Russia launches GLONASS satellite
Posted: Sat, Apr 27 9:51 AM ET (1351 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket placed a new satellite for Russia's GLONASS navigation system into orbit on Friday. The Soyuz 2-1b rocket lifted off from...

Progress spacecraft antenna fails to deploy after launch
Posted: Thu, Apr 25 7:31 AM ET (1131 GMT)
A Progress spacecraft launched Wednesday failed to deploy one of its antennas after reaching orbit, a problem that could hinder its ability to safely dock...

Hubble observes Comet ISON
Posted: Wed, Apr 24 7:52 AM ET (1152 GMT)
The Hubble Space Telescope has taken its first images of a comet that has the potential to be a brilliant naked-eye object in night...

Orbital reports increased profit despite flat revenue
Posted: Wed, Apr 24 7:16 AM ET (1116 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation reported Tuesday an increase in net income in the first quarter of 2013 over a year ago despite no growth in the...

Antares launches successfully on inaugural flight
Posted: Mon, Apr 22 7:28 AM ET (1128 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation's newest and biggest rocket lifted off Sunday on its first launch, successfully placing a demonstration payload and several small satellites into...

Winds scrub Antares launch
Posted: Sun, Apr 21 8:41 AM ET (1241 GMT)
High upper-altitude winds postponed the second launch attempt for Orbital Sciences Corporation's Antares rocket on Saturday. The company had hoped to launch the...

Cosmonauts perform ISS spacewalk
Posted: Sat, Apr 20 3:46 PM ET (1946 GMT)
Two Russian cosmonauts spent over six and a half hours outside the International Space Station on Friday installing and retrieving scientific payloads. Pavel Vinogradov and...

Russia launches biological research satellite
Posted: Sat, Apr 20 9:22 AM ET (1322 GMT)
Russia launched a spacecraft Friday carrying plants and animals on a one-month research mission. A Soyuz 2-1a rocket lifted off from the Baikonur...

Kepler finds several exoplanets potentially like Earth
Posted: Fri, Apr 19 2:26 PM ET (1826 GMT)
NASA's Kepler spacecraft has detected three "super-Earth" planets in the habitable zones of two stars, worlds scientists said Thursday are the most like...

Intelsat shares rise after IPO
Posted: Fri, Apr 19 2:00 PM ET (1800 GMT)
Commercial communications satellite operator Intelsat raised less money than expected in its initial public offering (IPO) of stock on Thursday, but shares rose in the...