Chinese launch fails
Posted: Fri, Aug 19 6:50 AM ET (1050 GMT)
The launch of a Chinese experimental satellite on a Long March Thursday failed to place the satellite into orbit, although Chinese officials said it would...

Russian communications satellite stranded in transfer orbit
Posted: Thu, Aug 18 2:13 PM ET (1813 GMT)
A European-built Russian communications satellite, launched Thursday on a Proton rocket, has been stranded in a transfer orbit after the rocket's upper stage...

Dnepr launches several satellites
Posted: Thu, Aug 18 8:21 AM ET (1221 GMT)
A Dnepr rocket placed a Ukrainian remote sensing satellite and several smaller satellites into orbit on Wednesday. The Dnepr rocket lifted off from the Yasny...

China launches maritime satellite
Posted: Tue, Aug 16 6:50 AM ET (1050 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed a ocean observation satellite into orbit on Tuesday. The Long March 4B lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center...

NASA combines exploration, operations divisions
Posted: Tue, Aug 16 6:40 AM ET (1040 GMT)
NASA announced Friday it has merged directorates within the agency responsible for exploration and human spaceflight operations into a single entity. The Human Exploration and...

China launches communications satellite for Pakistan
Posted: Fri, Aug 12 2:36 PM ET (1836 GMT)
A Chinese Long March rocket successfully launched a new communications satellite for Pakistan on Friday. The Long March 3B lifted off from the Xichang Satellite...

Mars rover reaches crater
Posted: Thu, Aug 11 9:07 AM ET (1307 GMT)
The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity reached this week a large rater that may be the spacecraft's final destination. Opportunity arrived earlier this week at...

NASA selects companies for near-space flight services
Posted: Thu, Aug 11 8:56 AM ET (1256 GMT)
NASA announced this week it has awarded contracts to seven small companies to provide high-altitude and suborbital flight services for science and technology payloads....

Biggest solar flare in years erupts
Posted: Wed, Aug 10 9:01 AM ET (1301 GMT)
The most powerful solar flare of the current solar cycle took place early Tuesday, but the flare is not expected to have a major effect...

NASA selects first round of new NIAC grants
Posted: Tue, Aug 9 8:43 AM ET (1243 GMT)
NASA announced Monday the winners of grants under a new program to develop innovative space technologies. NASA selected 30 proposals submitted to its new NASA...