SSL wins contract for Spanish satellite
Posted: Wed, Jul 2 8:30 AM ET (1230 GMT)
Space Systems Loral (SSL) has won a contract to build a satellite for a Spanish operator, the companies announced Tuesday. SSL will build the Hispasat...

Pad glitch scrubs Delta 2 launch
Posted: Tue, Jul 1 8:43 AM ET (1243 GMT)
An issue with a sound suppression system on the launch pad postponed an early Tuesday morning launch of a NASA climate satellite by at least...

India launches five satellites
Posted: Mon, Jun 30 6:59 AM ET (1059 GMT)
An Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket successfully launched five foreign satellites early Monday. The vehicle lifted off on the PSLV-C23 mission at...

Test of Mars reentry technology a qualified success
Posted: Sun, Jun 29 9:58 AM ET (1358 GMT)
NASA declared Saturday's test flight of a Mars reentry technology demonstrator a success although the vehicle's parachute failed to fully open. The Low...

First Angara launch scrubbed
Posted: Fri, Jun 27 10:17 AM ET (1417 GMT)
The first launch of a new Russian launch vehicle was scrubbed minutes before liftoff Friday because of a technical problem. The Angara-1.2 rocket...

Black hole trio could help in gravitational wave search
Posted: Thu, Jun 26 11:11 AM ET (1511 GMT)
A rare triplet of black holes in a distant galaxy could help astronomers in their search for gravitational waves, researchers reported this week. Astronomers used...

Curiosity marks one Martian year on Red Planet
Posted: Wed, Jun 25 10:46 AM ET (1446 GMT)
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has now spent a full Martian year on the surface of the planet, achieving its primary mission goal, NASA said...

Scientists detect new island on Titan
Posted: Tue, Jun 24 8:35 AM ET (1235 GMT)
Planetary scientists studying radar observations of the surface of Saturn's moon Titan have found new island, or other transient geologic feature, not previously seen...

Orbital, SpaceX launches postponed
Posted: Tue, Jun 24 8:16 AM ET (1216 GMT)
SpaceX has delayed its next attempt to launch six ORBCOMM satellites until early July, while Orbital Sciences Corporation has pushed back its next cargo supply...

Technical problem scrubs Falcon 9 launch
Posted: Sat, Jun 21 9:46 AM ET (1346 GMT)
A pressurization problem with the second stage of the Falcon 9 rocket forced SpaceX to scrub the planned launch of six communications satellites Friday evening...