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Soyuz blasts off with environmental satellite, general relativity probe
A Russian Soyuz rocket fired off a launch pad in French Guiana Monday evening with satellite missions to monitor Earth's environment, test Einstein's theory of general relativity, and inspire the next generation of space engineers.
Balky navigation unit prompts rare Soyuz launch scrub
Russian rocket technicians planned to swap out a failed inertial measurement unit inside a Soyuz rocket overnight Sunday after a failure in the navigation system forced officials to abort the booster's planned launch of five satellites from French Guiana.
Live coverage: Soyuz soars into space on its fourth launch attempt
After replacing a faulty inertial measurement system blamed for a scrubbed launch attempt Sunday, a Soyuz rocket headed to space from French Guiana today with five satellites, including the next spacecraft for Europe's multibillion-dollar Earth observing network and a French experiment to probe the validity of Einstein's theory of general relativity.
Five European satellites ready for Soyuz flight to custom orbits
The term "direct flight" will go to new heights Friday with a four-hour flight by a Soyuz rocket and its Fregat upper stage to deliver five satellites to three distinct orbital destinations hundreds of miles above Earth.
Faulty bracket leaves Norwegian satellite grounded
Officials from the Norwegian Space Center are looking for another launch opportunity for a microsatellite designed to track ship traffic and study space weather after engineers determined it could not safely be attached to a Soyuz rocket set for liftoff Friday.
Cluster of satellites meets Soyuz launcher in French Guiana
Five European satellites packaged inside an aerodynamic fairing have joined a Soyuz rocket its launch pad in the French Guiana jungle for a roaring ride into orbit Friday.
Florida factory to mass-produce satellites at record pace
OneWeb officials Tuesday unveiled plans for a factory just outside the gates of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida that will churn out up to 15 satellites per week to populate low Earth orbit and beam broadband Internet signals worldwide.
SpaceX hopes to sell used Falcon 9 boosters for as low as $40 million
SpaceX intends to cut the price of a Falcon 9 rocket launch by up to 30 percent when flying with reused first stage boosters, an achievement the company still hopes to demonstrate before the end of the year, SpaceX's president said recently.
Communications satellite launched to cover Rio Olympics
If you plan to watch athletes compete on the track or in the water during this year's Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, there's a good chance the television signals will be relayed from Brazil using a new Eutelsat communications satellite launched Wednesday aboard an Ariane 5 rocket.
Live coverage: Ariane 5 successful in middle-of-the-night launch
Soaring into orbit in a rare middle-of-the-night launch from French Guiana, an Ariane 5 rocket took off at 0520 GMT (12:20 a.m. EST) Wednesday with a Eutelsat communications satellite to boost television capacity ahead of the Rio Olympics.