Atlas launch delayed again
Posted: Sun, Aug 29 10:12 AM ET (1412 GMT)
The launch of the final Atlas 2 rocket was delayed for the second consecutive day on Saturday, this time because of a propellant leak on...

Russia names crew of next Soyuz flight
Posted: Sat, Aug 28 4:19 PM ET (2019 GMT)
Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) officials announced Saturday the composition of the next Soyuz mission to the International Space Station, confirming a decision to fly...

Final Atlas 2 launch delayed
Posted: Fri, Aug 27 9:31 PM ET (0131 GMT)
The final launch of an Atlas 2 rocket was delayed 24 hours late Friday because of a problem with the vehicle. The Atlas 2AS was...

NASA making progress on shuttle
Posted: Fri, Aug 27 9:23 PM ET (0123 GMT)
NASA officials said Thursday that they are making good progress on implementing the recommendations of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) and returning the shuttle...

Air Force grants waiver for Boeing GPS launches
Posted: Fri, Aug 27 10:48 AM ET (1448 GMT)
The Air Force granted a waiver to The Boeing Company Thursday to carry out the launches of four GPS satellites over the next year despite...

Mars Odyssey begins extended mission
Posted: Thu, Aug 26 1:21 PM ET (1721 GMT)
NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft, in orbit around the Red Planet for nearly three years, started a two-year extended mission on Wednesday. The...

Pentagon may lift Boeing sanctions soon
Posted: Wed, Aug 25 1:28 PM ET (1728 GMT)
A top Air Force official suggested Tuesday that a contracting ban on Boeing’s launch vehicles unit may be lifted by the end of next...

Beagle 2 report released
Posted: Wed, Aug 25 12:30 AM ET (0430 GMT)
An internal investigation into the loss of the British-built Beagle 2 spacecraft has failed to come up with a definitive explanation for the failure...

Asteroid skims past Earth
Posted: Tue, Aug 24 11:20 AM ET (1520 GMT)
A small asteroid passed closer to Earth than any previously-observed body without striking the planet in March, scientists announced over the weekend. The asteroid,...

Russia rejects space tourist bid
Posted: Sat, Aug 21 9:58 AM ET (1358 GMT)
Officials with the Russian space agency announced Friday that a Russian millionaire will not fly as a space tourist on an October Soyuz flight to...