H-2A launches UAE Mars orbiter mission Posted: Wed, Jul 22 8:10 PM ET (0010 GMT) The United Arab Emirates' Hope spacecraft is on its way to Mars after a launch Sunday. An H-2A rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima... NASA delays JWST launch by seven months Posted: Fri, Jul 17 4:06 PM ET (2006 GMT) NASA announced Thursday a seven-month delay for the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) due in part to the pandemic. NASA said... Minotaur 4 launches NRO payloads Posted: Fri, Jul 17 4:02 PM ET (2002 GMT) A Minotaur rocket launched a set of NRO payloads Wednesday morning. The Minotaur 4 rocket lifted off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops... First Kuaizhou-11 launch fails Posted: Tue, Jul 14 7:34 PM ET (2334 GMT) The first launch of China's Kuaizhou-11 rocket ended in failure Friday. The solid-fuel rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center... Long March 3B launches Apstar-6D Posted: Tue, Jul 14 7:33 PM ET (2333 GMT) A Long March 3B rocket successfully launched the Apstar-6D communications satellite Thursday. The rocket, lifting off at 8:11 am EDT (1211 GMT) from... House bill offers flat funding for NASA Posted: Fri, Jul 10 5:56 PM ET (2156 GMT) A House spending bill rejected the administration's request for a 12% increase in NASA's budget for 2021. The bill, released Tuesday and marked... Israel launches reconnaissance satellite Posted: Fri, Jul 10 5:55 PM ET (2155 GMT) Israel launched a reconnaissance satellite Sunday night. A Shavit rocket lifted off from the Palmachim air base in central Israel at 9:00 pm EDT (... Long March 2D launches experimental satellite Posted: Fri, Jul 10 5:54 PM ET (2154 GMT) A Long March 2D placed the Shiyan-6 (02) experimental remote sensing satellite into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 7:45 pm... Rocket Lab Electron launch fails Posted: Sun, Jul 5 10:02 AM ET (1402 GMT) An Electron rocket malfunctioned during a launch Saturday, preventing its payload of seven satellites from reaching orbit. The Electron lifted off from Rocket Lab's... UK government, Indian company to buy OneWeb Posted: Sat, Jul 4 10:50 AM ET (1450 GMT) The British government joined forces with an Indian telecom company to secure the winning bid for the assets of satellite megaconstellation company OneWeb, they announced... |
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