MAVEN enters Mars orbit Posted: Mon, Sep 22 9:32 AM ET (1332 GMT) NASA's MAVEN Mars spacecraft, on a mission to understand what happened to the Martian atmosphere, entered orbit around Mars Sunday night as planned. The... Falcon 9 launches Dragon cargo spacecraft Posted: Sun, Sep 21 8:10 AM ET (1210 GMT) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully placed into orbit early Sunday a Dragon cargo spacecraft destined for the International Space Station. The Falcon 9 v1.... Dawn glitch to delay spacecraft's arrival at Ceres Posted: Sat, Sep 20 4:53 PM ET (2053 GMT) A problem with the ion propulsion system on NASA's Dawn spacecraft placed the spacecraft in safe mode for several days and will result in... Weather postpones SpaceX cargo launch Posted: Sat, Sep 20 10:17 AM ET (1417 GMT) Poor weather scrubbed the launch of a Dragon cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station early Saturday. The Falcon 9 v1.1 carrying the Dragon... Blue Origin and ULA partner on new engine Posted: Thu, Sep 18 8:35 AM ET (1235 GMT) Blue Origin will develop a new hydrocarbon engine for United Launch Alliance that could serve as a replacement for the Russian-manufactured RD-180, the... Texas airport receives spaceport license Posted: Thu, Sep 18 8:23 AM ET (1223 GMT) The Midland International Airport in Texas received a spaceport license from the FAA on Wednesday, a major milestone in its efforts to host launches of... Atlas 5 launches classified satellite Posted: Wed, Sep 17 9:41 PM ET (0141 GMT) An Atlas 5 rocket placed a classified satellite into orbit late Tuesday. The Atlas 5 401 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 8:10... NASA selects Boeing and SpaceX for commercial crew contracts Posted: Tue, Sep 16 10:32 PM ET (0232 GMT) NASA awarded contracts valued at $6.8 billion Tuesday to Boeing and SpaceX to develop vehicles that will transport NASA astronauts to and from the... NASA report criticizes management of NEO program office Posted: Tue, Sep 16 10:16 PM ET (0216 GMT) A NASA office charged with oversight of the agency's efforts to search for near Earth objects (NEOs) lacks the staff and structure to effectively... ESA picks comet landing site Posted: Tue, Sep 16 8:29 AM ET (1229 GMT) The European Space Agency announced Monday that it has selected a location on the surface of a comet where it will attempt to land a... |
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