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First SpaceX launch of 2018 carries a secret payload

SpaceX'sfirstmissionof2018hasmorethanitsshareofmystery.Thecompanyhassuccessfullylaunched"Zuma,"amysteriousgovernmentpayload,intoorbitfromCapeCanaveral.Howmyster

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India to launch 31 satellites in single mission

India'sSpaceResearchOrganisation,ISROhasannouncedtolaunch31satellites,includingCartosat-2seriesearthobservationspacecraft,inasinglemissionnextmonth,state-runbro

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Russia loses contact with Angolan satellite: space industry source

RussiahaslostcontactwithAngola'sfirstnationaltelecomssatellitelaunchedfromtheBaikonurspacepad,asourceinthespaceindustrytoldAFPonWednesday.Theincidentinvolvingth

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'Game of Thrones' star says final season won't premiere until 2019

JonSnowknowsnothing,butSansaStarkapparentlyknowsplenty—includingwhenthefinalseasonofGameofThroneswillair.SpeakingtoVariety,SophieTurnerseemedtoconfirmmonthsofsp

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SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launch has been pushed to next year

SpaceX'sFalconHeavyrockethasbeengearingupforitsinaugurallaunchforquitesometime,butmultipledelayskeeppushingthateventlaterandlater.TheSpaceXteamhadmostrecentlybe

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SpaceX's mysterious Zuma mission won't launch tonight

Westilldon'tknowwhatNorthropGrummancommissionedSpaceXtolaunchfortheUSgovernment,butwhateveritiswon'tgettheretonight.InamovethatleavesElonMusk'scalendaropenforth

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Zero gravity binge as pizza and ice cream rocket toward space station

Astashoffrozentreatsincludingchocolatebars,icecreamandothersuppliesrocketedtowardstheInternationalSpaceStationonSundayfromVirginia’scoldeasternshore.NASA’scomme

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A SpaceX rocket engine exploded during a 'qualification test' in Texas

SpaceXwastestingarocketengineonSundaywhenitexploded,andnowtheaerospacecompanyistryingtofigureoutwhathappened.TheincidenthappenedatacompanysiteinTexas,andSpaceXr

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China's reusable launch vehicle expected to debut in 2020

ChinaAerospaceScienceandTechnologyCorp(CASC),amajorspacecontractor,iscollaboratingwithresearchinstitutestodevelopareusablelaunchvehicleandplanstomakeitsmaidenfl

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SpaceX to retry satellite launch after explosion

SpaceXisreattemptingtogetaSpacecomsatelliteintoorbitafteralaunchpadexplosiondestroyed$262mworthofequipmentonthelasttry.Thecompanieshavecometoanagreement,accordi

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Bigelow Aerospace plans an inflatable habitat for lunar orbit

BigelowAerospacehasbeenworkingoninflatablespacehabitatsforawhilenow.ThecompanysentasmallinflatableunittotheISSthataddedasmalllivingareaonthespacestationanditpar

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Russian supply ship docks at International Space Station

AnunmannedRussiancargoshiphasdockedsuccessfullyattheInternationalSpaceStation,deliveringsuppliestoitssix-membercrew.TheProgressMS-07ship,carrying2.5metrictons(2

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NASA pushes James Webb Space Telescope launch to Spring 2019

Ifyou'recountingdownthedaysuntilNASA'sHubblereplacementtakesoff,you'llhavetocountabitlonger.TheJamesWebbSpaceTelescopewasduetolauncharoundayearfromnow.But,there

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DPRK’s latest missile launch puts Guam within range

TheDemocraticPeople’sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)blastedamissileoverJapanintheearlyhoursofFriday,whichreachedadistanceof3,700kilometersbeforefallingintothePacific,prom

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China's new solid-fuel rocket Kuaizhou-11 to send 6 satellites

China'sKuaizhou-11(KZ-11)solid-fuelcarrierrocketwillsendsixsatellitesintospaceduringitsfirstmission,accordingtotherocket'sdeveloperandproducerChinaAerospaceScie

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U.N. condemns DPRK missile launch, Pyongyang says more to come

TheUnitedNationscondemnedtheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)’s“outrageous”firingofaballisticmissileoverJapanonTuesday,demandingPyongyanghaltitsweaponspro

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Trump says 'all options on table' after DPRK fires missile over Japan

USPresidentDonaldTrumphaswarnedPyongyangthat"alloptionsareonthetable"afterDPRKfiredamissileoverJapanearlyTuesday.Tuesday'slaunchwasparticularlyprovocativeasitwa