CloudSat and CALIPSO finally launched
Posted: Fri, Apr 28 1:38 PM ET (1738 GMT)
After a week's worth of launch pad delays, a Delta 2 carrying two Earth sciences spacecraft finally lifted off Friday morning. The Delta 2...

Contamination blamed for Proton failure
Posted: Fri, Apr 28 8:40 AM ET (1240 GMT)
The failed launch of a communications satellite on a Proton rocket nearly two months ago has been blamed on contaminants in an upper-stage propellant...

Sensor glitch delays CloudSat/CALIPSO launch
Posted: Thu, Apr 27 1:08 PM ET (1708 GMT)
The launch of two Earth-observing satellites was called off once again Thursday, this time because of a problem with a sensor on the Delta...

China launches remote sensing satellite
Posted: Thu, Apr 27 6:15 AM ET (1015 GMT)
A Long March booster launched a Chinese remote sensing satellite on Thursday. The Long March 4B lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at...

Progress docks with ISS
Posted: Wed, Apr 26 8:00 PM ET (0000 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft carrying supplies and equipment docked with the International Space Station on Wednesday. The Progress M-56 spacecraft (called Progress 21 by...

Another weather delay for CloudSat/CALIPSO
Posted: Wed, Apr 26 1:45 PM ET (1745 GMT)
The launch of two Earth-observing spacecraft was delayed yet again Wednesday because of poor weather. The launch of the CloudSat and CALIPSO spacecraft on...

Russia launches commercial remote sensing satellite
Posted: Wed, Apr 26 8:19 AM ET (1219 GMT)
A Russian rocket successfully launched a commercial imaging satellite on Tuesday. The Start-1 rocket lifted off from the Svobodny Cosmodrome in Siberia at 12:...

Lockheed raises doubts about ULA
Posted: Wed, Apr 26 8:06 AM ET (1206 GMT)
Lockheed Martin's board will revisit plans to merge its EELV operations with Boeing later this week, company executives said Tuesday. In a conference call...

Winds scrub CloudSat/CALIPSO launch
Posted: Tue, Apr 25 8:30 AM ET (1230 GMT)
The launch of two Earth-observing satellites was scrubbed again early Tuesday, this time because of high winds. The Delta 2 carrying the CloudSat and...

Alcatel-Orbital team wins satellite order
Posted: Tue, Apr 25 8:24 AM ET (1224 GMT)
An unusual combination of Alcatel Alenia Space and Orbital Sciences Corporation announced Monday that they had won a contract for a small commercial communications satellite....