Progress cargo spacecraft arrives at ISS Posted: Sat, Oct 3 10:03 AM ET (1403 GMT) A Progress cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station Thursday evening, six hours after its launch from Kazakhstan. A Soyuz rocket carrying the Progress... China launches navigation satellite Posted: Fri, Oct 2 1:08 PM ET (1708 GMT) A Long March rocket placed the 20th in a series of Chinese navigation satellites into orbit Wednesday. The Long March 3B lifted off at 7:... Scientists detect evidence of liquid water on Mars Posted: Fri, Oct 2 1:06 PM ET (1706 GMT) Scientists said this week that they have detected evidence of temporary, periodic flows of liquid water on the surface of Mars, increasing the chances that... India launches astronomy satellite Posted: Fri, Oct 2 1:04 PM ET (1704 GMT) An Indian PSLV rocket placed the country's first astronomy satellite and several secondary payloads into orbit Monday. The PSLV lifted off from the Satish... China performs first launch of its Long March 11 Posted: Sat, Sep 26 10:38 AM ET (1438 GMT) China made the first launch of its Long March 11 small launch vehicle on Friday, placing several small satellites into orbit. The Long March 11... Rockot launches military communications satellites Posted: Sat, Sep 26 10:37 AM ET (1437 GMT) A Russian Rockot vehicle placed three military communications satellites into orbit on Thursday. The Rockot lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 6:00 pm... ExoMars launch postponed to March Posted: Sat, Sep 26 10:36 AM ET (1436 GMT) The European Space Agency said faulty components will force it to delay the launch of its ExoMars mission from January to March of 2016. ESA... China introduces Long March 6 Posted: Sat, Sep 26 10:35 AM ET (1435 GMT) China carried out the first launch of its Long March 6 rocket, a next-generation launch vehicle that uses new propellants. The Long March 6... NASA pushes back first crewed Orion flight to 2023 Posted: Sat, Sep 19 12:23 PM ET (1623 GMT) The first flight of NASA's Orion spacecraft with astronauts on board may not take place until the spring of 2023, more than 18 months... Blue Origin announces plans to build and launch rockets in Florida Posted: Sat, Sep 19 12:09 PM ET (1609 GMT) Blue Origin, the commercial space company established by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, announced this week it will establish a factory and launch site at... |
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