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Early this morning, the space shuttle Endeavour rose from Cape Canaveral and roared into the night sky with Japan's space-based lab Kibo, seven astronauts, and a dual robotic arm, heading for the International Space Station (ISS).
Read MoreOn Sunday, March 9th at 04.03 GMT (05.03 CET) an Ariane 5 ES launch vehicle placed the 19.4 ton ATV Jules Verne into orbit.
Read MoreThe first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) has a launch window and is set to head toward the International Space Station on Sunday, March 9th, from Kourou, French Guiana.
Read MoreThales Alenia Space has transferred the Turksat 3A communications satellite to the launch site in Kourou, French Guiana.
Read MoreThales Alenia Space has also transferred the Star One C2 communication satellite to the launch site in Kourou, French Guiana.
Read MoreThe upcoming MEASAT-1R has now been renamed MEASAT-3a and the satellite has been allocated a launch window during Q3 of this year.
Read MoreThe AMERICOM-14 (AMC-14) satellite, of SES AMERICOM, an SES company [Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange:SESG], was delivered to Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
Read MoreOrbital Sciences Corporation [NYSE: ORB] has been selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to demo a new space transportation system for delivering cargo to the International Space Station (ISS).
Read MoreAlthough registered by Vietnam with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) for release in 1999, the Vinasat-1 satellite has now experienced three delays for its launch date.
Read MoreApril 2nd is the date now set for the launch of Vietnam's first comsat, the Vinasat-1.
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