April 5, 2018
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Live coverage: Ariane 5 readies for first flight since off-target launch

April 5, 2018

Ground teams in French Guiana are counting down today to the first Ariane 5 rocket launch since a mission flew off course Jan. 25, deploying two communications satellites into an off-target orbit. Liftoff with the DSN 1/Superbird 8 and Hylas 4 communications satellites is set for 2134 GMT (5:34 p.m. EDT).

  • Dragon cargo capsule reaches space station for second time

    April 4, 2018

    A commercial Dragon spacecraft glacially approached the International Space Station on Wednesday, allowing a robotic arm controlled by Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai to reach out and grapple the supply ship as it soared 250 miles over Africa, completing SpaceX’s 14th mission to the research complex, and the second by the same capsule.

  • ISRO loses contact with new communications satellite

    April 3, 2018

    Ground controllers have lost contact with an Indian communications satellite launched last week, and Indian news reports suggest engineers believe the spacecraft’s power system is at fault.

  • Three Gaofen Earth observation satellites launched by China

    April 3, 2018

    China has launched its 10th space mission of the year, deploying three civilian-operated Earth observation satellites with cameras to help monitor natural disasters, survey natural resources and assist in infrastructure planning.

  • SpaceX supply ship departs Cape Canaveral for space station

    April 2, 2018

    Hauling nearly three tons of supplies, hardware and experiments, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket shot into orbit Monday from Cape Canaveral, with a previously-flown Dragon cargo carrier riding a reused first stage booster to kick off a nearly two-day journey to the International Space Station.

  • Video: Multi-angle replays of Falcon 9’s liftoff from Cape Canaveral

    April 2, 2018

    Watch views of the Falcon 9 rocket’s fiery liftoff Monday at Cape Canaveral from multiple angles as the slender, kerosene-fueled launcher climbed into space on the way to the International Space Station.

  • Video: Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on SpaceX’s 14th station cargo mission

    April 2, 2018

    Packed with food, hardware and experiments in biology, Earth science and space technology, a Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon supply ship lifted off Monday from Cape Canaveral destined for the International Space Station.

  • Timeline for SpaceX’s next station cargo launch

    April 2, 2018

    SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will go from Cape Canaveral to low Earth orbit in 10 minutes Monday with a Dragon capsule heading for the International Space Station carrying more than 5,800 pounds of supplies and experiments.

  • Chinese space lab burns up on re-entry over Pacific Ocean

    April 2, 2018

    China’s Tiangong 1 space lab, home to two astronaut crews in 2012 and 2013, fell back to Earth uncontrolled Sunday, likely burning up over the Pacific Ocean as satellite trackers monitored the module’s gradual descent from orbit.

  • Mysterious Russian reconnaissance satellite successfully launched

    April 2, 2018

    A small spacecraft built for the Russian military lifted off Thursday on top of a modified Soyuz booster, beginning a mission to reportedly test a compact Earth-imaging platform that could be used on future spy satellites.

  • Live coverage: SpaceX resupply mission arrives at space station

    April 2, 2018

    A day-and-a-half after lifting off from Cape Canaveral, a SpaceX Dragon supply ship arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday with more than 5,800 pounds of experiments, provisions and other hardware to support the orbiting lab’s six-person crew. The cargo capsule was captured by the station’s robotic arm at 6:40 a.m. EDT (1040 GMT).

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