Ariane launches two communications satellites
Posted: Sat, Dec 9 9:42 AM ET (1442 GMT)
An Ariane 5 successfully launched a pair of American communications satellites Friday evening. The Ariane 5 ECA lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana at 5:...

China launches weather satellite
Posted: Fri, Dec 8 8:43 AM ET (1343 GMT)
A Long March rocket launched China's second geostationary orbit weather satellite on Friday. The Long March 3A rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite...

Weather delays shuttle launch to Saturday
Posted: Fri, Dec 8 8:31 AM ET (1331 GMT)
Low clouds forced NASA to postpone Thursday night's scheduled launch of the space shuttle Discovery, and continued poor weather will keep the shuttle grounded...

Evidence seen for present-day liquid water on Mars
Posted: Thu, Dec 7 7:47 AM ET (1247 GMT)
Planetary scientists have discovered evidence that liquid water may have flowed on the surface of Mars, albeit briefly, within the last several years. Scientists said...

Weather now only obstacle to shuttle launch
Posted: Thu, Dec 7 7:28 AM ET (1228 GMT)
Shuttle officials said Wednesday that they had resolved two technical problems that threatened to postpone the launch of Discovery, but a degrading weather forecast could...

Glitches, weather could delay shuttle launch
Posted: Wed, Dec 6 8:34 AM ET (1334 GMT)
Two technical issues and a worsening weather forecast could spell trouble for NASA's plans to launch the space shuttle Discovery on Thursday night. Shuttle...

Alcatel wins Globalstar contract, sells satellite unit
Posted: Wed, Dec 6 8:27 AM ET (1327 GMT)
Alcatel-Lucent announced Monday that it had signed a contract to build the next generation satellite system, then announced hours later it was completing the...

NASA unveils lunar base plans
Posted: Tue, Dec 5 8:24 AM ET (1324 GMT)
NASA plans to develop a base near one of the poles of the Moon that will be permanently inhabited by 2024. The lunar exploration architecture,...

Countdown begins for STS-116 launch
Posted: Tue, Dec 5 8:03 AM ET (1303 GMT)
NASA started the countdown Monday night for the launch of the space shuttle Discovery on a mission to the International Space Station. Countdown clocks started...

ISS orbit boosted
Posted: Tue, Dec 5 7:55 AM ET (1255 GMT)
Several days after a previous reboost effort was aborted, a Russian spacecraft raised the orbit of the ISS late Monday in preparation for the arrival...