Soyuz launches Globalstar satellites Posted: Thu, Feb 7 6:43 AM ET (1143 GMT) A Soyuz rocket successfully launched a final group of six next-generation satellites for communications satellite company Globalstar on Wednesday. The Soyuz-Fregat rocket lifted... Study suggests Earth-sized planets may be nearby Posted: Thu, Feb 7 6:34 AM ET (1134 GMT) A new study based on data from NASA's Kepler mission concludes that Earth-sized planets around red dwarf stars may be relatively common, suggesting... Weather delays Globalstar launch to Wednesday Posted: Wed, Feb 6 6:11 AM ET (1111 GMT) Poor weather delayed Tuesday's scheduled launch of six Globalstar satellites on a Soyuz rocket by one day. The launch of the six satellites, on... Ball Aerospace CEO to retire Posted: Tue, Feb 5 6:41 AM ET (1141 GMT) The CEO of Ball Aerospace will retire at the end of next month and be replaced by a former NASA official, the company announced Monday.... Boeing sues Sea Launch partners Posted: Tue, Feb 5 6:34 AM ET (1134 GMT) Boeing has filed suit against its Russian and Ukrainian partners in the Sea Launch venture for over $350 million, saying the companies need to reimburse... Zenit-3SL launch fails Posted: Fri, Feb 1 7:41 AM ET (1241 GMT) A Sea Launch Zenit-3SL rocket suffered an engine shutdown shortly after liftoff early Friday, causing the vehicle and its satellite payload to plunge into... Atlas launches NASA communications satellite Posted: Thu, Jan 31 7:31 AM ET (1231 GMT) An Atlas 5 rocket successfully placed into orbit Wednesday night the first in a new generation of communications satellites for NASA. The Atlas 5 401... Lockheed Martin joins Dream Chaser team Posted: Thu, Jan 31 7:10 AM ET (1210 GMT) Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the company developing the Dream Chaser commercial crew vehicle, announced Wednesday it has added Lockheed Martin to its team to help... South Korea successfully launches first rocket Posted: Wed, Jan 30 8:27 AM ET (1327 GMT) A South Korean rocket placed a satellite in orbit successfully Wednesday, a first for the nation after two previous attempts failed. The Korea Satellite Launch... SpaceX to launch Israeli communications satellite Posted: Wed, Jan 30 8:07 AM ET (1307 GMT) SpaceX will launch a satellite for an Israeli satellite operator in 2015, the companies announced Tuesday. A SpaceX Falcon 9 will launch the Amos-6... |
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