Second STS-130 completed, mission extended
Posted: Sun, Feb 14 6:12 PM ET (2312 GMT)
Two astronauts completed the second of three EVAs for the STS-130 mission to the International Space Station early Sunday, outfitting the exterior of the...

Spirit parked for the winter
Posted: Sun, Feb 14 1:45 PM ET (1845 GMT)
NASA's Mars rover Spirit has reached its final parking position on the Martian surface prior to the upcoming winter season and may soon go...

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 (...