Posted January 13, 2012 - 06:02 by Emma Woollacott
The stricken Russian spacecraft, Phobos-Grunt, is likely to crash to Earth on Sunday or Monday, say scientists tracking its path.
Posted October 24, 2011 - 05:27 by Kate Taylor
German satellite Rosat crashed to Earth Saturday evening, with no reports as yet of any wreckage hitting land.
Posted October 12, 2011 - 07:27 by Kate Taylor
Well, you may have been lucky last time, but there's another satellite heading back to Earth, and this time it's much more likely that it'll land on your head.
Posted November 24, 2010 - 08:31 by Kate Taylor
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded SpaceX the first-ever commercial license to re-enter a spacecraft from orbit.
Posted March 3, 2010 - 15:36 by Aharon Etengoff
Engineers at Lockheed Martin have successfully completed fabrication of the world's largest heat shield.
