The launch takes place on a milestone date, marking 20 years since the STS-114 space shuttle mission took off from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39B. The launch of Discovery on the STS-114 mission on July 26, 2005, marked the return to flight for the space shuttle after the Columbia tragedy investigation.

Athena EPIC is poised to serve as a pathfinder for space startup NovaWurks and its sensorcraft architecture, demonstrating a more innovative method for placing remote sensing instruments into orbit faster and more affordably. This approach enables the opportunity to learn from commercial best practices and implement an “all-of-government” approach.

Early morning launch window! Weather permitting, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch should be visible in the Volusia County sky this week.

The SFA recommends creating a compensation program for all domestic fishers and processors that suffer space-related economic losses or equipment damage.

The company known to many around the world as SpaceX appears to be firing on all cylinders after completing three launches from the US in less than 48 hours. Missions for government agencies ...