India Mars mission tests engine prior to arrival
Posted: Tue, Sep 23 1:55 PM ET (1755 GMT)
India's first Mars mission successfully tested the engine it will use this week to go into orbit around the Red Planet. The Mars Orbiter...

MAVEN enters Mars orbit
Posted: Mon, Sep 22 9:32 AM ET (1332 GMT)
NASA's MAVEN Mars spacecraft, on a mission to understand what happened to the Martian atmosphere, entered orbit around Mars Sunday night as planned. The...

Falcon 9 launches Dragon cargo spacecraft
Posted: Sun, Sep 21 8:10 AM ET (1210 GMT)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully placed into orbit early Sunday a Dragon cargo spacecraft destined for the International Space Station. The Falcon 9 v1....

Dawn glitch to delay spacecraft's arrival at Ceres
Posted: Sat, Sep 20 4:53 PM ET (2053 GMT)
A problem with the ion propulsion system on NASA's Dawn spacecraft placed the spacecraft in safe mode for several days and will result in...

Weather postpones SpaceX cargo launch
Posted: Sat, Sep 20 10:17 AM ET (1417 GMT)
Poor weather scrubbed the launch of a Dragon cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station early Saturday. The Falcon 9 v1.1 carrying the Dragon...

Blue Origin and ULA partner on new engine
Posted: Thu, Sep 18 8:35 AM ET (1235 GMT)
Blue Origin will develop a new hydrocarbon engine for United Launch Alliance that could serve as a replacement for the Russian-manufactured RD-180, the...

Texas airport receives spaceport license
Posted: Thu, Sep 18 8:23 AM ET (1223 GMT)
The Midland International Airport in Texas received a spaceport license from the FAA on Wednesday, a major milestone in its efforts to host launches of...

Atlas 5 launches classified satellite
Posted: Wed, Sep 17 9:41 PM ET (0141 GMT)
An Atlas 5 rocket placed a classified satellite into orbit late Tuesday. The Atlas 5 401 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 8:10...

NASA selects Boeing and SpaceX for commercial crew contracts
Posted: Tue, Sep 16 10:32 PM ET (0232 GMT)
NASA awarded contracts valued at $6.8 billion Tuesday to Boeing and SpaceX to develop vehicles that will transport NASA astronauts to and from the...

NASA report criticizes management of NEO program office
Posted: Tue, Sep 16 10:16 PM ET (0216 GMT)
A NASA office charged with oversight of the agency's efforts to search for near Earth objects (NEOs) lacks the staff and structure to effectively...