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... SpaceX passes milestone in Air Force certification Posted: Sat, Jul 12 11:02 AM ET (1502 GMT) SpaceX announced Friday that it had achieved a major, but not final, milestone in its effort to be certified by the US Air Force to... Weather delays Antares launch to Sunday Posted: Sat, Jul 12 10:40 AM ET (1440 GMT) Stormy weather on the Virginia coast this week has delayed the launch of a commercial cargo mission to the ISS until Sunday. The launch of... Soyuz launches four O3b satellites Posted: Fri, Jul 11 7:20 AM ET (1120 GMT) A Soyuz rocket successfully placed into orbit Thursday a second set of four broadband communications satellites. A Soyuz ST-B rocket lifted off from the... FAA gives environmental OK for SpaceX Texas spaceport Posted: Thu, Jul 10 8:47 AM ET (1247 GMT) The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved an environmental assessment that would allow SpaceX to perform launches from a proposed launch site near Brownsville, Texas.... First Angara launch a success Posted: Thu, Jul 10 8:28 AM ET (1228 GMT) Russian officials said Wednesday that the first launch of its long-awaited Angara rocket, on a suborbital test flight, was a success. The Angara-1.... Soyuz launches several satellites Posted: Wed, Jul 9 8:44 AM ET (1244 GMT) A Soyuz rocket placed several spacecraft, including a Russian weather satellite and a commercial imaging satellite, into orbit on Tuesday. The Soyuz 2-1b rocket... NASA to rename KSC building after Armstrong Posted: Tue, Jul 8 8:45 AM ET (1245 GMT) A major building at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida will be renamed after the first man to set foot on the Moon, NASA announced... |
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