Press Releases

New Strategy for ELV Certification

By Staff Writers on October 18, 2011

Space Launch System 130 MT and 70 MT, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, ATK's Liberty, Orbital Sciences Corporation's Taurus II, and ATK's Athena IIc and... Read more →

Spacecraft Atmospheric Reentry

Infographic: ROSAT Facts

By Staff Writers on October 17, 2011

The 2.4-ton X-ray space observatory ROSAT is expected to break up as it plunges through Earth's atmosphere in late October, but some large pieces... Read more →

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ROSAT and the Liability Convention

By Michael J. Listner on October 17, 2011

Reflections on ROSAT, Orbital Space Debris, and the Future of Space Law Artist's conception of NASA Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS)... Read more →

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First Soyuz Ready for Liftoff from French Guiana

By Staff Writers on October 17, 2011

Source ESA, 15 October 2011: The first Soyuz to take off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana was moved to the launch pad yesterday. The... Read more →

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Update: Final View of ROSAT From The Ground

By Ralf Vandebergh on October 16, 2011

The german ROSAT space telescope (Credits: PD-USGov-NASA). October 19 update: In the picture below, a special false-color processing to increase... Read more →

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Photos of Possible ROSAT Fragments

By Andrea Gini on October 14, 2011

According to German space agency DLR, the 2.4-ton Roentgen Satellite (ROSAT) is expected to reenter Eart's atmosphere by October  22 or 23,... Read more →