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SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft in pictures

SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft in pictures

...capsule is that it is planned to be reuseable, similar to the space shuttles.Here is a test of its capsule falling back to Earth... Read more

27 April, 2012 by Andy Smith

SpaceX Falcon 9 launch aborted at last second

...intended launch of the SpaceX commercial cargo ship bound for the International Space Station was aborted at the last second on Saturday because of higher... Read more

19 May, 2012 by William Harwood
The <endeca_term>space</endeca_term> shuttle's history in pictures

The space shuttle's history in pictures

...The little-known Buran shuttle was the Russian equivalent of the US space shuttle. It began development in 1974 and was suspended in 1993, having... Read more

8 July, 2011 by Jon Yeomans
Nasa's test planes in pictures

Nasa's test planes in pictures

...US Air Force, which sent the autonomous X-37B test vehicle into space on a 270-day unmanned mission in April 2010.Photo credit: Nasa... Read more

20 May, 2011 by Jonathan E Skillings
Yuri Gagarin: 50 years since first <endeca_term>space</endeca_term> flight

Yuri Gagarin: 50 years since first space flight

...Kazakh Baikonur cosmodrome on 5 April, 2011.The rocket carried an international space crew consisting of US astronaut Ron Garan, and Russian cosmonauts Alexander Samokutyayev... Read more

12 April, 2011 by Staff
World's largest spaceship docks with ISS

World's largest spaceship docks with ISS

...A photo taken from the International Space Station shows the European Space Agency's cargo spacecraft approaching for an... Read more

12 April, 2012 by James Martin
Inside Nasa's astronaut training centre

Inside Nasa's astronaut training centre

...This is the dashboard in the cockpit of the Space Shuttle model. The dashboard here is a mock-up, with pictures of... Read more

25 November, 2010 by Nick Heath
The sun's solar flares put on astral show

The sun's solar flares put on astral show

...period of reduced activity. Photo credit: Nasa/Solar Dynamics Observatory See more space photos on ZDNet UK Read more

6 May, 2011 by Staff
Soyuz returns station crew to Earth

Soyuz returns station crew to Earth

...Soyuz spacecraft plunged back into the atmosphere on Monday evening, carrying three space station crew members through a fiery descent to a frigid pre-dawn... Read more

22 November, 2011 by William Harwood

SpaceX unveils Falcon heavy lift rocket plans

...Space Exploration Technologies has plans to build a commercial heavy lift rocket that... Read more

6 April, 2011 by William Harwood
The future of graphene

The future of graphene

...for a materials science research programme to rival Cern, or the European Space Agency. Ferrari began our conversation with a note of caution. Although graphene... Read more

15 June, 2011 by Lucy Sherriff

Eutelsat's Tooway satellite broadband goes live

...shortly after Avanti sent the rival Ka-band satellite Hylas 1 into space. Avanti's services kicked off in March of this year, with BT... Read more

1 June, 2011 by David Meyer

Kepler telescope detects possible Earth-like planets

...Nasa's planet-hunting Kepler space telescope detected 1,235 possible extra-solar planets during its first four... Read more

3 February, 2011 by William Harwood
Discovery shuttle's final mission in pictures

Discovery shuttle's final mission in pictures

...Alvin Drew emerges through the Quest airlock on the International Space Station.Photo credit: Nasa See more space photos on ZDNet UK Read more

11 March, 2011 by Staff
<endeca_term>Space</endeca_term> shuttle Discovery: An historic legacy

Space shuttle Discovery: An historic legacy

...Discovery ends its 26th flight, Mission STS-96 in 1999, at Kennedy Space Center's brightly lit shuttle landing facility, and is seen silhouetted while... Read more

23 February, 2011 by James Martin

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