APT buys Chinese communications satellitw
Posted: Sun, Nov 15 12:18 PM ET (1718 GMT)
APT Satellite is buying a new communications satellite from China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC). The Apstar-6E spacecraft will be based on the new...

Galactic Energy performs first Ceres-1 launch
Posted: Sun, Nov 15 12:15 PM ET (1715 GMT)
A Chinese startup carried out its first orbital launch Nov. 7. The Ceres-1 four-stage solid rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch...

PSLV returns to flight launching 10 satellites
Posted: Sun, Nov 15 12:10 PM ET (1710 GMT)
India performed its first launch in nearly 11 months Nov. 7. A PSLV rocket lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center at 4:42...

SpaceX launches GPS satellite
Posted: Sat, Nov 7 7:56 AM ET (1256 GMT)
SpaceX launched a GPS 3 satellite Thursday, a month after a last-second abort during a previous launch attempt. The Falcon 9 lifted off at...

Virgin Galactic preparing for SpaceShipTwo test flights
Posted: Sat, Nov 7 7:45 AM ET (1245 GMT)
Virgin Galactic says it's entering the final phase of the flight test program for its SpaceShipTwo suborbital vehicle. The company said Thursday the next...

Long March 6 launches set of smallsats
Posted: Sat, Nov 7 7:42 AM ET (1242 GMT)
A Long March 6 rocket launched a set of smallsats Thursday night. The rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 10:19...

Rocket Lab to attempt first stage recovery on next launch
Posted: Sat, Nov 7 7:37 AM ET (1237 GMT)
Rocket Lab will attempt to recover the first stage of its Electron rocket during its next launch. The company announced Thursday that it will conduct...

ESA delays Ariane 6 debut until 2022
Posted: Sun, Nov 1 12:57 PM ET (1757 GMT)
ESA is asking member states for additional funding to cover delays in the development of the Ariane 6 launch vehicle. Agency officials announced Thursday that...

OSIRIS-REx samples safely stowed
Posted: Sun, Nov 1 12:54 PM ET (1754 GMT)
A canister holding samples collected from the surface of an asteroid is now safely stowed in a NASA spacecraft. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collected the...

Rocket Lab launches 10 smallsats
Posted: Sun, Nov 1 12:48 PM ET (1748 GMT)
Rocket Lab successfully launched 10 smallsats Wednesday. The company's Electron rocket lifted off from its New Zealand launch site at 5:21 pm EDT (...