Dragon capsule departs ISS and returns to Earth
Posted: Sun, Oct 28 9:40 PM ET (0140 GMT)
A Dragon cargo spacecraft left the International Space Station on Sunday morning and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean several hours later. The Dragon spacecraft...

South Korean launch postponed
Posted: Sat, Oct 27 8:14 PM ET (0014 GMT)
The planned launch of a South Korean rocket on Friday was postponed for at least several days, and perhaps longer, because of a technical glitch....

China launches navigation satellite
Posted: Fri, Oct 26 10:53 PM ET (0253 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed the latest in a series of navigation satellites into orbit on Thursday. The Long March 3C rocket lifted off from...

Soyuz docks with ISS
Posted: Fri, Oct 26 10:44 PM ET (0244 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Russians and one American successfully docked with the International Space Station on Thursday. The Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft docked with...

Russian upper stage explosion creates orbital debris
Posted: Thu, Oct 25 6:11 AM ET (1011 GMT)
The upper stage of a failed Russian launch earlier this year has exploded, creating hundreds of fragments that could exacerbate space debris concerns. The Breeze...

Soyuz launches new ISS crew
Posted: Wed, Oct 24 8:06 AM ET (1206 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched a spacecraft carrying three new International Space Station crewmembers on Tuesday. The Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in...

RL10 investigation delays X-37B launch
Posted: Mon, Oct 22 6:07 AM ET (1007 GMT)
The ongoing investigation into a problem with an upper stage engine on a recent launch will delay the next launch of the military's secretive...

Curiosity begins first Mars soil analysis
Posted: Sat, Oct 20 10:27 AM ET (1427 GMT)
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has deposited a sample of Martian soil into one its instruments for analysis, project scientists said this week. The sample...

Orbital pushes back first Cygnus ISS mission to next year
Posted: Sat, Oct 20 9:58 AM ET (1358 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation announced this week that it has rescheduled the first mission to the International Space Station of its Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the...

New model explains formation of the Earth's Moon
Posted: Sat, Oct 20 9:47 AM ET (1347 GMT)
Scientists this week reported that they have developed new models of the formation of the Earth's Moon that reconciles one of the leading explanations...