Proton launches Amazonas satellite
Posted: Thu, Aug 5 10:29 AM ET (1429 GMT)
A Russian Proton rocket launched a Spanish communications satellite late Wednesday. The Proton-M lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on schedule at 6:32...

Los Alamos investigation could delay Pluto mission
Posted: Wed, Aug 4 7:44 PM ET (2344 GMT)
A work stoppage at a national laboratory that processes plutonium could delay the launch of a NASA mission to Pluto, NASA officials said Tuesday. All...

ISS spacewalk a success
Posted: Tue, Aug 3 2:16 PM ET (1816 GMT)
The crew of the International Space Station performed a spacewalk Tuesday morning, completing their tasks ahead of schedule despite a communications glitch. Gennady Padalka and...

Delta launches MESSENGER
Posted: Tue, Aug 3 10:12 AM ET (1412 GMT)
A Delta 2 successfully launched NASA's first mission to Mercury in three decades on Tuesday. The Delta 2 7925H lifted off from pad 17B...

Weather delays MESSENGER launch
Posted: Mon, Aug 2 8:12 AM ET (1212 GMT)
The launch of NASA's MESSENGER mission to Mercury was delayed by 24 hours early Monday because of weather. The spacecraft was scheduled to lift...

NASA selects astronomy mission proposals for study
Posted: Sun, Aug 1 9:01 PM ET (0101 GMT)
NASA announced last week that it has selected nine proposals for future astronomy missions, including one that would reuse instruments originally intended for the Hubble...

MESSENGER ready for launch
Posted: Sat, Jul 31 2:17 PM ET (1817 GMT)
NASA's first mission to Mercury in three decades is on schedule to launch early Monday, agency officials said Friday. The Mercury Surface, Space, Environment,...

Progress undocks from ISS
Posted: Fri, Jul 30 8:36 PM ET (0036 GMT)
A Russian Progress cargo spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station Friday morning. The spacecraft, called Progress-M49 by Russian but dubbed Progress 14P by...

EADS reports loss in space division
Posted: Fri, Jul 30 2:16 PM ET (1816 GMT)
The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) reported a loss in its space division in the first half of 2003, but company officials believed...

ISS crew preps for spacewalk
Posted: Thu, Jul 29 1:56 PM ET (1756 GMT)
The two crewmembers on the International Space Station said Wednesday they're ready to perform a spacewalk next week that will help get the station...