Soyuz returns three ISS crewmembers to Earth Posted: Mon, Nov 19 6:37 AM ET (1137 GMT) A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three returning International Space Station crewmembers safely landed early Monday in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft undocked from the ISS... China launches environmental monitoring satellite Posted: Mon, Nov 19 6:17 AM ET (1117 GMT) A Long March rocket launched a Chinese environmental monitoring satellite on Monday. The Long March 2C rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center... Two NASA center directors to retire Posted: Sat, Nov 17 10:18 AM ET (1518 GMT) NASA announced Friday that the directors of the Glenn Research Center in Cleveland and the Johnson Space Center in Houston will retire at the end... Curiosity ready to start moving again Posted: Fri, Nov 16 2:01 PM ET (1901 GMT) NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, which has spent the last several weeks working at a single location on the Martian surface, will soon be on... "Homeless" planet spotted in deep space Posted: Thu, Nov 15 7:52 AM ET (1252 GMT) Astronomers announced Wednesday the discovery of a "homeless" planet 100 light-years away not orbiting any star. Astronomers detected the object, designated CFBDSIR2149, using the... Russia launches government communications satellite Posted: Thu, Nov 15 7:25 AM ET (1225 GMT) A Soyuz rocket launched a satellite designed to serve military and civil users on Wednesday. The Soyuz-2.1a rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk... South Korean launch further delayed Posted: Wed, Nov 14 7:29 AM ET (1229 GMT) The launch of a South Korean rocket, already delayed because of a technical problem, has been pushed back again, officials said Wednesday. South Korea planned... Climate change may worsen orbital debris problem Posted: Tue, Nov 13 1:56 PM ET (1856 GMT) Increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in the upper atmosphere may be exacerbating the growing problem of orbital debris, scientists reported this week. Researchers with the... Ariane launches two satellites Posted: Sun, Nov 11 9:51 AM ET (1451 GMT) An Ariane 5 rocket successfully launched a pair of commercial communications satellites on Saturday. The Ariane 5 ECA lifted off from the spaceport at Kourou,... Lockheed Martin incoming CEO resigns Posted: Sat, Nov 10 7:45 AM ET (1245 GMT) The man tapped to be the next CEO of aerospace giant Lockheed Martin abruptly resigned late Friday afternoon after he confirmed he had an affair.... |
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