Spacewalks complete truss work despite bolt problem
Posted: Wed, Sep 13 8:58 PM ET (0058 GMT)
Two astronauts completed work on a new truss segment on the International Space Station on Tuesday despite a problem with a stuck bolt. Astronauts Dan...

MRO enters science orbit
Posted: Wed, Sep 13 8:37 PM ET (0037 GMT)
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spacecraft has completed the aerobraking phase of its mission and is now in its final orbit from which it...

China launches communications satellite
Posted: Wed, Sep 13 8:31 AM ET (1231 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed a communications satellite into orbit early Wednesday in the second Chinese launch in less than a week. The Long March...

Astronauts complete first STS-115 spacewalk
Posted: Tue, Sep 12 8:06 PM ET (0006 GMT)
Two shuttle astronauts successfully completed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Tuesday, helping stall a new truss segment on the station. Astronauts Joe...

Japan launches spysat
Posted: Mon, Sep 11 1:58 PM ET (1758 GMT)
A Japanese rocket launched that nation's third intelligence satellite on Monday. The H-2A rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima launch site at 12:...

Shuttle docks with ISS
Posted: Mon, Sep 11 1:47 PM ET (1747 GMT)
The space shuttle Atlantis docked with the International Space Station early Monday as the STS-115 crew prepared to begin its station assembly tasks. Atlantis...

China launches "breeding" satellite
Posted: Sun, Sep 10 1:48 PM ET (1748 GMT)
A Chinese rocket launched Saturday a satellite carrying hundreds of kilograms of seeds that officials hope will be improved by exposure to radiation in space....

Atlantis launches
Posted: Sat, Sep 9 12:42 PM ET (1642 GMT)
The space shuttle Atlantis successfully lifted off Saturday morning after two weeks' worth of delays on a mission to the International Space Station. Atlantis launched...

Fuel sensor glitch scrubs shuttle launch
Posted: Fri, Sep 8 1:48 PM ET (1748 GMT)
A problem with a fuel sensor in the shuttle's external tank forced NASA to scrub Friday's scheduled launch of Atlantis, giving the space...

Arianespace, Sea Launch win launch orders
Posted: Fri, Sep 8 8:32 AM ET (1232 GMT)
Commercial launch service providers Arianespace and Sea Launch each announced this week that they had won launch contracts from European customers. Eutelsat announced Tuesday that...