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Chinese startup OneSpace fails in first orbital launch attempt
Read more →: Chinese startup OneSpace fails in first orbital launch attemptOneSpace’s OS-M rocket is seen veering off course shortly after ignition of its second stage Wednesday. Credit: Weibo…
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U.S. military sensors track debris from Indian anti-satellite test
Read more →: U.S. military sensors track debris from Indian anti-satellite testIndia’s anti-satellite missile struck the Microsat-R military satellite in orbit during a demonstration Wednesday. Credit: Analytical Graphics The…
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First all-female spacewalk foiled by spacesuit sizing issue
Read more →: First all-female spacewalk foiled by spacesuit sizing issueEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated March 27 with McClain’s comments. NASA astronauts Christina Koch (left) and Nick Hague (right) during…
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Pence calls for NASA to land astronauts on the moon within five years
Read more →: Pence calls for NASA to land astronauts on the moon within five yearsVice President Mike Pence speaks at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in 2017. Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz Vice President Mike…
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Rocket Lab launch with DARPA’s R3D2 satellite rescheduled for Thursday
Read more →: Rocket Lab launch with DARPA’s R3D2 satellite rescheduled for ThursdayEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated March 25 and March 26 with new target launch dates. Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket during…
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Chinese startup plans first orbital launch attempt this week
Read more →: Chinese startup plans first orbital launch attempt this weekComponents of OneSpace’s first OS-M launch vehicle during an assembly rehearsal. Credit: OneSpace A Chinese startup named OneSpace…
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Timeline for Rocket Lab’s launch of DARPA’s R3D2 tech demo satellite
Read more →: Timeline for Rocket Lab’s launch of DARPA’s R3D2 tech demo satelliteEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated March 24, March 25 and 26 with new launch dates. Rocket Lab’s light-class Electron launcher…
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Live coverage: Rocket Lab launches experimental satellite for DARPA
Read more →: Live coverage: Rocket Lab launches experimental satellite for DARPALive coverage of the countdown and launch of a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 on…
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Rocket Lab readies for launch with U.S. military satellite
Read more →: Rocket Lab readies for launch with U.S. military satelliteThe Electron rocket’s payload shroud for the R3D2 mission. Credit: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab teams in New Zealand…
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All-Italian launch from French Guiana lofts innovative environmental satellite
Read more →: All-Italian launch from French Guiana lofts innovative environmental satelliteA Vega rocket lifted off from French Guiana at 10:50 p.m. local time (9:50 p.m. EDT) Thursday. Credit:…
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Spacewalkers hook up new batteries outside International Space Station
Read more →: Spacewalkers hook up new batteries outside International Space StationEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 3:30 p.m. EDT (1930 GMT) after end of spacewalk. STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH…
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Two Minotaur launches planned this year from Virginia
Read more →: Two Minotaur launches planned this year from VirginiaFile photo of a Minotaur 5 launch in 2013 from pad 0B at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, located…