Scientists win prizes for Kuiper Belt discoveries
Posted: Tue, Jun 5 5:45 AM ET (0945 GMT)
The discovery of objects in the Kuiper Belt in the outer reaches of the solar system netted scientists a pair of major prizes last week....

Intelsat 19 suffers solar array problem
Posted: Sun, Jun 3 9:30 AM ET (1330 GMT)
One of the two solar arrays of a newly-launched communications satellite for Intelsat failed to deploy properly, the company announced late Friday. Intelsat said...

Zenit-3SL launches Intelsat satellite
Posted: Fri, Jun 1 7:05 AM ET (1105 GMT)
A Zenit-3SL rocket launched from the Pacific Ocean placed an Intelsat communications satellite into orbit early Friday. The Sea Launch Zenit-3SL rocket lifted...

Dragon splashes down in Pacific
Posted: Thu, May 31 9:00 PM ET (0100 GMT)
SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft departed from the International Space Station early Thursday and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, wrapping up a successful demonstration...

X-37B to return to Earth in June
Posted: Thu, May 31 6:06 AM ET (1006 GMT)
An experimental military spaceplane in orbit for over a year will land in California in June, the US Air Force announced Wednesday. The second X-...

SpaceX signs first commercial Falcon Heavy launch
Posted: Wed, May 30 6:11 AM ET (1011 GMT)
SpaceX announced Tuesday it has signed its first commercial customer for the company's heavy-lift Falcon Heavy rocket. SpaceX announced that communications satellite operator...

China launches imaging satellite
Posted: Wed, May 30 6:00 AM ET (1000 GMT)
A Chinese rocket placed a remote sensing satellite with potential military applications into orbit on Tuesday. The Long March 4B rocket lifted off from the...

Baikonur dispute delays three launches
Posted: Wed, May 30 5:55 AM ET (0955 GMT)
A dispute between the Russian and Kazakh governments has postponed three scheduled launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, including one carrying a European weather...

China launches communications satellite
Posted: Sun, May 27 7:40 AM ET (1140 GMT)
China launched a satellite late Saturday for civil and possibly military communications. The Long March 3B rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center...

Dragon berthed to ISS
Posted: Sat, May 26 7:52 AM ET (1152 GMT)
A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft rendezvoused with and was berthed to the International Space Station on Friday, making it the first commercial vehicle to visit with...