Arianespace announces 3 launch contracts
Posted: Thu, Sep 9 1:58 PM ET (1758 GMT)
Launch services provider Arianespace announced Thursday that is has won contracts to launch three commercial satellites. The French company reported that it has signed a...

DirecTV to buy three Boeing satellites
Posted: Wed, Sep 8 9:02 PM ET (0102 GMT)
DirecTV announced Wednesday afternoon that it plans to buy three large satellites from Boeing Satellite Systems as part of an initiative to increase its high-...

Genesis capsule crash-lands in Utah
Updated: Wed, Sep 8 4:59 PM ET (2059 GMT)
Originally Posted: Wed, Sep 8 1:15 PM ET (1715 GMT)
The sample return capsule from NASA's Genesis spacecraft crash-landed in the Utah desert Wednesday after its parachutes failed to deploy. The capsule, containing...

KSC to remain closed this week
Posted: Tue, Sep 7 11:36 PM ET (0336 GMT)
NASA's Kennedy Space Center will not reopen until Monday while crews survey and attempt to begin to repair damage to the spaceport even as...

Israeli spysat launch fails
Posted: Mon, Sep 6 10:38 PM ET (0238 GMT)
The launch of an Israeli reconnaissance satellite Monday failed because of an apparent problem with the rocket's upper stage. A Shavit booster lifted off...

VAB, tile facility damaged at KSC
Updated: Mon, Sep 6 3:54 PM ET (1954 GMT)
Originally Posted: Mon, Sep 6 1:51 PM ET (1751 GMT)
Officials at NASA's Kennedy Space Center said Monday that over 1,000 panels had been ripped off portions of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB)...

ISS crew completes final spacewalk
Posted: Sat, Sep 4 2:11 PM ET (1811 GMT)
The two crewmembers on the International Space Station performed the final spacewalk of their stay on the station on Friday. Gennady Padalka and Mike Fincke...

Astronomers downplay SETI signal
Posted: Fri, Sep 3 11:56 AM ET (1556 GMT)
Reports that astronomers have detected an unusual signal from a distant star have been downplayed by researchers, who say there is little chance the signal...

Hurricane threatens KSC
Posted: Thu, Sep 2 10:48 AM ET (1448 GMT)
The Kennedy Space Center shut down late Wednesday as powerful Hurricane Frances bears down on the Florida coast. KSC officials said the center would be...

Final Atlas 2 launch a success
Posted: Wed, Sep 1 11:20 AM ET (1520 GMT)
After four days of delays, the final Atlas 2 booster lifted off Tuesday evening to place a classified satellite into orbit. The Atlas 2AS lifted...