newsIrish schoolgirls' experiment blasts off on journey to International Space StationA computer experiment by two Irish schoolgirls is being transported to the International Space Station.
ourviewIrish Examiner View: Asteroid mining will be the gold rush frontier in spaceEVER since the demise of America's Space Shuttle programme, US astronauts had to hitch a ride on Russian rockets to get to the International Space Station, a multi-national project involving five participating space agencies.
newsIrish Coast Guard on standby to rescue crew of US SpaceX rocket if emergency occursThe Irish Coast Guard will lead any search and rescue operation off the Irish coast this evening in the unlikely event that the crew of SpaceX’s Demo-2 mission are forced to ditch in the Atlantic Ocean.