Comet ISON to fly around Sun on Thursday
Posted: Thu, Nov 28 9:11 AM ET (1411 GMT)
A comet that, for more than a year, has been billed by many as the "Comet of the Century" will make its closest approach to...

China prepares launch of its first lunar lander
Posted: Wed, Nov 27 6:59 AM ET (1159 GMT)
Chinese officials said they are set to launch that country's first lunar lander and rover, perhaps as soon as this weekend. Officials announced on...

Technical glitches scrub Falcon 9 launch
Posted: Tue, Nov 26 6:49 AM ET (1149 GMT)
A series of technical problems prevented SpaceX from carrying out its launch of a commercial GEO satellite on Monday evening, delaying the launch until at...

Soyuz launches Progress spacecraft to ISS
Posted: Tue, Nov 26 6:35 AM ET (1135 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket successfully launched a Progress cargo spacecraft bound for the ISS early Tuesday. The Soyuz lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan...

China launches experimental satellite
Posted: Mon, Nov 25 8:34 PM ET (0134 GMT)
A Chinese Long March rocket placed a small experimental satellite into orbit on Monday. The Long March 2D rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite...

Rockot launches ESA space science satellites
Posted: Sat, Nov 23 10:00 AM ET (1500 GMT)
A Russian Rockot vehicle placed three European Space Agency satellites into orbit Friday mo a mission to study the Earth's magnetic field. The Rockot...

Dnepr launches more than 30 satellites
Posted: Fri, Nov 22 6:50 AM ET (1150 GMT)
A Dnepr rocket placed a payload of more than 30 small satellites into orbit on Thursday, breaking a record for the most satellites launched at...

Inspiration Mars seeks NASA support, funding
Posted: Thu, Nov 21 6:50 AM ET (1150 GMT)
Inspiration Mars, the private effort announced earlier this year to mount a 501-day human Mars flyby mission in 2018, said Wednesday it was now...

China launches earth observation satellite
Posted: Wed, Nov 20 7:10 AM ET (1210 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed a Chinese earth imaging satellite into orbit on Wednesday. The Long March 4C rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite...

Minotaur launches Air Force satellite, cubesats
Posted: Wed, Nov 20 7:03 AM ET (1203 GMT)
A Minotaur rocket launched an Air Force technology demonstration satellite and 28 cubesats on Tuesday night. The Minotaur I lifted off from the Mid-Atlantic...