Phobos-Grunt 2 Bound for Launch in 2020, Russians Confirmed While Celebrating Sputnik
It seems Russian spirits weren’t broken by last year’s Phobos-Grunt launch fiasco and less then a year after the botch it was confirmed that a... Read more →
Dragon Rocket Seen from the Ground
On May 22, 2012, the Dragon C2+ spacecraft (also known as COTS Demo Flight 2) was launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch... Read more →
Orbital Sciences Resupply Demonstration Delayed
Antares rocket at the Wallops Island launch pad (Credits: NASA). Orbital Sciences will not be launching a demonstration of its Antares launched... Read more →
Fireball Over California Heralds Orionid Shower
The October 17 fireball that streaked over northern California (Credits: Rachel Fritz & Rick Nolthenius/Cabrillo College). On October 17, a... Read more →
China’s Bediou Satellite Navigation System Soon to Offer Regional Service
China's plan to launch the 16th satellite of the Bediou constellation this month will usher in the capability for the navigation system to begin... Read more →
ESA Deploys First Orbital Debris Test Radar in Spain
Source: ESA A new radar designed to test methods for finding orbital debris that can be hazardous to space navigation has been installed near... Read more →