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Engineers at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center are wrapping up the first series of tests on core components for the J-2X engine that will power the upper stage of the Ares I crew launch vehicle and the Ares V cargo launch vehicle.
Read MoreNASA's Space Shuttle Program on Thursday successfully conducted a test firing of a space shuttle reusable solid rocket motor in Utah.
Read MoreSpace shuttle Discovery is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on Saturday, May 3rd, as preparations for the STS-124 mission move forward.
Read MoreThe Jason-2 ocean altimetry satellites has managed to complete its long journey to the United States and is currently scheduled for its launch on June 15th from Vandenberg AFB in California.
Read MoreThe Land Launch Zenit-3SLB system debuted its first launch from the Zenit launch site at the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan on April 28, with the successful launch of the AMOS-3 communications satellite.
Read MoreKhrunichev Space Center and its partner, International Launch Services, has announced a broad-based quality initiative for Khrunichev and all of its subcontractors.
Read MoreNASA Launch Services contract are multiple awards assigned to many launch service providers. Twice each year, existing and emerging domestic launch service providers may submit proposals to NASA placing them into consideration for these contracts, if their vehicles meet the minimum contract requirements.
Read MoreThe Russian State Commission investigating the AMC-14 failure of a Proton Breeze M launch has traced the cause to the rupture of the gas duct between the gas generator and the propellant pump turbine in the Breeze M main engine.
Read MoreArianespace successfully launched telecommunications satellites for Brazil and Vietnam on the company's 24th consecutive mission success of Ariane 5 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
Read MoreThe launch readiness review completed, Arianespace could make it official — the second Ariane 5 flight for this year has the green light.
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