Proton launches Malaysian satellite
Posted: Tue, Dec 12 8:44 AM ET (1344 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully launched a US-built communications satellite for Malaysia early Tuesday. The Proton M rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in...

Discovery docks with ISS
Posted: Tue, Dec 12 8:30 AM ET (1330 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station on Monday afternoon, and shortly afterwards shuttle crewmembers performed an additional inspection after detecting a...

Inspection finds no shuttle damage
Posted: Mon, Dec 11 8:13 AM ET (1313 GMT)
An inspection of the exterior of the shuttle Discovery on Sunday turned up no evidence of damage to its tiles and panels sustained during its...

Minotaur launch delayed
Posted: Mon, Dec 11 8:04 AM ET (1304 GMT)
The launch of military and NASA satellites on a Minotaur rocket from a Virginia spaceport has been postponed, spaceport officials said early Monday. The Minotaur...

Discovery lifts off
Posted: Sat, Dec 9 11:25 PM ET (0425 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery launched Saturday night on a mission to the International Space Station. Discovery lifted off from Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy...

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...