Ground issue delays Delta launch
Posted: Thu, Jul 24 8:56 AM ET (1256 GMT)
An issue with ground equipment postponed the launch of space surveillance satellites for the US Air Force by 24 hours. The Delta 4 Medium+ (4,...

SpaceX releases video of first stage landing
Posted: Wed, Jul 23 9:47 AM ET (1347 GMT)
SpaceX released Tuesday a video show the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket performing a soft "landing" in the ocean after a launch last...

Progress undocks from ISS
Posted: Tue, Jul 22 10:02 AM ET (1402 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station on Monday, freeing up a docking port for a new cargo spacecraft to be launched...

Soyuz launches research satellite
Posted: Sun, Jul 20 1:49 PM ET (1749 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket successfully launched the latest in a series of biological and materials research spacecraft early Saturday. The Soyuz-2.1a rocket launched the...

Rosetta comet has double nucleus
Posted: Fri, Jul 18 8:38 AM ET (1238 GMT)
The comet that is the target of a European mission appears to have a nucleus comprised of two bodies, not one, which could complicate plans...

UK announces shortlist of spaceport sites
Posted: Thu, Jul 17 6:50 AM ET (1050 GMT)
The British government announced this week a list of eight potential sites for a commercial spaceport that could be in operation by 2018. The eight...

Cygnus berths with ISS
Posted: Wed, Jul 16 3:25 PM ET (1925 GMT)
A Cygnus spacecraft carrying nearly 1,500 kilograms of cargo berthed with the International Space Station on Wednesday morning. The station's robotic arm grappled...

DARPA selects companies for XS-1 spaceplane program
Posted: Wed, Jul 16 8:05 AM ET (1205 GMT)
A DOD agency has awarded contracts to three teams of companies to begin design work on high-speed vehicle intended to serve as a reusable...

SpaceX launches six ORBCOMM satellites
Posted: Tue, Jul 15 7:41 AM ET (1141 GMT)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket placed six ORBCOMM next-generation communications satellites into orbit on Monday. The Falcon 9 v1.1 lifted off from Cape...

Antares launches Cygnus cargo spacecraft
Posted: Mon, Jul 14 6:43 AM ET (1043 GMT)
An Antares rocket successfully launched a Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station on Sunday. The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket lifted off from...