SpaceX plans a major expansion of its facilities at Kennedy Space Center, including a new rocket processing facility and a futuristic control tower. The plans were revealed via environmental-impact statements filed in April. "As SpaceX's launch … (More)
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TESS takes off on Falcon 9
A SpaceX rocket has launched NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite. A Falcon 9 carrying the TESS payload lifted off at 6:51 p.m. EDT April 18 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The space agency will use TESS to identify … (More)
ULA lifts double-secret payloads
A United Launch Alliance rocket has launched an Air Force satellite designed to host undisclosed military experiments. The ULA Atlas V lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 7:13 p.m. on April 14. It also carried a … (More)
Cargo soars toward ISS
An unmanned SpaceX rocket has launched a spacecraft loaded with 5,800 pounds of crew supplies and other cargo toward the International Space Station. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 4:30 p.m. EDT April … (More)
Iridium satellites in space
SpaceX has lifted an additional 10 mobile-communications satellites into space for Iridium. Powered by a "previously flown” first stage, the Falcon 9 lifted off at 7:13 a.m. PDT March 30 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. SpaceX … (More)
Space company earnings
Orbital’s Q1 net rockets 55% pre-takeover
Orbital ATK, an aerospace and defense contractor set for acquisition by Northrop Grumman, posted a 55 percent surge in first-quarter profit to $101 … (More)
Aerojet doubles its profits in first quarter
Aerospace and defense contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne more than doubled its first-quarter profit amid surging revenue on organic and acquired sales … (More)
Q1 booms for Boeing; net rockets 57%
Aerospace and defense contractor Boeing posted a 57 percent rise in first-quarter net income, to $2.48 billion, amid solid gains across all of its … (More)
Lockheed net soars in Q1 but space ops lag
Aerospace and defense contractor Lockheed Martin reported a 47 percent boost in first-quarter profit to $11.2 billion, and its $4.02 in per share … (More)
Science & research
Dragon returns with mice, samples from ISS
SpaceX's Dragon resupply ship returned from the International Space Station with a wealth of science samples packed in with 4,000 pounds of NASA … (More)
NASA awards $96 million to small biz for R&D
U.S. small business just got a large helping of NASA love. NASA announced March 7 that it's selected 128 proposals from American small businesses … (More)
Dragon back to Earth with scientific samples
A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule that delivered supplies and research materials to crew of the International Space Station has returned to Earth. Now … (More)