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
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