After twenty-nine years of reliable service, United Launch Alliance’s veteran Delta II rocket made its final flight Saturday with the deployment of the ICESat-2 climate research satellite for NASA. Delta lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 06:02 Local Time, beginning a mission that also closed the final chapter in the 60-year-long history of the Thor missile, from which Delta II’s first stage evolved.
Arianespace’s lightweight Vega rocket has deployed the European Space Agency’s Aeolus climate science satellite Wednesday…
The CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) spacecraft has completed integration work at Airbus’ Madrid-Barajas site and is…
The International Space Station (ISS) is set to gain another addition in 2019, with the…
India has launched its Resourcesat-2A imaging satellite on Wednesday morning via its Polar Satellite Launch…
NASA’s aim to provide a ride to numerous secondary payloads on the debut mission for…
United Launch Alliance (ULA) will begin adding a cubesat dispenser on to its Atlas V…
The European Space Agency (ESA) Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV) is enjoying a stay in Holland ahead…
Ten years ago today (Monday, June 30), NASA made history as the Cassini spacecraft became…
The European Space Agency (ESA) will test new rendezvous sensors on their next Automated Transfer Vehicle…
ESA’s Future Launchers Preparatory Program and France’s CNES space agency have test fired the Pressure Oscillation…
ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft has awoken from its 957 days in slumber on Monday, ahead of…
A Russian Rockot (Rokot) launch vehicle has lofted three identical satellites for the European Space…
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russian federal space agency, Roscosmos, have announced their…
As was expected, NASA and ESA managers announced the European Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) will…
The European Space Agency (ESA) have announced they will inform NASA they are ready to…
On the 50th anniversary of Britain’s first journey into space, the European Space Agency (ESA)…
A new launch vehicle will be born in the coming weeks, as the small orbital…
Following a scrub-prone launch campaign in June, Arianespace have enjoyed first-time success with Wednesday’s launch…
China has launched Venezuelan’s first satellite, Simon Bolivar (or VENESAT-1 – the UN official designation),…