10/06/2011 | Argentina

Argentine satellite launches from US base

10/06/2011 | Argentina

CFK praises scientists during satellite launch

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner praised the “formidable effort and investment” that the government made to develop the countries’ scientific and technologic sectors as she participated from the Government House in the launching of the Argentine satellite SAC-D/Aquarius; the most intricate satellite ever built by Argentina.

27/09/2011 | World

Doomed satellite landed in Pacific, NASA says

Debris from a defunct six-tonne NASA science satellite that crashed to Earth on Saturday fell harmlessly in a remote area of the South Pacific Ocean, NASA said.

04/06/2012 | World

IAEA sees demolition at Iran military site the UN wants to visit

Satellite images indicate that buildings are being demolished and soil removed at Parchin, an Iranian military site the UN nuclear watchdog wants to visit, its chief said.

28/06/2011 | World

Space debris risks colliding with orbital station

Six astronauts were forced to take refuge aboard the International Space Station's "lifeboat" crafts today, bracing for the threat of a collision with floating space debris, the Russian space agency said.

19/09/2011 | World

Defunct NASA satellite to crash to Earth this week

A defunct NASA science satellite is expected to fall back to Earth on Friday, showering debris somewhere on the planet although scientists cannot predict exactly where, officials said.

24/09/2011 | World

NASA satellite breaks up, plunges back to Earth

A six-tonnes NASA science satellite pierced the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean and fell back to Earth, the US space agency said on Saturday, but it was not yet known where the remains landed.

02/04/2011 | Latin America

Ecuador presents first satellite to look at Earth from space

The Ecuadorean Civil Space Agency (EXA), directed by Ecuador’s first astronaut Ronnie Nader, will officially present a small satellite for Ecuadoreans and overall, for students to be able to look at Earth from space.

28/09/2012 | Latin America

Satellite launch stirs passions before Venezuela vote

Venezuela will launch its second satellite in a move President Hugo Chávez says highlights the achievements of his self-styled revolution ahead of an election, but which his rival says underscores his neglect of problems closer to home.