United Launch Alliance Celebrates 60th Launch
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) celebrated its 60th launch and 30th Atlas V mission with its May 4 launch of the US Air Force satellite Advanced... Read more →
Aerojet AJ26 Engine Completes Hot-Fire Test
Rendition of the Antares launch vehicle (Credits: Orbital Sciences Corporation) Source: Aerojet SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 4, 2012 (GLOBE... Read more →
Boeing CST-100 Completes Landing Test
On May 2, The Boeing Company completed parachute drop testing of its Crew Space Transportation or CST-100 capsule. The reusable capsule is being... Read more →
ISS Collision Avoidance
Source: Orbital Debris Quarterly. This image of the International Space Station with the docked Europe's ATV Johannes Kepler and Space Shuttle... Read more →
Buzz Aldrin Presents Stephen Colbert with Space Pioneer Award
In an on-air presentation by Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the National Space Society (NSS)presented satirist Stephen Colbert with the 2012... Read more →
SpaceX Launch Delayed Again
Issues with software controlling the automated spacecraft are responsible for another delay in the awaited premier launch of the Dragon spacecraft.... Read more →