Report supports Mars sample return efforts
Posted: Fri, Sep 28 7:29 AM ET (1129 GMT)
An independent panel established by NASA to study future directions for the agency's Mars exploration program concludes that the program should retain a long-...

Computer issue postpones ATV undocking
Posted: Wed, Sep 26 1:48 PM ET (1748 GMT)
The scheduled undocking of a European cargo spacecraft from the International Space Station was aborted Tuesday evening because of a computer problem on the station....

Weather satellite malfunctions
Posted: Wed, Sep 26 8:32 AM ET (1232 GMT)
A NOAA weather satellite that provided images and other data for the eastern US has malfunctions, forcing NOAA to put an on-orbit spare into...

Endeavour arrives in Los Angeles
Posted: Mon, Sep 24 8:38 AM ET (1238 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour completed its cross-country journey on Friday, landing in Los Angeles after making a tour of California. Endeavour and its 747...

SpaceX targets October 7 for first cargo mission to ISS
Posted: Mon, Sep 24 8:27 AM ET (1227 GMT)
NASA and SpaceX announced late last week that they are planning to launch the first operational commercial cargo mission to the International Space Station on...

Endeavour begins cross-country journey
Posted: Thu, Sep 20 8:08 AM ET (1208 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavor began what will be its final trip, departing the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday atop a 747 bound for California. Endeavour and...

China launches navigation satellites
Posted: Wed, Sep 19 2:13 PM ET (1813 GMT)
A Chinese rocket launched two navigation satellites into orbit on Wednesday. The Long March 3B lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern...

Soyuz launches European weather satellite
Posted: Wed, Sep 19 2:04 PM ET (1804 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket successfully launched a European polar-orbiting weather satellite on Monday. The Soyuz-2.1a rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in...

Weather delays shuttle Endeavour ferry flight
Posted: Tue, Sep 18 7:54 AM ET (1154 GMT)
Poor weather has delayed the cross-country ferry flight of the space shuttle Endeavour to its new home in California until at least Wednesday. NASA...

Soyuz spacecraft lands in Kazakhstan
Posted: Tue, Sep 18 7:42 AM ET (1142 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut from the International Space Station landed safely in Kazakhstan on Monday. The Soyuz TMA-...