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Antenna snag strikes Progress cargo freighter
Russian ground controllers decided Tuesday to delay the docking of a Progress supply freighter to the International Space Station until Thursday after telemetry signals indicated two radar navigation antennas may not have deployed following the ship's launch from Kazakhstan.
New details emerge about electric propulsion experiment aboard X-37B
All systems are now "go" for launch of the Air Force's X-37B mystery spaceplane on May 20 from Cape Canaveral aboard an Atlas 5 rocket.
Fourth X-37B flight a month away from launching
The U.S. Air Force on Friday made its first public confirmation that the X-37B unmanned space shuttle will be launched next month on the fourth flight of an Orbital Test Vehicle.
Decision on new space station cargo contracts deferred
NASA expects to select commercial contractors to resupply the International Space Station in September, three months later than the agency's previous timetable under a competition for cargo deliveries beginning in 2018.
ULA needs commercial customers to close Vulcan rocket business case
United Launch Alliance will need to lure commercial customers to ensure the economic viability of its new Vulcan rocket, which is set to debut in 2019 just as the rate of U.S. military satellite launches is due to take a dip.
Dragon pad abort test set for early May
A major test of the system that would shoot SpaceX astronaut crews away from a failing rocket is scheduled for no earlier than May 5 from a specially-built mount at Cape Canaveral's Complex 40 launch pad, NASA announced Tuesday.
Newest GPS satellite goes into service
The world's population can now make full use of the latest Global Positioning System satellite launched from Cape Canaveral last month.
Astronauts share views of Dragon cargo capsule
The International Space Station got a new shipment of supplies Friday, and astronauts living on the outpost shared their photos of the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft during the rendezvous.
ULA sees clean handover of Boeing crew launches to Vulcan rocket
United Launch Alliance vows a "seamless" switch from the Atlas 5 to the new Vulcan rocket in launches of Boeing's astronaut taxis.
SpaceX supply ship joins up with space station
Packed with an array of experiments and provisions, including a custom-made Italian espresso maker, SpaceX's unmanned Dragon cargo capsule reached the International Space Station on Friday after a precise laser-guided rendezvous more than 250 miles above Earth.