ILS replaces president
Posted: Tue, Sep 15 8:16 AM ET (1216 GMT)
International Launch Services announced Friday that it was replacing its president, promoting a vice president to lead the commercial launch company. ILS said that Kirk...

China launches communications test satellite
Posted: Tue, Sep 15 8:10 AM ET (1210 GMT)
China launched Saturday what it says is an experimental communications satellite. The Long March 3B rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at...

Soyuz spacecraft lands in Kazakhstan
Posted: Sat, Sep 12 10:30 AM ET (1430 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three people from the ISS, including one long-duration cosmonaut, landed in Kazakhstan early Saturday. The Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft touched...

Soyuz launches two Galileo spacecraft
Posted: Sat, Sep 12 10:15 AM ET (1415 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket successfully placed two Galileo satellites into orbit late Thursday. The Soyuz-2 rocket lifted off from French Guiana at 10:08 pm...

Aerojet Rocketdyne reportedly bids for United Launch Alliance
Posted: Sat, Sep 12 10:03 AM ET (1403 GMT)
Engine manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne has reportedly offered $2 billion to acquire United Launch Alliance, the Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint venture that manufactures Atlas and Delta...

Boeing names CST-100 spacecraft Starliner
Posted: Sun, Sep 6 5:37 PM ET (2137 GMT)
Boeing, one of two companies developing commercial crew spacecraft for NASA, announced Friday that its spacecraft will be known as the CST-100 Starliner. Boeing...

Soyuz docks at ISS
Posted: Sun, Sep 6 5:27 PM ET (2127 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft docked with the International Space Station early Friday after a two-day transit to the station. The Soyuz TMA-18M docked with...

SpaceX plans spring debut of Falcon Heavy
Posted: Sun, Sep 6 5:14 PM ET (2114 GMT)
SpaceX said this week that they are now planning a first launch of their long-delayed Falcon Heavy launch vehicle in April or May of...

Atlas 5 launches fourth MUOS satellite
Posted: Thu, Sep 3 10:39 AM ET (1439 GMT)
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 successfully launched the fourth in a series of military mobile communications satellites Wednesday. The Atlas 5 551 lifted off...

Falcon 9 return to flight a "couple" months away
Posted: Thu, Sep 3 9:54 AM ET (1354 GMT)
SpaceX expects to perform the next launch of its Falcon 9 rocket, and the first since a June failure, in a couple of months, company...