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New observations downplay Mars water Posted: Fri, Sep 21 8:15 AM ET (1215 GMT) Data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) suggest that gullies that recently formed in some Martian craters were not created by liquid water. The... Boeing to launch third Italian radar satellite Posted: Fri, Sep 21 7:57 AM ET (1157 GMT) Boeing has won a contract to launch the third in a series of Italian radar remote sensing satellites. Under the contract a Delta 2 will... OHB-System invests in SpaceDev Posted: Thu, Sep 20 7:03 AM ET (1103 GMT) German aerospace company OHB-System has bought a minority stake in US space company SpaceDev as a way to enter the American market, the companies... Arianespace to launch JSAT replacement Posted: Thu, Sep 20 6:54 AM ET (1054 GMT) Arianespace has won a contract to launch a satellite for Japanese operator JSAT that will replace one lost in a launch failure earlier this month.... China launches remote sensing satellite Posted: Wed, Sep 19 10:14 PM ET (0214 GMT) A Long March rocket placed a Sino-Brazilian remote sensing satellite into orbit on Wednesday. The Long March 4B rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan... Delta 2 launches WorldView-1 Posted: Tue, Sep 18 8:55 PM ET (0055 GMT) A Delta 2 rocket placed a next-generation commercial remote sensing satellite into orbit Tuesday. The Delta 2 7920-10 rocket lifted off from SLC-... Seal repairs could delay next shuttle launch Posted: Tue, Sep 18 1:55 PM ET (1755 GMT) A decision to replace leaky seals in the space shuttle Discovery could delay its launch next month, shuttle managers said Monday. The seals, in the... Foton microgravity mission launched Posted: Sat, Sep 15 11:22 AM ET (1522 GMT) A Soyuz rocket placed a recoverable spacecraft carrying a suite of microgravity experiments into orbit on Friday. The Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Baikonur... Japan launches lunar orbiter Posted: Fri, Sep 14 8:32 AM ET (1232 GMT) An H-2A rocket successfully launched an ambitious, long-delayed Japanese lunar orbiter mission on Friday. The H-2A lifted off from the Tanegashima Space... Google to sponsor lunar lander prize Posted: Thu, Sep 13 6:58 PM ET (2258 GMT) Internet search engine company Google has agreed to sponsor $30 million in prizes for the first privately-developed lunar rovers. The Google Lunar X Prize... |
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