(17 December 2015) Arianespace’s Soyuz launcher has begun its latest mission from the Spaceport, carrying two Full Operational Capability (FOC) satellites for Europe’s Galileo navigation system.

(17 December 2015) ESA and Arianespace announced today the signature of the launch services contract for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), to be orbited by an Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

(17 December 2015) Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed a key design milestone for its AR1 rocket engine this week.

(16 December 2015) On December 21, an unpiloted Russian cargo spacecraft, Progress 62, will be launched to the International Space Station.

(16 December 2015) In its thirty second flight conducted from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), SHAR, Sriharikota today evening, ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C29 successfully launched six satellites from Singapore, including the 400 kg TeLEOS-1, the primary satellite.

(15 December 2015) Hatches between the International Space Station and an arriving Soyuz spacecraft opened at 2:58 p.m. EST Tuesday, signaling the arrival of three new crew members, including NASA astronaut Tim Kopra.

(14 December 2015) Arianespace’s medium-lift Soyuz has moved to the launch pad in French Guiana – and is now ready for integration of its two Galileo satellite passengers at the workhorse vehicle’s dedicated Spaceport complex.

(14 December 2015) O3b Networks – the developer of a global, high-speed, low-latency satellite- based network for telecommunications operators, ISPs, enterprises and governments – has signed a contract with Arianespace for a fourth Soyuz launch to support the expansion of the O3b Networks' satellite constellation.

(14 December 2015) XCOR Director of Engineering and acting CTO Michael Valant announced today that his team has reached an important milestone in the development of the reusable 5K18 Lynx main propulsion rocket engine.

(13 December 2015) The Proton launch vehicle that lifted off from Pad 81 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Sunday, 13 December, 03:17 Moscow time (GMT+3) successfully placed a Russian Garpun military spacecraft into orbit.