Tag: Aerospace and defense industry
US: Russia blocks Syria chemical weapons use accountability
UNITED NATIONS — The United States accused Syrian President Bashar Assad and his close ally Russia on Thursday of trying to block all efforts...
‘Meyers Manx’ dune buggy creator dead at 94
LOS ANGELES — Bruce Meyers was hanging out at Pismo Beach on California's Central Coast one afternoon in 1963 when he saw something that...
Virgin Galactic delays spaceflight test to May
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Spaceflight company Virgin Galactic has postponed its next mission to space from New Mexico until at least May after a December...
New Mexico goes to court over slow cleanup at US nuclear lab
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico is going after the federal government for failing to make progress on cleaning up contamination left behind by decades...
Bone cancer survivor to join billionaire on SpaceX flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After beating bone cancer, Hayley Arceneaux figures rocketing into orbit on SpaceX’s first private flight should be a piece of...
Russian cargo ship docks at International Space Station
MOSCOW — An unmanned Russian cargo ship docked at the International Space Station Wednesday with a load of supplies.
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Next stop Mars: 3 spacecraft arriving in quick succession
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After hurtling hundreds of millions of miles through space since last summer, three robotic explorers are ready to hit the...
Millie Hughes-Fulford, trailblazing astronaut, dies at 75
SAN FRANCISCO — Millie Hughes-Fulford, a trailblazing astronaut and scientist who became the first female payload specialist to fly in space for NASA, died...
Businesses start to rethink Myanmar as coup ignites protests
BANGKOK — Businesses are just beginning to reassess their investments in Myanmar after the military seized power, detaining civilian leaders and sparking mass protests....
IAEA: Iran has started producing uranium metal
BERLIN — The United Nations’ atomic watchdog agency said Wednesday its inspectors have confirmed that Iran has begun the production of uranium metal —...