Discovery lifts off
Posted: Fri, Aug 10 7:24 PM ET (2324 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery lifted off Friday afternoon on mission STS-105, leaving five minutes early to avoid approaching thunderstorms. Discovery lifted off at 5:...

Report: U.S. and Russia reach agreement on space station tourism
Posted: Fri, Aug 10 2:09 PM ET (1809 GMT)
NASA and Rosaviakosmos have completed a tentative agreement that would allow more commercial space tourists to visit the International Space Station, the Washington Post reported...

Weather scrubs shuttle launch
Posted: Thu, Aug 9 7:35 PM ET (2335 GMT)
NASA delayed Thursday's launch of the shuttle Discovery on mission STS-105 by a day after clouds and thunderstorms approached the launch site. The...

Delta launches Genesis spacecraft
Posted: Wed, Aug 8 2:32 PM ET (1832 GMT)
A Delta 2 booster successfully launched NASA's Genesis space science spacecraft Wednesday afternoon after over a week of delays. The Delta 2 lifted off...

Engine problem blamed for Ariane 5 failure
Posted: Wed, Aug 8 10:33 AM ET (1433 GMT)
A combustion problem with an upper stage engine has been identified as the cause of a failed Ariane 5 launch last month according to a...

Camera fails during Galileo flyby of Io
Posted: Tue, Aug 7 12:39 PM ET (1639 GMT)
NASA's Galileo spacecraft completed a close flyby of Jupiter's moon Io Monday, but a camera failure during the flyby means that most of...

Genesis launch rescheduled for Wednesday
Posted: Tue, Aug 7 12:25 PM ET (1625 GMT)
NASA will attempt to launch the Genesis space science spacecraft Wednesday afternoon after technical concerns and poor weather delayed several launch attempts last week. The...

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....