SpaceX delays ORBCOMM launch to June
Posted: Thu, May 22 10:27 AM ET (1427 GMT)
SpaceX has rescheduled the launch of six ORBCOMM communications satellites, previously planned for earlier this month, until June as it investigates an issue with the...

Mars InSight lander passes critical design review
Posted: Wed, May 21 8:58 AM ET (1258 GMT)
NASA's next Mars lander mission passed a key review last week, clearing the way for construction of the spacecraft to begin, NASA announced Monday....

AT&T to acquire DirecTV
Posted: Wed, May 21 8:49 AM ET (1249 GMT)
AT&T will acquire direct-to-home satellite television company DirecTV in a cash and stock deal valued at nearly $50 billion, the companies announced...

Dragon capsule returns to Earth
Posted: Mon, May 19 8:16 AM ET (1216 GMT)
A Dragon spacecraft departed from the International Space Station early Sunday and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean several hours later. The Dragon spacecraft, flying...

Hubble images show Jupiter's Great Red Spot shrinking
Posted: Sun, May 18 10:42 AM ET (1442 GMT)
New images from the Hubble Space Telescope show that Jupiter's Great Red Spot has shrunk to the smallest size ever observed for the massive...

Delta 4 launches GPS satellite
Posted: Sat, May 17 10:53 AM ET (1453 GMT)
A Delta 4 rocket successfully launched the latest in the current generation of Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation satellites Friday night. The Delta 4 Medium-...

Proton launch fails
Posted: Fri, May 16 11:05 AM ET (1505 GMT)
A Proton rocket suffered a malfunction several minutes after liftoff early Friday, causing the loss of the rocket and its satellite payload. The Proton M...

Weather delays Delta 4 launch
Posted: Fri, May 16 10:46 AM ET (1446 GMT)
Poor weather conditions scrubbed the planned launch of a GPS satellite on a Delta 4 rocket Thursday. The Delta 4 Medium-Plus (4,2) rocker...

Russian official announces space-related sanctions regarding ISS, RD-180
Posted: Wed, May 14 7:23 AM ET (1123 GMT)
A top Russian official announced Tuesday that his government was taking several space-related measures in response to American sanctions, although it was not immediately...

Soyuz lands in Kazakhstan
Posted: Wed, May 14 7:12 AM ET (1112 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three International Space Station crewmembers touched down on the steppes of Kazakhstan Thursday morning. The Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft landed at...