NASA makes exploration program work assignments
Posted: Tue, Jun 6 8:34 AM ET (1234 GMT)
NASA announced Monday work assignments for the development of the key components of the Constellation Program, portioning out key projects of the exploration initiative to...

Russia planning robotic lunar mission
Posted: Tue, Jun 6 8:20 AM ET (1220 GMT)
The Russian space agency Roskosmos is beginning work on an ambitious lunar mission featuring penetrator probes and a soft lander, Aviation Week magazine reported Monday....

Atlas 5 to launch Mars Science Laboratory
Posted: Mon, Jun 5 1:54 PM ET (1754 GMT)
NASA announced Friday that it has selected an Atlas 5 to launch its Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover in 2009. The $194.7-million contract...

Hot spot caused Enceladus to roll over
Posted: Mon, Jun 5 1:47 PM ET (1747 GMT)
A hot spot within Saturn's moon Enceladus may have caused the moon to "roll over" and put the hot spot at its south pole,...

ISS crew completes spacewalk
Posted: Fri, Jun 2 8:55 AM ET (1255 GMT)
The two-man crew of the International Space Station completed an over six-hour EVA Thursday evening outside the station, performing repairs and replacing experiments....

Near-Earth asteroid a "rubble pile"
Posted: Fri, Jun 2 8:42 AM ET (1242 GMT)
A small near-Earth asteroid recently visited by a Japanese spacecraft is little more than a "rubble pile" of loosely-pack debris from other asteroid...

Shuttle tank cleared for July launch
Posted: Thu, Jun 1 8:51 AM ET (1251 GMT)
NASA managers concluded Wednesday that foam shedding from the space shuttle's external tank does not pose a significant risk to the shuttle orbiter, clearing...

Space Adventures to acquire Space Launch Corp.
Posted: Wed, May 31 8:12 AM ET (1212 GMT)
Space tourism company Space Adventures announced Tuesday that it is buying launch vehicle technology firm Space Launch Corporation, allowing the firm to use that technology...

Ariane launches two satellites
Posted: Sun, May 28 10:56 AM ET (1456 GMT)
An Ariane 5 launched two commercial communications satellites Saturday evening. The Ariane 5 ECA lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana at 5:09 pm EDT (...

Russia launches earthquake studies satellite
Posted: Sun, May 28 10:41 AM ET (1441 GMT)
A missile launched from a Russian submarine placed an earthquake research satellite into low Earth orbit on Friday. The Shtil rocket launched from the Russian...