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Helium leak delays SpaceX launch
Posted: Mon, Apr 14 7:10 PM ET (2310 GMT)
A helium leak in the first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket will delay the launch of a Dragon cargo spacecraft until at least Friday....

Falcon 9 cleared for launch to ISS Monday
Posted: Mon, Apr 14 6:50 AM ET (1050 GMT)
NASA officials approved plans to launch a Dragon cargo spacecraft on a Falcon 9 Monday afternoon despite the failure of a backup computer on the...

ISS computer problem could delay Dragon launch
Posted: Sat, Apr 12 8:19 AM ET (1219 GMT)
A malfunctioning backup computer on the International Space Station could require a spacewalk to repair it and delay Monday's scheduled launch of a Dragon...

Atlas launches NRO satellite
Posted: Fri, Apr 11 7:25 AM ET (1125 GMT)
An Atlas 5 successfully launched a classified satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on Thursday. The Atlas 5 541 lifted off from Cape Canaveral,...

Israel launches reconnaissance satellite
Posted: Thu, Apr 10 8:48 AM ET (1248 GMT)
The Israeli military launches the latest in a series of small reconnaissance satellites late Wednesday. A Shavit rocket lifted off from the Palmachim Air Foce...

Progress launches, docks to ISS
Posted: Thu, Apr 10 8:37 AM ET (1237 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft launched from Baikonur on Wednesday and docked with the International Space Station (ISS) less than six hours later. The Progress M-...

Progress undocks from ISS
Posted: Tue, Apr 8 7:03 AM ET (1103 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station on Monday morning, freeing up a docking port for another Progress spacecraft to be launched...

Scientists confirm presence of subsurface ocean on Enceladus
Posted: Tue, Apr 8 6:51 AM ET (1051 GMT)
Planetary scientists using data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft have confirmed that a moon of Saturn has an ocean of liquid water beneath its icy...

LADEE to end mission this month
Posted: Tue, Apr 8 6:39 AM ET (1039 GMT)
A NASA spacecraft orbiting the Moon since last fall will end its mission later this month by crashing to the lunar surface, NASA officials said...

Launches reset on Eastern Range after radar failure
Posted: Sat, Apr 5 12:22 PM ET (1622 GMT)
Two launches from Cape Canaveral last month postponed by the failure of a tracking radar have been reschedule for mid-April. The launches, of a...



news in brief

SpaceX launches Indonesia communications satellite
Posted: Sun, Sep 14 4:07 AM ET (0807 GMT)

Soyuz launches Progress cargo spacecraft to ISS
Posted: Sun, Sep 14 4:06 AM ET (0806 GMT)

news links
Wednesday, September 17
Falcon 9 launch of Starlink satellites scheduled for Wednesday morning
KEYT-TV Santa Barbara, CA — 1:34 am ET (0534 GMT)
Colorado Springs springs into action amid loss of Space Command
Washington Times — 1:34 am ET (0534 GMT)
Judge dismisses suit challenging SpaceX's Starship approval
Houston Chronicle — 1:28 am ET (0528 GMT)


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