Ariane launches Thaicom 4
Posted: Thu, Aug 11 10:45 AM ET (1445 GMT)
An Ariane 5 successfully launched a Thai communications satellite early Thursday. The Ariane 5G lifted off from the Kourou launch site in French Guiana at...

Space Adventures unveils lunar tourism plan
Posted: Wed, Aug 10 11:54 PM ET (0354 GMT)
Space tourism firm Space Adventures announced Wednesday that it will offer a $100-million voyage around the Moon in a Soyuz spacecraft. Space Adventures said...

Instrument on Japanese astronomy spacecraft fails
Posted: Wed, Aug 10 10:36 AM ET (1436 GMT)
An x-ray instrument on a Japanese astronomy spacecraft launched last month has failed, dealing scientists a significant setback, Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) officials...

MRO launch delayed 24 hours
Posted: Wed, Aug 10 10:23 AM ET (1423 GMT)
NASA has delayed the launch of its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) mission 24 hours in order to investigate a potential problem with a component on...

Shuttle lands in California
Posted: Tue, Aug 9 10:36 AM ET (1436 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery landed successfully in California early Tuesday after weather prevented two landing attempts in Florida. Discovery touched down on Runway 22 at...

Weather delays shuttle landing
Posted: Mon, Aug 8 8:56 AM ET (1256 GMT)
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NASA still planning September launch of Atlantis
Posted: Sun, Aug 7 1:55 PM ET (1755 GMT)
Top NASA officials said Friday that they were still planning to launch the shuttle Atlantis in September, albeit later than previously planned, despite an ongoing...

Shuttle undocks from ISS
Posted: Sat, Aug 6 11:02 AM ET (1502 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station early Saturday in preparation for its return to Earth Monday. Discovery undocked from the station'...

NASA nixes fourth spacewalk
Posted: Fri, Aug 5 7:32 AM ET (1132 GMT)
Shuttle officials decided Thursday that the crew of the space shuttle Discovery did not need to conduct an additional EVA to repair a damaged thermal...

Satellite radio firm has IPO
Posted: Fri, Aug 5 7:26 AM ET (1126 GMT)
WorldSpace, the first commercial satellite radio company, completed an initial public offering (IPO) of its stock on Thursday, with shares rising during the first day...