Atlas launches MAVEN
Posted: Mon, Nov 18 4:18 PM ET (2118 GMT)
An Atlas 5 rocket successfully launched NASA's latest Mars spacecraft on Monday. The Atlas 5 401 lifted off on schedule at 1:28 pm...

MAVEN cleared for Monday launch to Mars
Posted: Sat, Nov 16 7:14 AM ET (1214 GMT)
NASA said Friday that its latest mission to Mars has passed its final reviews and is ready for launch on Monday, weather permitting. The Mars...

Lockheed closing Penn. satellite plant
Posted: Fri, Nov 15 6:33 AM ET (1133 GMT)
Lockheed Martin announced Thursday that, as part of a company-wide consolidation of its facilities, it will close a factory in Pennsylvania that builds satellites...

Arianespace, SpaceX delay launches
Posted: Thu, Nov 14 1:55 PM ET (1855 GMT)
Arianespace has delayed its next Ariane 5 launch until January, while SpaceX has pushed back its next Cape Canaveral launch a few days, the companies...

India's Mars orbiter recovers from engine glitch
Posted: Wed, Nov 13 6:51 AM ET (1151 GMT)
India's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft performed a supplemental engine burn early Tuesday, raising its orbit around the Earth and correcting for an engine...

Russia launches military communications satellite
Posted: Tue, Nov 12 6:32 AM ET (1132 GMT)
A Proton rocket launched a Russian military communications satellite early Tuesday. The Proton-M rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 6:...

Indian Mars mission suffered engine glitch
Posted: Mon, Nov 11 1:27 PM ET (1827 GMT)
A problem with the main engine on India's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft caused the spacecraft to fall short of its planned altitude on...

Soyuz returns three ISS crewmembers to Earth
Posted: Mon, Nov 11 7:05 AM ET (1205 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three International Space Station crewmembers from Italy, Russia, and the United States landed safely in Kazakhstan early Monday. The Soyuz TMA-...

GOCE satellite reenters; no damage reported
Posted: Mon, Nov 11 6:55 AM ET (1155 GMT)
An ESA satellite whose orbit had been decaying for several weeks reentered Sunday night, with no signs of damage from falling debris. The Gravity field...

Cosmonauts perform spacewalk with Olympic torch
Posted: Sun, Nov 10 10:19 AM ET (1519 GMT)
Two Russian cosmonauts conducted a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Saturday, carrying out a photo opportunity for the Olympic torch but having mixed...