Japan launches weather satellite
Posted: Wed, Oct 8 8:40 AM ET (1240 GMT)
An H-2A rocket successfully launched a new weather satellite on Tuesday. The H-2A rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center at 1:...

Globalstar stock falls after report devalues company spectrum
Posted: Wed, Oct 8 8:24 AM ET (1224 GMT)
Satellite communications company Globalstar denied a report this week that claimed one of the company's key assets was worthless. A report issued Monday by...

Sierra Nevada and Stratolaunch study new Dream Chaser launch option
Posted: Sat, Oct 4 10:44 AM ET (1444 GMT)
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and Stratolaunch Systems announced this week that they two companies have been studying developing a modified version of the Dream Chaser...

NASA and ISRO sign agreement on Mars, Earth science cooperation
Posted: Sat, Oct 4 10:27 AM ET (1427 GMT)
The space agencies of India and the United States signed an agreement this week to cooperate on both an Earth sciences mission and Mars exploration....

China launches experimental satellite
Posted: Tue, Sep 30 8:46 AM ET (1246 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed what Chinese officials called an experimental satellite into orbit on Sunday. The Long March 2C rocket lifted off from the...

Proton returns to flight with government satellite launch
Posted: Sun, Sep 28 9:43 AM ET (1343 GMT)
A Russian Proton rocket launched Sunday for the first time since a May failure, placing a government communications satellite into orbit. The Proton-M lifted...

Sierra Nevada files protest of CCtCap award
Posted: Sat, Sep 27 10:37 AM ET (1437 GMT)
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), which lost a NASA commercial crew contract earlier this month to two other companies, said Friday it is protesting the contract...

Soyuz ferries new crew to ISS
Posted: Fri, Sep 26 8:58 AM ET (1258 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three new International Space Station crew members launched late Thursday and arrived at the station six hours later despite a problem...

Indian spacecraft enters orbit around Mars
Posted: Wed, Sep 24 8:19 AM ET (1219 GMT)
India's first mission to Mars successfully entered orbit around the Red Planet early Wednesday. The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft performed a 24-minute...

Dragon arrives at ISS
Posted: Wed, Sep 24 8:08 AM ET (1208 GMT)
A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft carrying more than 2,000 kilograms of supplies and equipment berthed with the International Space Station early Tuesday. The Dragon,...