Stephen Hawking passes away
Posted: Sun, Mar 18 11:21 AM ET (1521 GMT)
Stephen Hawking, the famous physicist who explained black holes and later became a space exploration advocate, has died. Hawking passed away early Wednesday at his...

NASA acting administrator to retire
Posted: Sun, Mar 18 11:20 AM ET (1520 GMT)
Robert Lightfoot, NASA's acting administrator for more than a year, will retire at the end of April. Lightfoot announced his retirement plans Monday, saying...

Startup accused of launching satellites without FCC authorization
Posted: Sun, Mar 18 11:19 AM ET (1519 GMT)
A small startup is in trouble with the FCC after launching four picosatellites without authorization. Swarm Technologies, a company still in stealth mode, flew the...

Soyuz launches four O3b satellites
Posted: Sun, Mar 18 11:18 AM ET (1518 GMT)
A Soyuz successfully launched four additional O3b satellites MArch 9. The Soyuz lifted off from French Guiana at 12:11 pm EST (1711 GMT) and...

Atlas 5 launches GOES-S weather satellite
Posted: Sat, Mar 3 2:11 PM ET (1911 GMT)
A next-generation weather satellite is in orbit after a successful launch Thursday afternoon. An Atlas 5 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on schedule...

GAO warns of more JWST delays
Posted: Sat, Mar 3 2:08 PM ET (1908 GMT)
A GAO report warns that NASA's James Webb Space Telescope likely faces additional delays and could bust its $8 billion cost cap. The GAO,...

Soyuz returns crew to Earth
Posted: Sat, Mar 3 2:03 PM ET (1903 GMT)
A Soyuz capsule carrying three ISS crew members landed in Kazakhstan Tuesday night. The Soyuz MS-06 landed near Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on schedule at 9:...

Stratolaunch aircraft conducts taxi tests
Posted: Sat, Mar 3 1:57 PM ET (1857 GMT)
Stratolaunch's giant aircraft is one step closer to its first flight after a new round of taxi tests. The company said Monday that it...

H-2A launches reconnaissance satellite
Posted: Sat, Mar 3 1:52 PM ET (1852 GMT)
Japan launched a reconnaissance satellite late Monday night. An H-2A rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center at 11:34 p.m. Eastern...

Incorrect parameter caused Ariane 5 to fly off-course
Posted: Sat, Mar 3 1:46 PM ET (1846 GMT)
An Ariane 5 that went off-course after its launch in January did so because of an incorrect parameter in its computer system. Arianespace announced...