STS-105 countdown begins
Posted: Mon, Aug 6 11:01 PM ET (0301 GMT)
The countdown for Thursday's launch of the shuttle Discovery began late Monday after shuttle managers determined there were no problems with the shuttle's...

Titan 4 launches military satellite
Posted: Mon, Aug 6 10:20 AM ET (1420 GMT)
A Titan 4 booster successfully launched a military early-warning satellite early Monday from Cape Canaveral. The Titan 4B lifted off at 3:28 am...

Booster problem could delay shuttle launch
Posted: Sat, Aug 4 9:03 AM ET (1303 GMT)
A possible problem with a solid rocket booster could delay Thursday's launch of the shuttle Discovery by several days, NASA officials said late Friday....

Weather grounds Genesis again
Posted: Fri, Aug 3 2:07 PM ET (1807 GMT)
Bad weather kept NASA from launching the Genesis space science spacecraft Friday for the third consecutive day, and other launches will keep the spacecraft grounded...

Discovery cleared for August 9 launch
Posted: Thu, Aug 2 1:13 PM ET (1713 GMT)
NASA announced late Wednesday that the space shuttle Discovery has been cleared for an August 9 launch on a mission to exchange space station crews....

Bad weather delays Genesis launch until Friday
Posted: Thu, Aug 2 11:40 AM ET (1540 GMT)
Poor weather forecast for Cape Canaveral led launch officials early Thursday to delay the launch of NASA's Genesis space science mission until Friday. NASA...

General: weapons in space inevitable
Posted: Thu, Aug 2 11:33 AM ET (1533 GMT)
An Air Force general said Wednesday that the United States will likely put weapons in space to protect orbiting spacecraft from attack. Air Force chief...

Weather delays Genesis launch
Updated: Wed, Aug 1 3:17 PM ET (1917 GMT)
Originally Posted: Wed, Aug 1 8:02 AM ET (1202 GMT)
Clouds kept NASA's Genesis spacecraft on the ground for at least one more day Wednesday, hours after officials cleared the spacecraft for launch. The...

NASA creates panel to study ISS program
Posted: Wed, Aug 1 1:34 PM ET (1734 GMT)
NASA announced Tuesday that it has established a task force of experts to study the current status of the International Space Station program and suggest...

Russia launches solar science satellite
Posted: Tue, Jul 31 3:12 PM ET (1912 GMT)
A Ukrainian-built rocket launched a Russian spacecraft late Monday on a mission to study the Sun. The Tsiklon-3 booster lifted off from the...