Tranquility module added to ISS
Posted: Fri, Feb 12 8:41 PM ET (0141 GMT)
Spacewalking astronauts help install a new module to the International Space Station in the early morning hours of Friday. Bob Behnken and Nick Patrick spent...

Proton launches Intelsat spacecraft
Posted: Fri, Feb 12 8:24 PM ET (0124 GMT)
A Proton rocket launched an Intelsat communications satellite early Friday. The Proton M lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 7:39 pm...

Atlas launches SDO
Posted: Fri, Feb 12 8:02 AM ET (1302 GMT)
An Atlas 5 successfully launched NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) spacecraft on Thursday. The Atlas 5 401 rocket lifted off at 10:23 am...

ILS to do first dual-manifested launch
Posted: Fri, Feb 12 7:49 AM ET (1249 GMT)
International Launch Services announced Thursday that it will perform next year its first launch of a pair of communications satellites. A Proton-M next year...

Winds delay SDO launch
Posted: Thu, Feb 11 6:50 AM ET (1150 GMT)
High winds Wednesday delayed the launch of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) spacecraft for at least a day. An Atlas 5 was scheduled to...

Endeavour docks at ISS
Posted: Wed, Feb 10 7:32 AM ET (1232 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour successfully docked with the International Space Station shortly after midnight Wednesday. Endeavour docked with the station's Harmony module at 12:...

New evidence for liquid water in Enceladus
Posted: Wed, Feb 10 7:09 AM ET (1209 GMT)
Scientists analyzing data from Cassini have detected additional evidence for an ocean of liquid water within Saturn's icy moon Enceladus. Researchers reported the discovery...

Endeavour launches
Posted: Mon, Feb 8 6:12 AM ET (1112 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour lifted off early Monday on a mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour launched on schedule at 4:14 am EST (...

Clouds delay shuttle launch
Posted: Sun, Feb 7 11:06 AM ET (1606 GMT)
Sunday morning's launch of the space shuttle Endeavour was postponed because of cloud cover, pushing the launch back to Monday. A layer of low,...

STS-130 countdown underway
Posted: Fri, Feb 5 6:51 PM ET (2351 GMT)
NASA is proceeding with the countdown towards Sunday morning's launch of the shuttle Endeavour without any major technical or weather concerns. Endeavour is scheduled...