UPDATE, September 30 EDT: The Briz-M successfully completed all five burns and delivered Astra 2E to the correct orbit. ORIGINAL STORY, September 29 EDT: Russia’s Proton-M rocket returned to flight …
UPDATE, October 2, 2013: We have updated the list to reflect the status of these meetings — mostly cancelled — because of the government shutdown. The following events may be …
SpaceX succeeded in launching a new version of its Falcon 9 rocket today, its first launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. It was the second of three significant space …
Yesterday, NASA and the Department of Defense (DOD released their plans in case of a government shutdown on Tuesday, the beginning of FY2014. The Senate passed its version of a …
Sunday is shaping up to be a busy day in the space business with two significant launches — one U.S., one Russian — and a commercial cargo demonstration on tap. …
UPDATE, September 27, 1:30 pm: NASA’s plans in the event of a shutdown are now posted on the agency’s budget website. ORIGINAL STORY, September 27: With just four days to …
Sunday is the latest estimate of when Orbital Sciences Corporation’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft will make a second attempt to complete its journey to the International Space Station (ISS). The first attempt …
UPDATE: 10:48 PM EDT. Contact and capture of Soyuz TMA-10M with ISS was achieved at 10:45 pm EDT, a couple of minutes early. ORIGINAL STORY: Russia launched its Soyuz TMA-10M …
Fiscal Year 2014 begins exactly a week from today and there is still no end game in sight for the political wrangling to keep the government open. The situation is …
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has not yet found signs of methane on Mars, the agency reports. Methane is of interest to scientists because it may be a sign of life. …