Launch

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket carrying the WGS-10 satellite for the U.S. Air Force successfully lifted off from Space Launch Complex-37 on March 15 at 8:26 p.m. EDT....

Michigan was a major force in the early Space Age, when Chrysler made rockets that carried astronauts and General Motors built the electric buggies they used to explore the moon....

Frequency Electronics (FEI) received a contract from Lockheed Martin Space, valued at $5.9 million, for the qualification of FEI’s Digital Rubidium Atomic Frequency Standard (DRAFS). The contract’s intent is to qualify...

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket is in final preparations to launch the tenth Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite for the U.S. Air Force. The launch is planned...

A European exoplanet-studying spacecraft has been cleared for liftoff this fall. The Characterizing Exoplanet Satellite (CHEOPS) recently passed a crucial review designed to assess the spacecraft’s readiness for flight and...

China successfully launched the ChinaSat 6C broadcast satellite on a Long March-3B carrier rocket on Sunday, from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China. According to the release, the satellite will...

Es’hailSat‘s recently launched satellite, Es’hail-2, entered commercial service to serve government, broadcast, and telecommunications sectors in the Middle East and North Africa. The satellite was built by Mitsubishi Electric Company...

“I want to be an astronaut when I grow up.” How many times have you heard this? In every group of children, spanning the decades, there always seems to be...

Orbital Micro Systems (OMS) revealed that the first satellite in its Global Environmental Monitoring System (GEMS) constellation has been delivered to NanoRacks for launch integration. Housed in an AAC Clyde...

By autonomously docking at the International Space Station, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule has passed a crucial test as the company prepares to start flying US astronauts to the ISS later...