Water break delays shuttle rollover
Posted: Thu, Sep 9 6:38 AM ET (1038 GMT)
Wednesday's scheduled rollover of the space shuttle Discovery to the Vehicle Assembly Building was postponed because of a water break that closed the Kennedy...

China launches communications satellite
Posted: Sun, Sep 5 2:56 PM ET (1856 GMT)
A Long March rocket successfully launched a Chinese communications satellite early Sunday. The Long March 3B lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at...

Canadian astronaut named ISS commander
Posted: Sun, Sep 5 2:44 PM ET (1844 GMT)
A Canadian astronaut will become commander of the International Space Station for the first time in 2013, NASA and the Canadian Space Agency announced Thursday....

Proton launches Glonass satellites
Posted: Thu, Sep 2 9:30 AM ET (1330 GMT)
A Proton rocket placed three Glonass satellites into orbit on Thursday, bringing the satellite navigation system nearly to full operation. The Proton-M rocket lifted...

NASA tests five-segment solid rocket motor
Posted: Thu, Sep 2 9:15 AM ET (1315 GMT)
NASA and ATK successfully test-fired a five-segment solid rocket motor originally developed for the Ares 1 but whose current fate is uncertain. The...

Backup thrusters to put military satellite in final orbit
Posted: Tue, Aug 31 9:48 AM ET (1348 GMT)
The US Air Force said Monday that it has developed a backup plan to put a new communications satellite into its desired orbit after the...

NASA awards contracts for suborbital test flights
Posted: Tue, Aug 31 9:31 AM ET (1331 GMT)
NASA announced Monday it has awarded contracts to two entrepreneurial space companies to perform experimental test flights of suborbital launch vehicles. The contracts, totaling $475,...

Kepler finds two exoplanets around same star
Posted: Fri, Aug 27 9:17 AM ET (1317 GMT)
Scientists announced Thursday the discovery of at least two extrasolar planets transiting the same star as seen by NASA's Kepler spacecraft. The planets were...

Up to seven planets found around star
Posted: Wed, Aug 25 8:38 AM ET (1238 GMT)
Astronomers announced Tuesday that they have found as many as seven planets orbiting a Sun-like star, the most planets found to date discovered around...

China launches remote sensing satellite
Posted: Tue, Aug 24 8:20 AM ET (1220 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed a mapping satellite into orbit on Tuesday, Chinese media reported. The Long March 2D rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan...