Planetary science decadal recommends missions to Uranus and Enceladus
Posted: Sun, Apr 24 8:23 AM ET (1223 GMT)
The new planetary science decadal survey recommended NASA continue its Mars Sample Return campaign and develop new missions to Uranus and Enceladus. The report, released...

Cosmonauts perform spacewalk outside ISS
Posted: Sun, Apr 24 8:20 AM ET (1220 GMT)
Two Russian cosmonauts performed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station Monday to begin activation of a robotic arm. Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev spent...

US bans destructive ASAT tests
Posted: Sat, Apr 23 9:55 AM ET (1355 GMT)
Vice President Kamala Harris announced Monday that the United States will not conduct destructive anti-satellite weapons tests, calling on other nations to do the...

SpaceX launches NRO payload
Posted: Sat, Apr 23 9:52 AM ET (1352 GMT)
SpaceX launched a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office April 17. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 9:13...

NASA to roll back SLS
Posted: Sat, Apr 23 9:49 AM ET (1349 GMT)
NASA will roll back the Space Launch System from the pad for repairs after a third tanking test was scrubbed last week. The agency announced...

Shenzhou-13 astronauts return to Earth
Posted: Sat, Apr 23 9:46 AM ET (1346 GMT)
Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth late April 15. The Shenzhou-13 spacecraft landed at 9:56 pm EDT (0156 GMT April 16) in its...

China launches communications, Earth observation satellites
Posted: Sat, Apr 23 9:45 AM ET (1345 GMT)
China conducted two launches hours apart April 15. A Long March 3B rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 8:01 am...

NASA cuts short third attempt at SLS countdown rehearsal
Posted: Sat, Apr 16 9:51 AM ET (1351 GMT)
The third time wasn't the charm for NASA Thursday as it halted a countdown rehearsal for the Space Launch System after detecting a hydrogen...

ESA cuts cooperation with Russia on lunar missions
Posted: Sat, Apr 16 9:46 AM ET (1346 GMT)
ESA said Wednesday it was further cutting links with Russia by ending cooperation on a series of lunar missions. ESA said it would no longer...

South Korea to launch reconnaissance satellites on Falcon 9
Posted: Sat, Apr 16 9:43 AM ET (1343 GMT)
A contract to launch a South Korean reconnaissance satellite on a Falcon 9 is part of a billion-dollar government project. The "425 project" plans...