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The collaborative efforts of United Launch Alliance and Lockheed Martin Space Systems resulted in a successful launch of a classified satellite dubbed PAN for the U.S. government. At 5:35 EDT all systems were go, and we watched as the launch took off without a hitch.
Read MoreSpace Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Astrium have announced a contract for a SpaceX Falcon 1e to launch an Earth observation satellite designed by Astrium or its recently acquired subsidiary Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL).
Read MoreThe German military communications satellite passenger for Arianespace's upcoming Ariane 5 flight has arrived in French Guiana to begin its pre-launch processing in preparation for a liftoff later this month.
Read MoreInternational Launch Services (ILS) and Eutelsat have signed a contract for the launch of the W7 satellite on an ILS Proton.
Read MorePreparation is 90 percent of any program, especially when executing a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with the PAN satellite launch. Fingers are crossed, and the official weather report reads:
Read MoreORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC) and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announce they have reached an agreement for SpaceX to launch 18 ORBCOMM Generation 2 (OG2) satellites to begin as early as the fourth quarter of 2010 through 2014.
Read MoreYesterday, the story below was published when the Palapa D satellite failed to achieve its correct orbit, blamed on the failure of the 3rd stage of the Chinese Chang Zheng-3B launch vehicle. Just as in the movies, the cavalry has come to the rescue!
Read MoreAn unmanned aerial vehicle small enough to launch from a plane or another UAV could be ready for the Air Force as soon as 2011, according to an expert with one of the five companies competing to produce the missile look-alike.
Read MoreOn August 30, the encapsulated HTV Demonstration Flight was transported to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the Tanegashima Space Center.
Read MoreThe first launch of a Russian Soyuz rocket from the European Space Agency base at Kourou in French Guiana has been postponed until April 2010, Russia's Progress space program said Tuesday.
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