Air Force X-37B space plane at 500 days in orbit.
The latest secretive mission of the United States Air Force's X-37B space plane has cruised beyond 500 days in Earth orbit since its launch last...
$2 billion rocket company merger could create giant SpaceX rival
Space craft builders create a joint venture. United Launch Alliance was formed by Lockheed Martin and Boeing to launch spy and navigation satellites for the Pentagon and Air...
Rosetta comet mission: Landing site named ‘Agilkia’
The landing site on a comet to be targeted by Europe's Philae robot on 12 November has been named "Agilkia" following a public competition. (more…)
One dead in SpaceShipTwo test flight crash
SpaceShipTwo, the Virgin Galactic space plane, has crashed east of Mojave, according to the director of the Mojave Air and Space Port Stu Witt. The...
Your future ultra-fast internet connection just launched into space
Elon Musk’s commercial space company, SpaceX, has just launched a Falcon 9 rocket into orbit carrying a Canadian Space Agency satellite, CASSIOPE. Part of the...
Video: Spaceship Two Rockets above Mojave Desert
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo went supersonic over the Mojave desert during its first powered flight this morning, a major milestone for the company’s plans for commercial...
China moves ahead with manned space docking
China has announced plans for its first manned space docking, and says it will launch the mission as...
SpaceX rockets into space on a Trial Run to the Space Station. [Video]
California's SpaceX has launched on a mission to re-supply the space station - the first cargo delivery to the orbiting outpost by a private company....
Historic SpaceX launch Aborted with just seconds left before Launch.
In the final seconds before liftoff, SpaceX aborted its planned launch of a Falcon 9 rocket—slated to carry the first commercial spacecraft to visit the...
Russian Official Suggests Weapon Caused Spacecraft Failure
Mr. Popovkin’s remarks in the newspaper Izvestia were the first high-level suggestion of nefarious interference. A retired commander of Russia’s missile warning system had speculated...