Shuttle finally returns to KSC

December 13th, 2008 - Posted by: Steve Shickles

The space shuttle Endeavour returned to the Kennedy Space Center on Friday, nearly two weeks…

Proton launches Canadian satellite

December 12th, 2008 - Posted by: Steve Shickles

A Proton rocket launched a communications satellite for a new Canadian company on Wednesday. The…

Delta 4 classified launch delayed to next year

December 12th, 2008 - Posted by: Steve Shickles

The launch of a classified satellite on a Delta 4 Heavy scheduled for later this…

NASA denies tension with transition team

December 12th, 2008 - Posted by: Steve Shickles

NASA administrator Mike Griffin denied reports Thursday that the agency was not being cooperative with…

Shuttle begins cross-country flight home

December 11th, 2008 - Posted by: Steve Shickles

The space shuttle Endeavour, mounted on top of a 747, began a cross-country flight…

Intelsat announces joint venture for African satellite

December 10th, 2008 - Posted by: Steve Shickles

Satellite operator Intelsat has joined forces with South African investors to develop a new satellite…

Hubble finds carbon dioxide on exoplanet

December 10th, 2008 - Posted by: Steve Shickles

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have detected evidence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere…

NASA delays MSL two years

December 5th, 2008 - Posted by: Steve Shickles

NASA announced Thursday that it will delay the launch of its next Mars mission, the…

Mitsubishi wins commercial satellite order

December 4th, 2008 - Posted by: Steve Shickles

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Melco) announced its first commercial satellite order for a customer outside Japan…

Lockheed wins GOES contract

December 4th, 2008 - Posted by: Steve Shickles

NASA has selected Lockheed Martin to build a new generation of weather satellites in a…

Russia launches military satellite

December 3rd, 2008 - Posted by: Steve Shickles

A Molniya rocket launched a military satellite into an elliptical orbit early Tuesday. The Molniya-…

XCOR announces ticket sales plans and prices

December 3rd, 2008 - Posted by: Steve Shickles

XCOR Aerospace, a company developing a suborbital piloted spacecraft, announced Tuesday its plans to sell…

China launches remote sensing satellite

December 1st, 2008 - Posted by: Steve Shickles

A Long March rocket placed a Chinese remote sensing satellite into orbit on Monday, Chinese…

Progress docks manually with ISS

November 30th, 2008 - Posted by: Steve Shickles

A Progress cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station early Sunday under manual control….

Shuttle lands at Edwards

November 30th, 2008 - Posted by: Steve Shickles

The space shuttle Endeavour landed safely Saturday afternoon in California after weather diverted the shuttle…