Japanese asteroid microlander misses target
Posted: Sun, Nov 13 11:23 AM ET (1623 GMT)
A Japanese spacecraft carried out a successful rehearsal of an asteroid landing, but a tiny lander the main spacecraft deployed apparently missed the asteroid and...

Ariane launch delayed
Posted: Sun, Nov 13 11:09 AM ET (1609 GMT)
The launch of two communications satellites on an Ariane 5 was delayed Saturday because of an apparent problem with ground equipment. The Ariane 5 ECA...

"Gravity tractor" could deflect asteroids
Posted: Sat, Nov 12 9:29 AM ET (1429 GMT)
The miniscule but sustained gravitational attraction between a spacecraft and an asteroid could be sufficient over time to deflect that asteroid from an Earth-threatening...

ISS orbit boosted
Posted: Fri, Nov 11 11:44 AM ET (1644 GMT)
A Progress spacecraft docked to the International Space Station fired its thrusters for over a half-hour Thursday to raise the station's orbit. The...

Senate approves INA reform
Posted: Thu, Nov 10 8:18 AM ET (1318 GMT)
The US Senate passed late Tuesday a revised version of legislation that will allow NASA to purchase Soyuz flights to the ISS from Russia. The...

ILS wins contract to launch Norwegian satellite
Posted: Thu, Nov 10 8:13 AM ET (1313 GMT)
International Launch Services announced Wednesday that it has won a contract to launch a Norwegian communications satellite on a Proton. ILS will use a Proton...

Soyuz launches Venus Express
Posted: Wed, Nov 9 8:25 AM ET (1325 GMT)
A Soyuz booster launched Europe's first mission to Venus early Wednesday. The Soyuz-Fregat lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 10:...

Zenit launches Inmarsat satellite
Posted: Tue, Nov 8 10:57 PM ET (0357 GMT)
A Sea Launch Zenit 3SL booster successfully launched a large communications satellite early Tuesday. The Zenit 3SL lifted off from the Odyssey floating launch platform,...

Report: NASA asteroid mission delayed
Posted: Tue, Nov 8 7:14 AM ET (1214 GMT)
NASA has told the team developing an asteroid mission to "stand down" from launch preparations, SPACE.com reported Monday. The Dawn spacecraft was scheduled for...

Coats named new JSC director
Posted: Tue, Nov 8 7:03 AM ET (1203 GMT)
NASA announced Monday that former astronaut Michael Coats will be the next director of the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Coats, selected as an astronaut...