ISS spacewalk postponed a day
Posted: Fri, Feb 20 6:41 AM ET (1141 GMT)
The first in a series of three spacewalks to prepare the International Space Station for future crew vehicles has slipped a day to Saturday, NASA...

Progress launches, docks with ISS
Posted: Wed, Feb 18 7:10 AM ET (1210 GMT)
A Russian Progress cargo spacecraft launched Tuesday and docked with the International Space Station less than six hours later. The Soyuz rocket carrying the Progress...

SES orders three satellites
Posted: Tue, Feb 17 8:30 AM ET (1330 GMT)
European satellite operator SES announced Monday that it is ordering three communications satellites from three different companies. SES is ordering the SES-14 satellite from...

ATV leaves ISS for final time
Posted: Mon, Feb 16 7:36 PM ET (0036 GMT)
A European cargo spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station for the final time Saturday and burned up in the atmosphere a day later. The...

Aerojet Rocketdyne replaces president
Posted: Mon, Feb 16 7:27 PM ET (0027 GMT)
Space propulsion company Aerojet Rocketdyne let go its president on Friday, replacing him with the CEO of its parent company. Aerojet Rocketdyne president Warren M....

Arianespace wins contracts for two Korean satellites
Posted: Sat, Feb 14 8:29 PM ET (0129 GMT)
Arianespace announced Friday that it won contracts from a South Korean institute for launches of two weather satellites late this decade. the contract with the...

Virgin Galactic sets up LauncherOne facility in Long Beach
Posted: Sat, Feb 14 8:23 PM ET (0123 GMT)
Virgin Galactic announced this week that it will establish a new center for the design and manufacturing of its LauncherOne rocket in Long Beach, California....

Falcon 9 launches DSCOVR
Posted: Thu, Feb 12 7:40 AM ET (1240 GMT)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully launched a space and Earth sciences spacecraft Wednesday evening, but heavy seas scuttled an attempt by the company to recover...

Vega launches reentry technology demonstrator
Posted: Thu, Feb 12 7:29 AM ET (1229 GMT)
A Vega rocket launched a European Space Agency experimental spaceplane Wednesday, a vehicle that splashed down successfully after a 100-minute flight. The Vega rocket...

Dragon splashes down in Pacific
Posted: Wed, Feb 11 6:46 AM ET (1146 GMT)
A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft carrying nearly 1,700 kilograms of experiments and equipment from the International Space Station left the station Tuesday, splashing down...