GLONASS navigation system suffers outage
Posted: Thu, Apr 3 8:47 AM ET (1247 GMT)
Russia's GLONASS satellite navigation system suffered an 11-hour outage on Wednesday, reportedly due to a technical glitch. The satellite network was broadcasting corrupted...

Pegasus to launch Earth science smallsats
Posted: Wed, Apr 2 9:55 AM ET (1355 GMT)
NASA has awarded a contract to Orbital Sciences for the launch of a constellation of small satellites that will monitor hurricanes and other tropical storms....

Sea Launch delays return to flight
Posted: Tue, Apr 1 10:06 AM ET (1406 GMT)
The first mission by Sea Launch since a launch failure more than a year ago will be delayed because of a problem founding during testing,...

Long March launches Chinese satellite
Posted: Mon, Mar 31 3:10 PM ET (1910 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed what Chinese officials said was an experimental satellite into orbit on Monday. The Long March 2C rocket lifted off from...

Boeing wins DARPA contract for small air-launch system
Posted: Sat, Mar 29 9:29 AM ET (1329 GMT)
Boeing this week unveiled its design for an air-launch system after winning a contract from DARPA to develop it. DARPA awarded a $30.6-...

Soyuz docks with ISS
Posted: Fri, Mar 28 7:15 AM ET (1115 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday evening after a software glitch delayed the docking by nearly 48 hours. The...

Cape range problem delays SpaceX launch
Posted: Fri, Mar 28 7:07 AM ET (1107 GMT)
A problem with a radar at Cape Canaveral that delayed the launch of a classified satellite earlier this week will also delay Sunday night's...

New dwarf planet discovered in distant reaches of solar system
Posted: Thu, Mar 27 7:13 AM ET (1113 GMT)
Astronomers said Wednesday they have detected a body in the distant reaches of the solar system similar that may provide new evidence for an unseen...

Astronomers discover rings around small body in outer solar system
Posted: Thu, Mar 27 6:56 AM ET (1056 GMT)
Astronomers announced Wednesday the discovery of a a pair of rings orbiting a small body in the outer solar system, the first time rings have...

Range problem delays Atlas launch to April
Posted: Thu, Mar 27 6:39 AM ET (1039 GMT)
A damaged radar system at Cape Canaveral has delayed the launch of a classified satellite previously scheduled for this week until April. An Atlas 5...