Near-Earth asteroid a "rubble pile"
Posted: Fri, Jun 2 8:42 AM ET (1242 GMT)
A small near-Earth asteroid recently visited by a Japanese spacecraft is little more than a "rubble pile" of loosely-pack debris from other asteroid...

Shuttle tank cleared for July launch
Posted: Thu, Jun 1 8:51 AM ET (1251 GMT)
NASA managers concluded Wednesday that foam shedding from the space shuttle's external tank does not pose a significant risk to the shuttle orbiter, clearing...

Space Adventures to acquire Space Launch Corp.
Posted: Wed, May 31 8:12 AM ET (1212 GMT)
Space tourism company Space Adventures announced Tuesday that it is buying launch vehicle technology firm Space Launch Corporation, allowing the firm to use that technology...

Ariane launches two satellites
Posted: Sun, May 28 10:56 AM ET (1456 GMT)
An Ariane 5 launched two commercial communications satellites Saturday evening. The Ariane 5 ECA lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana at 5:09 pm EDT (...

Russia launches earthquake studies satellite
Posted: Sun, May 28 10:41 AM ET (1441 GMT)
A missile launched from a Russian submarine placed an earthquake research satellite into low Earth orbit on Friday. The Shtil rocket launched from the Russian...

Orbital wins two Minotaur launch contracts
Posted: Fri, May 26 1:27 PM ET (1727 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation announced Thursday that it has won contracts for the launches of two small military satellites on its Minotaur 1 launch vehicle. The $...

Delta 4 launches weather satellite
Posted: Thu, May 25 8:00 AM ET (1200 GMT)
A Delta 4 successfully launched a long-delayed weather satellite Wednesday evening. The Delta 4 Medium-Plus (4,2) lifted off from pad 37B at...

GAO warns about DSN
Posted: Tue, May 23 6:37 AM ET (1037 GMT)
A report issued Monday by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) warns that NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN) may not be able to support future...

Discovery rolled out to pad
Posted: Sat, May 20 9:24 AM ET (1324 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery is now on the launch pad in advance of its planned July launch. NASA rolled Discovery out from the Vehicle Assembly...

NASA picks RS-68 for heavy-lift rocket
Posted: Fri, May 19 8:15 AM ET (1215 GMT)
NASA officials have decided to use the RS-68 engine, and not a derivative of the Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME), on the first stage...