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New challenges await SpaceX’s next rocket landing attempt
A rocket recovery team positioned off Florida's East Coast is standing by for liftoff Sunday of a Falcon 9 launcher with a space weather satellite, but the demanding trajectory of the flight adds more unknowns to the company's dicey endeavor to land the booster on a ship at sea.
VideoStoried space weather observatory finally ready for launch
The world's most distant weather outpost is set for liftoff from Cape Canaveral on Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, launching to a point a million miles from Earth to warn forecasters of solar storms that could disrupt global air traffic, satellite navigation and power grids.
Live coverage: Falcon 9 soars into space with DSCOVR
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket blasted off Wednesday carrying NOAA's Deep Space Climate Observatory, the world's most distant weather satellite heading for a point a million miles from Earth. Launch from Cape Canaveral occurred at 6:03 p.m. EST (2303 GMT).
Photos: DSCOVR buttoned up for Falcon 9 launch
Engineers worked inside a climate-controlled clean room for two months to ready NOAA's new space weather observatory for launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Falcon 9 launch timeline with DSCOVR
Follow the key events of the Falcon 9 rocket’s ascent into space from Cape Canaveral with NOAA's Deep Space Climate Observatory.
Japanese craft to get second chance after missing Venus in 2010
Five years after a balky valve kept it from entering orbit around Venus, Japan's Akatsuki space probe is again approaching the sweltering planet for another shot at completing its science mission in December, officials said Friday.
Galileo satellite deployment campaign to resume
Two Galileo navigation satellites arrived at the Guiana Space Center in South America on Thursday after a trans-Atlantic flight from Paris, as European officials plan the resumption of Galileo launches after a rocket mishap deposited two spacecraft in the wrong orbit last year.
Near-ideal weather expected for Sunday’s Falcon 9 launch
Forecasters predict mostly clear skies, light winds and comfortable temperatures for Sunday's launch of a Falcon 9 rocket with a NOAA satellite designed to warn of solar storms that could disrupt navigation and communication technology on Earth.
Customers assured of Dnepr rocket’s near-term availability
Flights of the Russian-Ukrainian Dnepr rocket are expected to continue this year despite proclamations the satellite launcher program is suspended, officials said this week.
Dawn revealing unprecedented views of dwarf planet Ceres
Fresh imagery from NASA's Dawn spacecraft reveal the icy dwarf planet Ceres in new detail, showing surface features coming into focus as the probe nears insertion into orbit for a comprehensive survey of the unexplored world.