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Stratolaunch aircraft conducts taxi tests Posted: Sat, Mar 3 1:57 PM ET (1857 GMT) Stratolaunch's giant aircraft is one step closer to its first flight after a new round of taxi tests. The company said Monday that it... H-2A launches reconnaissance satellite Posted: Sat, Mar 3 1:52 PM ET (1852 GMT) Japan launched a reconnaissance satellite late Monday night. An H-2A rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center at 11:34 p.m. Eastern... Incorrect parameter caused Ariane 5 to fly off-course Posted: Sat, Mar 3 1:46 PM ET (1846 GMT) An Ariane 5 that went off-course after its launch in January did so because of an incorrect parameter in its computer system. Arianespace announced... Falcon 9 launches radar, broadband satellites Posted: Sat, Feb 24 3:39 PM ET (2039 GMT) SpaceX launched a Spanish radar satellite and two broadband demonstration satellites early Thursday. The Falcon 9 lifted off on schedule at 9:17 a.m.... National Space Council backs commercial space regulatory reform Posted: Sat, Feb 24 3:38 PM ET (2038 GMT) The National Space Council approved several recommendations for commercial space regulatory reform Wednesday. The Council, meeting at the Kennedy Space Center, backed four recommendations intended... Bigelow Aerospace establishes space operations company Posted: Sat, Feb 24 3:37 PM ET (2037 GMT) Bigelow Aerospace has established a new company to handle sales and operations of its planned commercial space stations. The first task for the new Bigelow... NASA foresees late 2020s human return to Moon Posted: Sat, Feb 24 3:36 PM ET (2036 GMT) NASA's lunar plans foresee humans returning to the lunar surface in the late 2020s. In a speech Tuesday, NASA Acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot said... Astronauts complete robotic arm repairs on spacewalk Posted: Sat, Feb 24 3:35 PM ET (2035 GMT) American and Japanese astronauts breezed through a spacewalk Feb. 16 to complete work on the station's robotic arm. Mark Vande Hei and Norishige Kanai... FCC chairman endorses SpaceX satellite constellation Posted: Sat, Feb 17 6:29 PM ET (2329 GMT) The chairman of the FCC has given his endorsement for SpaceX's proposed broadband satellite constellation. In a statement Wednesday, Ajit Pai said his fellow... Soyuz launches Progress after delay Posted: Sat, Feb 17 6:27 PM ET (2327 GMT) A Soyuz rocket launched a Progress cargo spacecraft early this morning after a two-day delay. The Soyuz-2.1a rocket lifted off from the... |
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