Discovery lifts off
Posted: Tue, Jul 4 4:09 PM ET (2009 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery lifted off Tuesday afternoon on the first space shuttle mission in nearly a year. Discovery started STS-121 mission with a...

Intelsat completes acquisition of PanAmSat
Posted: Tue, Jul 4 2:41 PM ET (1841 GMT)
Satellite operator Intelsat announced Monday that it has completed its acquisition of one-time rival PanAmSat, creating the world's largest satellite communications company. The $...

NASA to proceed with Tuesday shuttle launch attempt
Posted: Tue, Jul 4 12:37 AM ET (0437 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers decided after a meeting Monday evening to go ahead with plans to launch the space shuttle Discovery on Tuesday afternoon despite a...

Russian military satellite fails
Posted: Mon, Jul 3 5:17 PM ET (2117 GMT)
A Russian military satellite launched last month has apparently failed in orbit, according to a Russian news report. An article in the Russian newspaper Kommersant...

Crack found in shuttle tank foam
Posted: Mon, Jul 3 2:38 PM ET (1838 GMT)
Technicians discovered a crack in the insulating foam of the shuttle's external tank Monday, putting into jeopardy plans to launch the shuttle Tuesday afternoon....

Weather postpones shuttle launch again
Posted: Sun, Jul 2 2:35 PM ET (1835 GMT)
For the second straight day, inclement weather forced NASA to scrub the launch of the shuttle Discovery, with the next launch attempt now planned for...

NASA renames exploration launch vehicles
Posted: Sun, Jul 2 12:21 PM ET (1621 GMT)
NASA has assigned new names to the two large launch vehicles that the agency plans to develop to carry out the Vision for Space Exploration....

Shuttle launch attempt scrubbed
Posted: Sat, Jul 1 4:54 PM ET (2054 GMT)
The first attempt to launch the shuttle Discovery on mission STS-121 was scrubbed Saturday afternoon because of weather. Discovery was scheduled to launch at...

Hubble camera revived
Posted: Sat, Jul 1 10:50 AM ET (1450 GMT)
A key instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope has been turned back on and should resume operations on Sunday, NASA announced Friday. The Advanced Camera...

Shuttle prepared for launch as weather improves
Posted: Sat, Jul 1 10:24 AM ET (1424 GMT)
Final preparations for Saturday afternoon's scheduled launch of the space shuttle Discovery continued as prospects for favorable weather improved. Discovery is scheduled to lift...