Sea Launch places Italian satellite in orbit
Posted: Mon, Apr 20 1:42 PM ET (1742 GMT)
A Sea Launch rocket successfully launched an Italian military communications satellite early Monday. The Zenit-3SL lifted off from the Odyssey Launch Platform, on the...

"Rescue" shuttle rolled out to pad
Posted: Sat, Apr 18 9:38 AM ET (1338 GMT)
NASA moved the space shuttle Endeavour out to its launch pad early Friday so that it is in place to serve as a "rescue shuttle"...

Reports: next Falcon 1 launch delayed
Posted: Sat, Apr 18 9:25 AM ET (1325 GMT)
The launch of a Malaysian satellite on a Falcon 1 rocket has been delayed several weeks because of a problem with the launch vehicle, Malaysian...

Kepler returns first images
Posted: Fri, Apr 17 7:53 AM ET (1153 GMT)
NASA's Kepler spacecraft has returned its first images of a region of the sky that the spacecraft will study in its search for Earth-...

NASA spacecraft provide 3-D views of solar storms
Posted: Fri, Apr 17 7:39 AM ET (1139 GMT)
A pair of NASA spacecraft have given scientists their first three-dimensional look at a power class of solar storms. The twin Solar Terrestrial Relations...

NASA names new ISS module "Tranquility"
Posted: Wed, Apr 15 7:38 AM ET (1138 GMT)
Bypassing the results of a poll, NASA announced Tuesday night that the new node for the International Space Station will be named "Tranquility", but gave...

China launches navigation satellite
Posted: Wed, Apr 15 7:27 AM ET (1127 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed a Chinese navigation satellite into orbit early Wednesday. The rocket lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 12:16...

Mars rover suffers computer reboots
Posted: Tue, Apr 14 7:58 AM ET (1158 GMT)
One of the twin NASA rovers that have been exploring the Martian surface for over five years is suffering from an unexplained series of computer...

NRO director resigns
Posted: Fri, Apr 10 7:40 AM ET (1140 GMT)
The head of the National Reconnaissance Office announced his resignation this week, a day after the White House approved a new spysat program. Scott Large...

Arianespace reports narrow profit
Posted: Fri, Apr 10 7:25 AM ET (1125 GMT)
Commercial launch provider Arianespace reported this week a small profit in 2008. The French company reported a profit of €2.5 million (US$3....