Vega Successfully Launches from Kourou
After a long, well-publicized run-up to its inaugural flight, ESA’s new Vega rocket launched flawlessly and on schedule from the Kourou spaceport... Read more →
Satellite Spots Syrian Violence from Space
Satellite images reveal the ongoing violence taking place in Syria according to the US State Department. In a Facebook posting on February 10, the... Read more →
New Long March Rockets To Fly Within Five Years
China's Long March -5, -6, and -7 are expected to make their maiden flights by 2017. The Long March rocket family has already proved to be efficient... Read more →
Iridium 33 and Cosmos 2251, Three Years Later
A map of the debris clouds just after the Irrium 33/Cosmos 2251 collision (Credits: Celestrak/AGI Viewer 9). February 10, 2012 marks the third... Read more →
Studying Space Debris on Earth
Gary Steckel and William Ailor of Aerospace Corp., look at a piece of space debris at the firm's headqquarters in El Segundo (Credits: (Glenn... Read more →
Threat to NASA Budget Endangers ExoMars Mission
NASA insiders are predicting that the upcoming U.S. federal budget request, to be officially announced by the Obama administration on February... Read more →