Proton returns to flight with Inmarsat launch Posted: Sat, Aug 29 11:21 AM ET (1521 GMT) In its first launch since a failed mission in May, a Proton rocket successfully launched a communications satellite for Inmarsat on Friday. The Proton M... GSLV launches communications satellite Posted: Fri, Aug 28 9:08 PM ET (0108 GMT) India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) launched a communications satellite on a mission that the country's space agency demonstrated the performance of the... China launches reconnaissance satellite Posted: Fri, Aug 28 8:50 PM ET (0050 GMT) A Chinese Long March 4 rocket placed an Earth imaging satellite into orbit on Thursday. The Long March 4C rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan... HTV berths with ISS Posted: Wed, Aug 26 5:20 PM ET (2120 GMT) A Japanese cargo vehicle arrived at the International Space Station Monday carrying several tones of supplies and other cargo. The HTV-5 spacecraft, launched August... Ariane launches two communications satellites Posted: Fri, Aug 21 10:57 AM ET (1457 GMT) An Ariane 5 successfully launched two commercial communications satellites Thursday. The Ariane 5 ECA lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana, at 4:34 pm EDT (... H-2B launches HTV cargo spacecraft Posted: Fri, Aug 21 10:49 AM ET (1449 GMT) An H-2B rocket successfully launched a cargo spacecraft bound for the International Space Station on Wednesday. The H-2B lifted off from the Tanegashima... NASA tests RS-25 engine for SLS Posted: Tue, Aug 18 11:29 PM ET (0329 GMT) NASA successfully tested an RS-25 engine last week as part of its development of the Space Launch System. The engine test, at the Stennis... HTV launch set for Wednesday Posted: Tue, Aug 18 11:20 PM ET (0320 GMT) A Japanese cargo spacecraft is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on Wednesday after several days of weather delays. The H-2B rocket... NASA names new space station program manager Posted: Sat, Aug 8 6:58 PM ET (2258 GMT) The longtime NASA manager of the International Space Station manager is leaving the agency, NASA announced this week. Michael Suffredini, who had been ISS program... NASA extends Soyuz contract with Russia Posted: Sat, Aug 8 9:49 AM ET (1349 GMT) NASA informed Congress this week that it is extending a contract for Soyuz flight services to the International Space Station through 2018 because proposed budget... |
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