Atlas launches space science mission
Updated: Sat, Sep 1 8:56 AM ET (1256 GMT)
Originally Posted: Sat, Sep 1 8:44 AM ET (1244 GMT)
An Atlas 5 rocket successfully launched a pair of NASA space science satellites on Thursday. The Atlas 5 401 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida,...

Curiosity begins trip to Glenelg
Posted: Thu, Aug 30 1:26 AM ET (0526 GMT)
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has begin its first long-distance trip, a 400-meter traverse to a location called Glenelg. The rover moved 16...

Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on the Moon, passes away
Posted: Sat, Aug 25 5:41 PM ET (2141 GMT)
Neil Armstrong, the former NASA astronaut who became the first person to walk on the surface of the Moon in 1969, passed away Saturday at...

Weather delays Atlas launch to next week
Posted: Sat, Aug 25 11:04 AM ET (1504 GMT)
Poor weather prevented Saturday's planned launch of a pair of NASA space science satellites, and the threat of a tropical storm will keep the...

Curiosity completes first drive on Martian surface
Posted: Sat, Aug 25 10:48 AM ET (1448 GMT)
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity performed its first, brief drive across the Martian surface on Wednesday in the latest step to demonstrate the spacecraft's...

Atlas launch of space science probes scrubbed
Posted: Fri, Aug 24 8:24 AM ET (1224 GMT)
A problem with a tracking beacon scrubbed Friday morning's scheduled launch of an Atlas 5 rocket carrying a pair of NASA space science spacecraft....

NASA selects Mars lander for next Discovery mission
Posted: Wed, Aug 22 2:10 PM ET (1810 GMT)
NASA announced Monday that it has selected a Mars lander designed to carry out geophysical research as the next mission in its Discovery program of...

Cosmonauts perform ISS spacewalk
Posted: Wed, Aug 22 1:57 PM ET (1757 GMT)
Two Russian cosmonauts spent nearly six hours outside the International Space Station on Monday, performing work on the station and also deploying a small satellite....

Curiosity tests laser on nearby rock
Posted: Mon, Aug 20 10:58 AM ET (1458 GMT)
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover continued its post-landing commissioning work over the weekend by firing its laser for the first time at a nearby...

Zenit launches Intelsat satellite
Posted: Sun, Aug 19 12:11 PM ET (1611 GMT)
A Sea Launch Zenit-3SL successfully placed an Intelsat communications satellite into orbit early Sunday. The Zenit-3SL rocket lifted off from its floating launch...