China plans to launch its first lunar rover early tomorrow afternoon (Sunday) Eastern Standard Time (Monday, December 2, Beijing time). Chang’e-3 is the country’s third lunar probe, but the first …
India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) successfully fired its engine for 23 minutes today, November 30 Eastern Standard Time (EST; December 1 Indian Standard Time), to begin its 10 month trek to Mars. …
UPDATE 2, November 30, 2013: SpaceX’s Emily Shanklin replies that yes, “Monday is the earliest possible date.” No other details. Meanwhile, Bill Harwood of CBS News reports that if the launch …
Not that there isn’t a lot to be thankful for, and not that it wasn’t an interesting day, but the two big space events that were supposed to take place …
Yes, tomorrow is Thanksgiving and we all will be focused on our tummys and television, but be sure to add these to your to-do list: NASA’s coverage of Comet ISON’s …
At about 1:25 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Thanksgiving Day, Comet ISON will pass within 1 million miles of the Sun. Whether that is its last hurrah or survives …
UPDATE: SpaceX issued the following statement–“We observed unexpected readings with the first stage liquid oxygen system so we decided to investigate. The launch vehicle and satellite are in great shape …
A day before SpaceX is to launch a communications satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit for the first time, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the satellite’s owner, SES, was …
The following space policy-related events may be of interest in the next two weeks. The House and Senate have recessed for the Thanksgiving holiday. The House will return on December …
SpaceX is on track for its first attempt to launch a satellite to geostationary orbit (GEO) on Monday, November 25, 2013. The new Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket will launch SES-8, a …