SpaceX company's Falcon 9 rocket blasted off towards the International Space Station on Tuesday in the first ever commercial space flight of its kind. The rocket carried a capsule named Dragon that is packed with 1,000 pounds of provisions.
A private company that was set to launch a rocket loaded with supplies to the International Space Station aborted the launch at the last minute on Saturday. It would have been the first commercial flight to the ISS.
On January 31st, the Indian authorities revealed Dassault Aviation would be the sole preferred bidder for the sale of 126 Rafale fighter jets- a mammoth deal which could total 11 billion euros. How has India reacted to the announcement and what sort of impact will the deal have? Is the Rafale an expensive mistake or a potential game-changer for the country’s nascent aerospace industry? Our correspondent Vikram Singh went to the southern city of Bangalore to find out.
India's decision to choose France's Dassault Aviation firm to supply 126 fighters is just the start of a long path strewn with red tape, analysts say, as India will likely insist on participation from its defence industry.
French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation has clinched a $12 billion deal to supply the Indian military with 126 Rafale fighter jets in a major setback for rival bidder Eurofighter Typhoon.
After a one-day delay, the Russian rocket Soyuz successfully blasted off from its base in French Guiana on Friday carrying satellites for the Galileo project, a European version of the US Global Positioning System (GPS).
The lift-off of the Russian rocket Soyuz was delayed Thursday after an "anomaly" was detected. The rocket was to carry the first satellites of the Galileo project, a European version of the US Global Positioning System or GPS, into space.
European astronomers have found a planet that may be habitable, though only just. The planet, discovered by special planet-hunting instruments in Chile, is thought to be humid and to experience temperatures of 50 degrees Celsius.
We take a look at a business which analyses our world by using satellite images and aerial shots. We head to Madrid and Toulouse, where experts are developing this rapidly-growing industry known as "geo-information".
American Airlines ordered 260 passenger jets from Airbus Wednesday - the European plane manufacturer's first US order for decades. The news marks an end to a longstanding monopoly by rival Boeing, which will supply 200 planes.
