Space

A ground based mock up of Bigelow Aerospace's inflatable habitats. Image courtesy of Bigelow Aerospace

Bigelow Aerospace signs new space habitat contract with Nasa

The Long March-5 will feature significant upgrades on the Long March-3 (pictured). Image courtesy of Wikipedia Commons.

China tests new Long March-5 rocket engines

The Spartan rocket is being designed to deliver satellites weighing up to 500kgs into orbit - image courtesy of UQ

Future satellite launches could be easier and cheaper

Lettuce grown within the Veggie experiment on the ISS. Image courtesy of Nasa.

Astronauts to eat first food grown in space

Nasa's Orion spacecraft. Image courtesy of Nasa.

Nasa to conduct final Orion drop-test

A prototype of Nasa's Extreme Access Flyer. Image courtesy of Nasa Swamp Works

Nasa designs drones for planetary exploration

SpaceX CRS-7 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 1021 a.m. EDT. After liftoff, an anomaly occurred

Faulty strut likely cause of SpaceX explosion

the International Space Station (ISS)

UK sets vision for human spaceflight and space research

A Progress resupply craft docked to the ISS. Image courtesy of Wikipedia Commons.

Russia succeeds with critical ISS resupply

SpaceX CRS-7 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 1021 a.m. EDT. After liftoff, an anomaly occurred

SpaceX rocket explodes minutes after launch

ESA's Philae lander was the first ever probe to land on a comet. Image courtesy of ESA.

Philae comet lander comes back to life after 200-day hibernation