Astra 1K orbit raised
Posted: Thu, Nov 28 1:21 PM ET (1821 GMT)
Spacecraft controllers have raised the orbit of Astra 1K, the communications satellite stranded in LEO after a Proton upper stage failure Tuesday, in an effort...

Kosmos launches two satellites
Posted: Thu, Nov 28 12:41 PM ET (1741 GMT)
A Kosmos booster launched two small satellites into low Earth orbit early Thursday. The Kosmos-3M lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia...

TransOrbital signs launch contract for commercial lunar mission
Posted: Thu, Nov 28 12:28 PM ET (1728 GMT)
TransOrbital, a California company developing the first commercial lunar mission, announced this week that it has signed a launch contract with Russian company Kosmotras. The...

Northrop to complete TRW merger next month
Posted: Wed, Nov 27 7:48 PM ET (0048 GMT)
Northrop Grumman announced Wednesday that the company plans to complete its merger with fellow aerospace and defense company TRW next month after winning provisional approval...

Report: NASA making station evacuation plans
Posted: Wed, Nov 27 2:01 PM ET (1901 GMT)
NASA is preparing plans to operate the International Space Station should Russian funding shortfalls force the evacuation of its long-duration crew, MSNBC reported Tuesday....

Astronauts install station truss segment
Posted: Wed, Nov 27 10:27 AM ET (1527 GMT)
Space shuttle Endeavour astronauts successfully installed a new truss segment for the International Space Station on Tuesday. Astronauts used the robot arms on the shuttle...

Proton failure strands satellite in LEO
Posted: Tue, Nov 26 10:19 AM ET (1519 GMT)
A failure of the upper stage of a Proton launched Monday evening has stranded a European communications satellite in a low parking orbit that is...

Galileo tape recorder still offline
Posted: Tue, Nov 26 8:58 AM ET (1358 GMT)
The Galileo spacecraft has returned to normal operations but its data recorder is still malfunctioning, project officials announced Monday. Galileo went into safe mode 16...

Shuttle docks with ISS
Posted: Mon, Nov 25 9:05 PM ET (0205 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour successfully docked with the International Space Station Monday afternoon. Endeavour docked with the Destiny module of ISS at 4:59 pm...

Endeavour lifts off
Posted: Sun, Nov 24 1:40 AM ET (0640 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour successfully launched Saturday evening on a mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour lifted off from pad 39A at 7:49:...