Satellites
Japanese Rocket Destroyed Shortly After Launch
Image credit: JAXA The Japanese space program suffered a setback on Saturday when a booster failed to detach from an…
Spacedev Puts a Satellite Up for Sale on eBay
Image credit: SpaceDev Satellite manufacturer SpaceDev announced today that it has put a satellite up for sale on the Internet…
Contact Lost with Japanese Satellite
Image credit: JAXA Ground controllers have lost contact with Midori 2, a $587 million environmental research satellite launched in December…
Sea Launch… On Land?
Image credit: Sea Launch Until now, Sea Launch was known for its ocean-based launch platform which is towed out to…
Titan 2 Finally Launches Weather Satellite
Image credit: Lockheed Martin A Titan II rocket successfully placed a US military weather satellite into orbit on Friday after…
India Launches Remote Sensing Satellite
Image credit: ISRO An Indian PSLV rocket blasted off today from the Satish Dhawan Space Center carrying the IRS-P6 remote…
Four Possible Causes for Contour’s Failure
Image credit: NASA NASA investigators have come up with four possible reasons why the Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) mission failed…
Canada Joins Galileo System
Image credit: ESA The Canadian Space Agency announced today that it will be contributing to the development of Galileo, the…
Orbital Wins Air Force Launch Contract
Image credit: Orbital Orbital Sciences announced on Thursday that they have been given an $11 million contract by the US…
Sea Launch Lofts Galaxy XIII/Horizons-1
Image credit: Boeing Sea Launch successfully launched Boeing-built Galaxy XIII/Horizons-1 satellite from the equator in the Pacific Ocean early this…