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S.S. John Glenn vessel mounted atop Atlas 5 rocket for launch next week
An eight-ton cargo ship destined for the International Space Station was hoisted aboard its United Launch Alliance Atlas-Centaur booster rocket today in preparation for liftoff to the orbiting laboratory next week.
Next Cygnus commercial space freighter christened the S.S. John Glenn
Orbital ATK's next commercial resupply freighter going to the International Space Station will be named the S.S. John Glenn, paying tribute to the legendary first American to orbit the Earth.
Photos: The S.S. John Glenn freighter readied to launch
The two structural elements of Orbital ATK's OA-7 Cygnus space freighter were delivered to Kennedy Space Center for final assembly, the packing of cargo and launch to the International Space Station.
Photos: Atlas 5 rocket assembled to launch the S.S. John Glenn
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, flying in its basic two-stage configuration with no strap-on solids, was stacked aboard a mobile launch platform at Cape Canaveral's Vertical Integration Facility on Feb. 22 and 23 in preparation to send Orbital ATK's S.S. John Glenn cargo ship into orbit for the International Space Station.
VideoBlue Origin details new rocket’s capabilities, signs first orbital customer
Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos revealed new details of his space company's reusable orbital-class booster Tuesday, releasing an animation illustrating the rocket's liftoff from Cape Canaveral and announcing a contract with Eutelsat to put a commercial communications satellite on one of the launcher's first missions.
Sierra Nevada to resume Dream Chaser flight tests
An atmospheric test model of Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser space plane is being readied for tow and landing tests at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in California this spring.
NASA buys up to five more seats on future Soyuz missions
NASA has purchased two seats on Russian Soyuz capsules launching later this year and in early 2018 to expand the crew on the U.S. segment of the International Space Station from three to four, and reserved options to fly astronauts on Soyuz spacecraft in 2019 if commercial rides are not available in time.
Q&A with Elon Musk, SpaceX’s founder and CEO
SpaceX's Elon Musk spoke with reporters Monday about his company's plan to launch two space tourists on a loop around the moon in 2018.
SpaceX to send two private citizens around the moon and back
SpaceX founder and chief executive Elon Musk announced Monday plans to send two paying "private individuals" on a week-long flight around the moon and back to Earth by the end of next year.
Russian freighter links up with International Space Station
The International Space Station received its second cargo shipment in less than 24 hours Friday with the automated linkup of a Russian Progress refueling and resupply freighter.