Rosetta comet has double nucleus
Posted: Fri, Jul 18 8:38 AM ET (1238 GMT)
The comet that is the target of a European mission appears to have a nucleus comprised of two bodies, not one, which could complicate plans...

UK announces shortlist of spaceport sites
Posted: Thu, Jul 17 6:50 AM ET (1050 GMT)
The British government announced this week a list of eight potential sites for a commercial spaceport that could be in operation by 2018. The eight...

Cygnus berths with ISS
Posted: Wed, Jul 16 3:25 PM ET (1925 GMT)
A Cygnus spacecraft carrying nearly 1,500 kilograms of cargo berthed with the International Space Station on Wednesday morning. The station's robotic arm grappled...

DARPA selects companies for XS-1 spaceplane program
Posted: Wed, Jul 16 8:05 AM ET (1205 GMT)
A DOD agency has awarded contracts to three teams of companies to begin design work on high-speed vehicle intended to serve as a reusable...

SpaceX launches six ORBCOMM satellites
Posted: Tue, Jul 15 7:41 AM ET (1141 GMT)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket placed six ORBCOMM next-generation communications satellites into orbit on Monday. The Falcon 9 v1.1 lifted off from Cape...

Antares launches Cygnus cargo spacecraft
Posted: Mon, Jul 14 6:43 AM ET (1043 GMT)
An Antares rocket successfully launched a Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station on Sunday. The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket lifted off from...

SpaceX passes milestone in Air Force certification
Posted: Sat, Jul 12 11:02 AM ET (1502 GMT)
SpaceX announced Friday that it had achieved a major, but not final, milestone in its effort to be certified by the US Air Force to...

Weather delays Antares launch to Sunday
Posted: Sat, Jul 12 10:40 AM ET (1440 GMT)
Stormy weather on the Virginia coast this week has delayed the launch of a commercial cargo mission to the ISS until Sunday. The launch of...

Soyuz launches four O3b satellites
Posted: Fri, Jul 11 7:20 AM ET (1120 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket successfully placed into orbit Thursday a second set of four broadband communications satellites. A Soyuz ST-B rocket lifted off from the...

FAA gives environmental OK for SpaceX Texas spaceport
Posted: Thu, Jul 10 8:47 AM ET (1247 GMT)
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved an environmental assessment that would allow SpaceX to perform launches from a proposed launch site near Brownsville, Texas....