ESA confirms selection of Jupiter mission
Posted: Thu, May 3 7:42 AM ET (1142 GMT)
The European Space Agency (ESA) announced Wednesday that it has chosen a mission to several of Jupiter's largest moons as its next large mission,...

SpaceX tests Falcon 9 ahead of Dragon launch
Posted: Tue, May 1 7:51 AM ET (1151 GMT)
SpaceX overcame a last-minute glitch and successfully carried out a test of the first stage engines of its Falcon 9 rocket on Monday, one...

China launches two navigation satellites
Posted: Mon, Apr 30 6:17 AM ET (1017 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed two Beidou navigation satellites into orbit on Monday. The Long March 3B rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch...

Dispute delays European weather satellite launch
Posted: Sun, Apr 29 1:12 PM ET (1712 GMT)
A European weather satellite that was scheduled for launch in May will be delayed until at least July because of a dispute between Kazakhstan and...

Enterprise ferried to New York
Posted: Sat, Apr 28 9:10 AM ET (1310 GMT)
NASA flew the space shuttle Enterprise from Washington, DC, to New York on Friday, where it will be displayed at a museum there starting later...

Soyuz lands safely in Kazakhstan
Posted: Fri, Apr 27 1:59 PM ET (1759 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three ISS crewmembers landed safely on the steppes of Kazakhstan on Friday. The Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft touched down near Arkalyk,...

Lockheed Martin CEO to retire
Posted: Fri, Apr 27 7:27 AM ET (1127 GMT)
The chief executive officer of aerospace giant Lockheed Martin will step down at the end of this year, the company announced Thursday. Bob Stevens, CEO...

India launches radar imaging satellite
Posted: Thu, Apr 26 6:46 AM ET (1046 GMT)
An Indian rocket placed that country's first radar imaging satellite into orbit on Thursday. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) XL lifted off from...

Startup announces asteroid mining venture
Posted: Wed, Apr 25 7:35 AM ET (1135 GMT)
A startup company unveiled plans on Tuesday to develop a series of missions to prospect for water and other resources on near Earth asteroids and...

Proton launches Middle Eastern communications satellite
Posted: Tue, Apr 24 6:27 AM ET (1027 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully launched a communications satellite for a Middle Eastern company on Tuesday. The Proton M lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at...