NASA announces major leadership changes
Posted: Sun, Aug 14 10:31 AM ET (1431 GMT)
NASA announced Friday a number of new appointments to its senior management. William Gerstenmaier will be the agency's new associate administrator for space operations,...

Soyuz launch of commercial comsat delayed
Posted: Sat, Aug 13 11:11 AM ET (1511 GMT)
The launch of an American communications satellite on a Soyuz booster was scrubbed at the last moment Friday night because of a glitch with the...

Atlas 5 launches MRO
Posted: Fri, Aug 12 3:09 PM ET (1909 GMT)
After two previous launch attempts were delayed, an Atlas 5 successfully launched NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) mission Friday morning. The Atlas 5 401...

NASA: September shuttle launch unlikely
Posted: Fri, Aug 12 8:23 AM ET (1223 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers said Thursday that they believed it was unlikely they could launch the shuttle Atlantis next month as the investigation into foam shedding...

MRO launch scrubbed
Posted: Thu, Aug 11 3:08 PM ET (1908 GMT)
The launch of NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spacecraft has been delayed one day because of a glitch with the satellite's launch vehicle....

Ariane launches Thaicom 4
Posted: Thu, Aug 11 10:45 AM ET (1445 GMT)
An Ariane 5 successfully launched a Thai communications satellite early Thursday. The Ariane 5G lifted off from the Kourou launch site in French Guiana at...

Space Adventures unveils lunar tourism plan
Posted: Wed, Aug 10 11:54 PM ET (0354 GMT)
Space tourism firm Space Adventures announced Wednesday that it will offer a $100-million voyage around the Moon in a Soyuz spacecraft. Space Adventures said...

Instrument on Japanese astronomy spacecraft fails
Posted: Wed, Aug 10 10:36 AM ET (1436 GMT)
An x-ray instrument on a Japanese astronomy spacecraft launched last month has failed, dealing scientists a significant setback, Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) officials...

MRO launch delayed 24 hours
Posted: Wed, Aug 10 10:23 AM ET (1423 GMT)
NASA has delayed the launch of its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) mission 24 hours in order to investigate a potential problem with a component on...

Shuttle lands in California
Posted: Tue, Aug 9 10:36 AM ET (1436 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery landed successfully in California early Tuesday after weather prevented two landing attempts in Florida. Discovery touched down on Runway 22 at...