply ship launched to International Space Station

MOSCOW: A Russian booster rocket on Friday successfully launched an unmanned cargo ship to the International Space Station, whose crew is anxiously awaiting it after the successive failures of two previous supply missions. A Soyuz-U rocket...

Mobile & Apps 03 Jul, 2015

Air Force says rocket accident won�t bump SpaceX from competition

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla./WASHINGTON: SpaceX can compete to launch a U.S. Global Positioning System satellite despite a Falcon 9 rocket accident this weekend, the Air Force said on Wednesday. “SpaceX remains certified and can compete for the...

Mobile & Apps 02 Jul, 2015

Falcon rocket explosion leaves SpaceX launch schedule in tatters

  CAPE CANAVERAL: SpaceX on Monday was searching for what destroyed its Falcon 9 rocket after liftoff over the weekend, leaving customers still loyal but unsure when their satellites might fly. The privately-held company, owned and operated...

Mobile & Apps 30 Jun, 2015

Female dancer jailed

CAIRO: A Cairo court on Sunday sentenced to one year in jail an Egyptian female dancer who featured in a controversial music video, accusing her of inciting debauchery, a judicial official said. Reda El-Fouly was arrested in May after she appeared...

Women 29 Jun, 2015

SpaceX rocket supplying space station explodes after Florida launch

Cause of accident not yet clear Second successive botched mission to supply space station Failure not considered a danger to three-man station crew     CAPE CANAVERAL: An unmanned Space Exploration Technologies rocket...

Mobile & Apps 29 Jun, 2015

NASA chief says SpaceX explosion will not deter human space flight programme

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said Sunday's explosion shortly after liftoff of unmanned SpaceX rocket carrying supplies to the International Space Station will not deter the agency's human spaceflight programme. He said the commercial cargo...

Mobile & Apps 28 Jun, 2015

Airbus to build satellites for OneWeb to beam Internet from space

CAPE CANAVERAL: Europe's Airbus Group will design and build about 900 satellites for privately owned OneWeb Ltd, which plans to offer high-speed, space-based Internet access to billions of people worldwide, company officials said on...

Mobile & Apps 16 Jun, 2015

NASA's 7 new space pioneers are companies

WASHINGTON: A half century ago the Mercury Seven embodied America's space future. Now it's the merchant seven — space companies for hire. Mimicking a scene 51 years ago when the Mercury astronauts were revealed, NASA's boss beamed Tuesday as he...