Inmarsat signs launch deal with SpaceX
Posted: Thu, Jul 3 8:49 AM ET (1249 GMT)
Mobile satellite communications company Inmarsat announced Tuesday it has signed a contract with SpaceX for up to three missions through the end of the decade....

Delta 2 launches OCO-2 spacecraft
Posted: Wed, Jul 2 8:32 AM ET (1232 GMT)
After a one-day delay, a Delta 2 rocket successfully placed a NASA Earth science satellite into orbit early Wednesday. The Delta 2 7320 lifted...

SSL wins contract for Spanish satellite
Posted: Wed, Jul 2 8:30 AM ET (1230 GMT)
Space Systems Loral (SSL) has won a contract to build a satellite for a Spanish operator, the companies announced Tuesday. SSL will build the Hispasat...

Pad glitch scrubs Delta 2 launch
Posted: Tue, Jul 1 8:43 AM ET (1243 GMT)
An issue with a sound suppression system on the launch pad postponed an early Tuesday morning launch of a NASA climate satellite by at least...

India launches five satellites
Posted: Mon, Jun 30 6:59 AM ET (1059 GMT)
An Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket successfully launched five foreign satellites early Monday. The vehicle lifted off on the PSLV-C23 mission at...

Test of Mars reentry technology a qualified success
Posted: Sun, Jun 29 9:58 AM ET (1358 GMT)
NASA declared Saturday's test flight of a Mars reentry technology demonstrator a success although the vehicle's parachute failed to fully open. The Low...

First Angara launch scrubbed
Posted: Fri, Jun 27 10:17 AM ET (1417 GMT)
The first launch of a new Russian launch vehicle was scrubbed minutes before liftoff Friday because of a technical problem. The Angara-1.2 rocket...

Black hole trio could help in gravitational wave search
Posted: Thu, Jun 26 11:11 AM ET (1511 GMT)
A rare triplet of black holes in a distant galaxy could help astronomers in their search for gravitational waves, researchers reported this week. Astronomers used...

Curiosity marks one Martian year on Red Planet
Posted: Wed, Jun 25 10:46 AM ET (1446 GMT)
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has now spent a full Martian year on the surface of the planet, achieving its primary mission goal, NASA said...

Scientists detect new island on Titan
Posted: Tue, Jun 24 8:35 AM ET (1235 GMT)
Planetary scientists studying radar observations of the surface of Saturn's moon Titan have found new island, or other transient geologic feature, not previously seen...