Near's encounter with Eros is its second chance to go into orbit around the rock.

BBC: Probe nears its rocky target

That is, until US satellite company Iridium decided to sell real estate on a portion of its next-generation global satellites, which are set to go into orbit starting in 2015 and be fully operational by 2018.

BBC: The key to preventing lost planes

North Korea said it prepared a new satellite to go into orbit sometime between April 12 and April 16 as part of events planned to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung on April 15.

WSJ: U.S. Warns North Korea Over Rocket Launch

It's supposed to go into orbit for a couple of years, taking these incredible close-up pictures, and you probably remember, Madeleine, that there's two little rovers that are still roving around on the surface of Mars, and they're still working great and sending back pictures.

NPR: Shuttle Landing Delayed Due to Poor Weather