Atlas to launch ICO satellite
Posted: Thu, Mar 16 8:24 PM ET (0124 GMT)
International Launch Services (ILS) announced Thursday that it had won a contract to launch a next-generation mobile telephony satellite. Under the contract, an Atlas...

Pin glitch scrubs Pegasus launch
Posted: Wed, Mar 15 1:39 PM ET (1839 GMT)
The launch of three microsatellites on a Pegasus rocket was scrubbed Wednesday morning because of a problem with a pin on the launcher. The Pegasus...

STS-121 launch pushed back to July
Posted: Tue, Mar 14 7:37 PM ET (0037 GMT)
NASA announced Tuesday afternoon that the launch of the next shuttle mission has been delayed until July to allow workers time to replace troublesome fuel...

High-temperature minerals found in comet dust
Posted: Tue, Mar 14 6:53 AM ET (1153 GMT)
Scientists analyzing comet dust samples returned by NASA's Stardust mission have found minerals that can only form at high temperatures, challenging existing models of...

ST5 launch delayed
Posted: Tue, Mar 14 6:41 AM ET (1141 GMT)
NASA has postponed the launch of three experimental microsatellites because of poor weather. A Pegasus XL, deployed from a carrier aircraft flying out of Vandenberg...

Ariane launches two satellites
Posted: Sun, Mar 12 11:04 AM ET (1604 GMT)
After three previous attempts were scrubbed in recent weeks, an Ariane 5 successfully launched two communications satellites Saturday night. The Ariane 5 ECA lifted off...

MRO enters orbit
Posted: Fri, Mar 10 8:40 PM ET (0140 GMT)
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft successfully entered orbit around Mars Friday afternoon. The spacecraft started its 27-mninute orbit insertion burn at 4:24...

Liquid water discovered on Enceladus
Posted: Fri, Mar 10 7:37 AM ET (1237 GMT)
Data from NASA's Cassini mission has revealed that Saturn's icy moon Enceladus may have subsurface reservoirs of liquid water, a finding that raises...

Ariane launch postponed again
Posted: Thu, Mar 9 9:55 PM ET (0255 GMT)
Thursday night's scheduled launch of an Ariane 5 was scrubbed several minutes before liftoff because of a technical glitch with the launch vehicle. The...

MRO approaches Mars
Posted: Thu, Mar 9 1:43 PM ET (1843 GMT)
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spacecraft is on track to enter orbit around the planet on Friday, project officials said Wednesday. MRO will fire...