The twin Galileo satellites are now fully fuelled and mated together atop the upper stage that will haul them most of the way up to their final orbit. The launch is now planned for the evening of 12 ...

Yesterday, members of the media visited ESA-ESTEC, the agency’s European Research and Technology Centre, to see and learn about GIOVE-B, the second Galileo in-orbit validation satellite, before it is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After being pushed back two days in a row, a Falcon 9 rocket quietly rose into the evening sky. The rocket looked like a torch as ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two European navigation satellites tonight (Sept. 17) and then landed safely, acing its 22nd mission. The Falcon 9 rocket, carrying two spacecraft for Europe's ...

Coming off an eventful week, SpaceX isn't slowing down. Now on Tuesday evening, the space company plans to launch the next two Galileo satellites into orbit for the European Space Agency (ESA). The ...

Europe has quietly completed another step in securing long-term access to satellite navigation by inserting two fresh spacecraft into orbit in mid-December. The launch, carried out using an Ariane 6 ...

Get ready for a (potential) evening launch from the Fun Coast. SpaceX plans to launch the next two Galileo satellites into orbit for the European Space Agency (ESA). The space company is targeting ...

Sept. 17 (UPI) --SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the European Commission's Galileo L13 mission Tuesday, successfully delivering its navigation satellite constellation to a medium-Earth ...

After being pushed back two days in a row, a Falcon 9 rocket quietly rose into the evening sky. The rocket looked like a torch as it flew opposite the late day sun. A swirling white trail was all that ...