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January 27, 2022

Falcon 9 launch with Italian CSG-2 Earth observation satellite to make another attempt Monday

The Italian Space Agency’s CSG-2 mission, the second satellite in… Read More

January 10, 2022

IXPE X-ray observatory completes commissioning, eyes Cassiopeia A for calibration

The pioneering Imaging X-ray Polarimeter Explorer (IXPE) telescope,… Read More

December 8, 2021

NASA, SpaceX ready to launch IXPE x-ray observatory atop Falcon 9

NASA and SpaceX are set to launch the revolutionary Imaging X-ray … Read More

March 22, 2021

Privately-funded mission takes off to begin space debris cleanup trials

The ELSA-d mission’s servicer and chaser satellites (bottom… Read More

March 19, 2021

Live coverage: Russian Soyuz rocket set to launch 38 international satellites

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Russian Soyuz rocket… Read More

March 18, 2021

Soyuz rocket with special paint scheme rolls out to Baikonur launch pad

A Soyuz-2.1a rocket stands on the launch pad at Site 31 at the Baikonur… Read More

March 9, 2021

Launch of asteroid deflection demonstrator slips to November

NASA’s DART spacecraft is prepared for thermal testing in… Read More

September 3, 2020

Vega rocket deploys 53 satellites on successful return to flight mission

A 98-foot-tall (30-meter) Vega rocket lifts off from French Guiana… Read More

July 2, 2020

Coronavirus work stoppage likely to delay launch of NASA X-ray astronomy mission

Artist’s concept of the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer.… Read More

July 1, 2020

After weather delays, Arianespace delays Vega launch to recharge batteries

A Vega launcher stands on its launch pad in French Guiana on June 28… Read More

June 27, 2020

Live coverage: Vega rocket poised to launch 53 smallsats from French Guiana

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Vega rocket with a cluster… Read More

June 27, 2020

Cluster of international satellites ready for ride into orbit on Vega rocket

Technicians at the Guiana Space Center lift a stack of 53 small spacecraft… Read More

May 7, 2020

Arianespace to resume launch preparations in French Guiana

Europe’s primary launch site is the Guiana Space Center, located… Read More

March 13, 2020

Italian maker of Vega rocket says launch remains on track for later this month

The Italian-built Zefiro 23 second stage for the next flight of the… Read More

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December 17, 2019

Timeline of Soyuz launch with CSG 1 and CHEOPS

Follow the key events of the Soyuz ST-A rocket’s ascent into orbit … Read More

December 16, 2019

Live coverage: Soyuz set to launch Italian radar satellite, ESA exoplanet telescope

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Soyuz rocket from French… Read More

December 15, 2019

ESA satellite set for launch to measure sizes of exoplanets

Artist’s illustration of the CHEOPS spacecraft observing… Read More

December 11, 2019

India’s 50th PSLV lifts off with satellites from five nations

India’s 50th Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle soars into the… Read More