Astronauts breeze through instrument replacement and repairs
Posted: Sun, May 17 9:25 AM ET (1325 GMT)
Spacewalking astronauts had few problems Saturday doing what had been considered one of the most difficult tasks of the STS-125 Hubble servicing mission. John...

Proton launches communications satellite
Posted: Sat, May 16 10:14 AM ET (1414 GMT)
A Russian Proton rocket successfully launched a commercial communications satellite early Saturday. The Proton M lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 8:...

Hubble gyros and batteries replaced in extended spacewalk
Posted: Sat, May 16 10:02 AM ET (1402 GMT)
Two astronauts went into overtime on Friday to complete the replacement of a critical set of components on the Hubble Space Telescope. Astronauts Michael Good...

Report: Bolden likely to be picked for NASA administrator
Posted: Fri, May 15 8:28 AM ET (1228 GMT)
Former astronaut Charles Bolden is expected to be nominated by the White House as the next NASA administrator as soon as early next week, according...

New camera, computer installed in first Hubble EVA
Posted: Fri, May 15 8:20 AM ET (1220 GMT)
Spacewalking astronauts successfully installed a new camera and replaced a faulty computer on the Hubble Space Telescope, but not without some difficulties, during an EVA...

Ariane launches ESA astronomy missions
Posted: Thu, May 14 2:07 PM ET (1807 GMT)
An Ariane 5 rocket successfully launched a pair of European astronomy spacecraft Thursday morning. The Ariane 5 ECA lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana at...

Canada selects two new astronauts
Posted: Thu, May 14 7:46 AM ET (1146 GMT)
The Canadian Space Agency announced Wednesday that it has chosen two new astronauts for its modest astronaut corps. CSA selected Jeremy Hansen and David Saint-...

Shuttle meets up with Hubble
Posted: Wed, May 13 9:54 PM ET (0154 GMT)
The space shuttle Atlantis rendezvoused with and captured the Hubble Space Telescope on Wednesday, setting the stage for a series of spacewalks to repair the...

Progress docks with ISS
Posted: Wed, May 13 8:53 AM ET (1253 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station on Tuesday after an extended journey to the outpost. The Progress M-02M spacecraft (called...

Minor damage seen to shuttle tiles
Posted: Wed, May 13 8:42 AM ET (1242 GMT)
An inspection of the exterior of the shuttle Atlantis on Tuesday turned up danger to several tiles, but shuttle managers said that the damage is...