Satellites
NASA Working on a Folding Tether System
Science@NASA has a cool article about how US and Japanese researchers are working on a folding tether system that could…
Israeli Spy Satellite Launches
Here's a launch that went almost unnoticed. An Israeli military spy satellite blasted off on Monday morning from the Palmachim…
Ariane 5 Lofts Two Satellites
An Ariane 5 rocket roared from the European Spaceport in French Guiana on Friday, carrying two satellites into geostationary transfer…
Construction for the New Soyuz Launch Facility Begins
Workers broke ground this week on a new construction site at the European Space Agency's new Soyuz launch base in…
Blackened Sea Launch Heads for Home
After last week's rocket explosion, the Sea Launch facility is making its way back to the home port in Long…
Rocket Detonates on the Sea Launch Platform
A Zenit-3SL rocket carrying a Dutch communications satellite detonated on the Sea Launch platform on Tuesday, completely destroying the rocket,…
Proton Launches MEASAT-3 Satellite
A Proton Breeze M rocket blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome on Monday, carrying a MEASAT-3 communications satellite into orbit.…
Delta Carries GPS Satellite into Orbit
A Boeing Delta II rocket blasted today off from Space Launch Complex 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. It…
Proton Launches ARABSAT Broadcast Satellite
A Russian Proton rocket lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome Wednesday, carrying a ARABSAT BADR-4 broadcast satellite. The Proton lifted…
Defense Department Satellite Launched
A Boeing Delta IV rocket blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Saturday, carrying a Defense Meteorological Satellite Program…