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The increasing deployment of satellites and other payloads by ASEAN countries opens numerous avenues for foreign investment in this sector.

The European Space Agency announced Monday it would hold a competition between firms to build a ship to deliver cargo to the International Space Station, in a potential first step towards independent missions carrying astronauts.- 'First step' - A source close to the negotiations told AFP that "if we want to carry out manned flights, (the cargo ship competition) is the first step." 

Yanking the International Space Station back to earth isn't just a blow to science, it empowers American enemies

Reporting, they are basically extracting the nutritional value of insects to be incorporated in food products that europeans are used to. pasta, bread and other goods. europes so—called "workhorse" rocket, ariane 5, has blasted off for a final time, after 27 years of launches. the farewell mission comes at a difficult time for european space efforts, with delays to the next—generation ariane. the craft was designed as a heavy—lift carrier, capable of delivering payloads of up to a—hundre...

Space cooperation will be enhanced by the new joint committee of the BRICS countries. Here's why it is beneficial.

Cnns aerospace analyst miles obrien. i love that. from aviation to aerospace. i love the title, miles. good to see you. >> going higher. you know, aviation doesnt cut it. weve got to do aerospace now. lets go higher. >> right on. jeff bezos set to go up. last week it was richard branson, and you say the billionaires space efforts may seem tone deaf but theyre important milestones. i dont disagree with you. but tell the viewers why. >> well, you know, its hard to look at it and say, wow, this is ...

Saying it was a u -- ufo. neil: i was reading from -- i dont remember the exact number but china spending on space efforts, all the other nations are included combined, does that concern you in any level? >> im concerned that china is making rapid advances in space to show technological to show its the leader in technology. i think the chinese are behind us. weve landed rovers on venus, spacecraft since 1976 and they are just getting their first one down. they have a lot of ground to make up and...

Prompted a new push to clarify once and for all whether aliens exist 10 years later the search for extraterrestrial intelligence or seti got underway its search for radio transmissions from space efforts are continuing but so far without success. some warn against seeking to make contact with alien life forms saying they might want to plunder earths raw materials in view of what we know so far thats unlikely. highly sensitive telescopes have it best discovered only the building blocks of life an...

Search for extraterrestrial intelligence or seti got underway its search for radio transmissions from space efforts are continuing but so far without success. some warn against seeking to make contact with alien life forms saying they might want to plunder earths raw materials in view of what we know so far thats unlikely. highly sensitive telescopes have a best discovered only the building blocks of life and space. in the vicinity of young stars organic compounds have been found such as methano...

The times have changed and today america depends on the russian for space travel. unlike americas heroic space efforts back then nasa now extending a nearly half billion contract to russia to ferry u.s. astronauts to the international space station. nasa says congress just wont supply the funding. what will it take to reignite the excitement of the "apollo" moon shot? joining me now is the last man to set foot on the moon captain gene cernan the author of the book "last author of the book last m...