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July 21, 2019

Breaking News

[ July 21, 2019 ] Soyuz crew docks with space station; Pence reaffirms commitment to moon missions Mission Reports
[ July 20, 2019 ] Scientists reconstruct what Neil Armstrong saw as he landed on the moon Mission Reports
[ July 20, 2019 ] Ariane 5 launch delayed in aftermath of Vega failure Ariane 5
[ July 20, 2019 ] Live coverage: U.S.-Russian-Italian crew arrives at space station Mission Reports
[ July 20, 2019 ] On Apollo anniversary, Soyuz crew set for launch to space station Mission Reports

Watch as Falcon 9 launches with 10 Iridium satellites and its first stage lands

January 15, 2017

Watch the first SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch since a catastrophic launch pad explosion at Cape Canaveral. The Falcon 9 first stage was successfully recovered after landing on a floating platform in the Pacific.

SpaceX resumes flights with on-target launch for Iridium

January 14, 2017

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket climbed into orbit from California’s Central Coast on Saturday, resuming service after an explosive setback last year and delivering much-needed reinforcements to Iridium’s satellite constellation providing communications by land, sea and sky.

Space-based airplane tracking demonstrated by ESA satellite

May 7, 2015

An experimental receiver aboard a European satellite has picked up signals from more than 15,000 aircraft in the last two years, paving the way for future missions that could track global commercial air traffic from space.