Russia launches military satellite
Posted: Sat, Nov 21 10:22 AM ET (1522 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched an unspecified military satellite on Friday. The Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia at 5:44...

STS-129 astronauts complete first spacewalk
Posted: Fri, Nov 20 6:58 AM ET (1158 GMT)
Two shuttle astronauts carried out the first spacewalk of the STS-129 mission on Thursday, working ahead of schedule and performing additional work. Astronauts Mike...

Shuttle docks with ISS
Posted: Wed, Nov 18 7:11 PM ET (0011 GMT)
The space shuttle Atlantis docked with the International Space Station on Wednesday and the combined crews immediately got to work transferring supplies to the station....

China and US plan space cooperation
Posted: Wed, Nov 18 7:05 AM ET (1205 GMT)
The leaders of the United States and China announced this week plans to cooperate in space exploration, although in unspecified ways. Space exploration was one...

SES invests in O3b
Posted: Wed, Nov 18 6:56 AM ET (1156 GMT)
Commercial satellite operator SES announced this week that it has invested in a startup company planning a constellation of broadband data satellites. SES said it...

Atlantis lifts off on mission to ISS
Posted: Mon, Nov 16 8:57 PM ET (0157 GMT)
The space shuttle Atlantis lifted off on schedule Monday afternoon on a mission to deliver supplies to the International Space Station. Atlantis launched on mission...

Rosetta flies past Earth
Posted: Mon, Nov 16 6:53 AM ET (1153 GMT)
ESA's Rosetta spacecraft made a final swingby of Earth on Friday en route to its cometary destination. Rosetta passed 2,481 kilometers above the...

China launches research satellite
Posted: Mon, Nov 16 6:40 AM ET (1140 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed a Chinese research satellite into orbit last week with little fanfare. The Long March 2C rocket lifted off at 9:...

Countdown underway for shuttle launch
Posted: Sun, Nov 15 10:59 AM ET (1559 GMT)
Countdown clocks started Friday for Monday afternoon's launch of the space shuttle Atlantis on a mission to the International Space Station. Atlantis is scheduled...

Atlas launch scrubbed
Posted: Sat, Nov 14 11:21 AM ET (1621 GMT)
The launch of a commercial communications satellite on an Atlas 5 late Friday night was postponed because of a technical glitch. The Atlas 5 was...