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Air Force communications satellite joined to Delta 4 for July 22 launch

July 9, 2015 Justin Ray

For the second time this week, United Launch Alliance has delivered an Air Force payload to one of its Cape Canaveral pads for liftoff in July.

Back in action, New Horizons returns fresh view of Pluto

July 8, 2015 Stephen Clark

The New Horizons spacecraft speeding toward Pluto has returned a new image of the icy world lurking at the solar system’s outer frontier — the first photo beamed back to Earth since the probe suspended science operations Saturday.

SpaceX delays next Crew Dragon abort test

July 8, 2015 Stephen Clark

The next test of a critical safety system on SpaceX’s human-rated Dragon spaceship will be delayed, likely until some time next year, as the company adjusts the development schedule for the new commercial crew capsule designed to take astronauts to the International Space Station.

Photographer catches space station transiting the moon

July 7, 2015 Stephen Clark

It’s not an unprecedented sight, but catching the International Space Station transiting a celestial object like the sun or moon takes patience and precision. An Australian photographer was in the right place at the right time to capture the moment.

Orbital ATK picks up where it left off with Orion abort system

July 7, 2015 Stephen Clark

Orbital ATK has cinched $188 million in contracts to complete development of the Orion crew capsule’s needle-shaped launch abort system, resuming work stalled in the wake up a major shakeup of NASA’s human spaceflight program by the Obama administration in 2010.

Musk: Falcon 9 rocket failure a “huge blow” to SpaceX

July 7, 2015 Stephen Clark

Speaking publicly for the first time since a Falcon 9 rocket failure that destroyed a Dragon cargo capsule for the International Space Station, SpaceX founder Elon Musk said Tuesday that engineers are still piecing together what happened during the June 28 accident in hopes of announcing more details within a few days.

New Horizons back in business after weekend scare

July 6, 2015 Stephen Clark

Fully recovered from a computer hiccup that disrupted science observations this weekend, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft will resume imaging of Pluto on Tuesday, a week before the plutonium-powered probe zooms less than 7,800 miles from the unexplored dwarf planet at the frontier of the solar system.

Air Force communications satellite joined to Delta 4 for July 22 launch

Back in action, New Horizons returns fresh view of Pluto

SpaceX delays next Crew Dragon abort test

Photographer catches space station transiting the moon

Orbital ATK picks up where it left off with Orion abort system

Musk: Falcon 9 rocket failure a “huge blow” to SpaceX

New Horizons back in business after weekend scare

Next Ariane 5 launch reset for July 15

Photos: Russian supply ship flies to space station

Next GPS satellite moves closer to launch date