FCC chairman endorses SpaceX satellite constellation
Posted: Sat, Feb 17 6:29 PM ET (2329 GMT)
The chairman of the FCC has given his endorsement for SpaceX's proposed broadband satellite constellation. In a statement Wednesday, Ajit Pai said his fellow...

Soyuz launches Progress after delay
Posted: Sat, Feb 17 6:27 PM ET (2327 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched a Progress cargo spacecraft early this morning after a two-day delay. The Soyuz-2.1a rocket lifted off from the...

NASA budget proposal seeks to cancel WFIRST
Posted: Sat, Feb 17 6:20 PM ET (2320 GMT)
The administration's 2019 budget proposal for NASA includes plans to cancel a major space telescope. The budget proposal, released Monday, included the cancellation of...

China launches Bediou satellites
Posted: Sat, Feb 17 6:15 PM ET (2315 GMT)
China launched another pair of Beidou navigation satellites early Monday. A Long March 3B rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 12:...

SES names new CEO
Posted: Sat, Feb 17 6:13 PM ET (2313 GMT)
SES has named Steve Collar its next president and CEO. The satellite operator announced Monday that Collar, currently the CEO of SES Networks, will succeed...

Progress launch to ISS scrubbed
Posted: Sun, Feb 11 9:51 AM ET (1451 GMT)
The launch of a Progress cargo spacecraft on a "fast track" trajectory to the International Space Station was scrubbed Sunday less than a minute before...

SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy
Posted: Sun, Feb 11 9:50 AM ET (1450 GMT)
SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon Heavy rocket, placing a demonstration payload, a sports car, into interplanetary space. The Falcon 9 lifted off from the Kennedy...

NASA studying commercial crew contingency plans
Posted: Sun, Feb 11 9:49 AM ET (1449 GMT)
NASA is starting to study a contingency option for maintaining access to the International Space Station that would turn commercial crew test flights into operational...

SES joins proposal for C-band spectrum sharing
Posted: Sun, Feb 11 9:48 AM ET (1448 GMT)
SES is backing a proposal by Intelsat and Intel to share C-band satellite spectrum in the US with terrestrial wireless providers. The company said...

Japan launches cubesat on converted sounding rocket
Posted: Sun, Feb 11 9:47 AM ET (1447 GMT)
Japan's space agency successfully launched a cubesat on a converted sounding rocket. The SS-520-5 rocket lifted off from the Uchinoura Space Center...