NASA tests alternative launch abort system
Posted: Thu, Jul 9 6:31 AM ET (1031 GMT)
NASA carried out a successful test of a proposed alternative launch abort system for its Orion spacecraft on Wednesday. The Max Launch Abort System (MLAS)...

Report concludes space program should align with national priorities
Posted: Wed, Jul 8 7:23 AM ET (1123 GMT)
A report issued Tuesday by the National Academies concludes that America's civil space program should be aligned with broader national goals, including an emphasis...

Russia launches three military satellites
Posted: Tue, Jul 7 6:27 AM ET (1027 GMT)
A Rockot launcher placed three small military satellites into orbit on Monday. The Rockot lifted off from the Plsetsk Cosmodrome in nothern Russia at 9:...

Ulysses mission ends
Posted: Tue, Jul 7 6:16 AM ET (1016 GMT)
Spacecraft controllers shut down the ESA/NASA Ulysses spacecraft last week, ending a nearly 18-year mission to study the Sun. The spacecraft, launched by...

Ariane 5 launches massive communications satellite
Posted: Thu, Jul 2 3:57 AM ET (0757 GMT)
An Ariane 5 rocket launched the heaviest commercial communications satellite on Wednesday. The Ariane 5 ECA lifted off at 1:52 pm EDT (1752 GMT)...

Shuttle passes tanking test
Posted: Thu, Jul 2 3:43 AM ET (0743 GMT)
NASA carried out a successful tanking test with the space shuttle Endeavour on Wednesday, clearing the way for a launch attempt on July 11. Shuttle...

Proton launches satellite radio spacecraft
Posted: Wed, Jul 1 4:24 AM ET (0824 GMT)
A Proton rocket launched early Wednesday a new spacecraft for US satellite radio company Sirius XM. The Proton-M lifted off at 3:10 pm...

NASA announces new astronaut class
Posted: Tue, Jun 30 2:47 AM ET (0647 GMT)
NASA announced Monday a new class of nine astronauts, the first exclusively post-shuttle group of astronauts. The nine people, ranging in age from 30...

Delta 4 launches weather satellite
Posted: Sun, Jun 28 5:33 AM ET (0933 GMT)
A Delta 4 rocket successfully placed the latest US weather satellite into orbit Saturday evening. The Delta 4 Medium+ (4,2) vehicle lifted off at...

Salty plumes raise prospects for liquid water in Enceladus
Posted: Thu, Jun 25 7:13 AM ET (1113 GMT)
Scientists have detected sodium salts in material ejected by Saturn's moon Enceladus, a finding that makes it more likely that the moon had liquid...