Shuttle lands at KSC
Posted: Sat, Jun 14 12:05 PM ET (1605 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery wrapped up its mission to the International Space Station with a safe landing at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida...

NASA awards contract for next-gen spacesuit
Posted: Sat, Jun 14 8:32 AM ET (1232 GMT)
NASA announced Thursday a contract for the development of a spacesuit that will be used for future missions to the Moon. The $183-million contract...

Missing object not a concern for shuttle reentry
Posted: Fri, Jun 13 1:05 PM ET (1705 GMT)
An object that appeared to float away from the space shuttle Discovery Friday morning does not pose a risk to the orbiter's reentry and...

Ariane 5 launches British, Turkish satellites
Posted: Fri, Jun 13 7:11 AM ET (1111 GMT)
An Ariane 5 launched communications satellite for a Turkish operator and the British military Thursday evening. The Ariane 5 ECA lifted off from Kourou, French...

Shuttle ready for return
Posted: Fri, Jun 13 6:59 AM ET (1059 GMT)
The crew of the space shuttle Discovery has completed inspections the orbiter and is on track to return to Earth on Saturday morning. Discovery is...

Delta 2 launches GLAST
Posted: Thu, Jun 12 6:43 AM ET (1043 GMT)
A Delta 2 successfully launched a gamma-ray observatory on Wednesday afternoon. The Delta 2 Heavy lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 12:05...

Google co-founder makes deposit for ISS flight
Posted: Thu, Jun 12 6:29 AM ET (1029 GMT)
A co-founder of Internet search giant Google has put down a deposit on a future flight to the International Space Station through Space Adventures,...

Mars soil finally reaches Phoenix oven
Posted: Thu, Jun 12 6:11 AM ET (1011 GMT)
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft was finally able to shake enough soil from a sample collected last week to fill an experiment oven within...

Shuttle undocks from ISS, prepares for trip home
Posted: Thu, Jun 12 5:56 AM ET (0956 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station Wednesday morning and its crew performed an inspection of its exterior in advance of its...

Orbital picks Wallops for Taurus 2 launches
Posted: Tue, Jun 10 6:49 AM ET (1049 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation announced Monday that it has selected Wallops Island in Virginia as the launch site for its planned Taurus 2 launch vehicle, picking...