Spacewalkers repair shuttle, retract solar panel
Posted: Sat, Jun 16 10:59 AM ET (1459 GMT)
A pair of shuttle astronauts performed an EVA Friday, repairing a thermal blanket on the shuttle and helping complete the retraction of a solar panel...

Atlas launches spysats, places them in wrong orbit
Posted: Fri, Jun 15 9:43 PM ET (0143 GMT)
An Atlas 5 lifted off Friday morning carrying two classified satellites, but apparently placed the spacecraft in the wrong orbit. The Atlas 5 401 lifted...

ISS troubleshooting continues as spacewalk planned
Posted: Fri, Jun 15 8:21 AM ET (1221 GMT)
Astronauts on the ISS and engineers on the ground are continuing to work on computer problems in the Russian segment of the station as two...

Dnepr launches German satellite
Posted: Fri, Jun 15 8:05 AM ET (1205 GMT)
A Dnepr rocket launched a German radar satellite early Friday. The Dnepr lifted off from a silo at the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 10:14 pm...

Range problem scrubs Atlas launch
Posted: Thu, Jun 14 7:21 PM ET (2321 GMT)
An Atlas 5 launch of a classified payload was postponed Thursday because of a problem with range safety systems. The Atlas 5 401 was scheduled...

Second EVA completed; ISS computers malfunction
Posted: Thu, Jun 14 7:45 AM ET (1145 GMT)
Shuttle astronauts completed a second spacewalk outside the ISS on Wednesday while engineers tried to troubleshoot computer glitches on the station that could force the...

EADS proposes suborbital space tourism vehicle
Posted: Thu, Jun 14 7:31 AM ET (1131 GMT)
European aerospace company EADS Astrium unveiled plans on Wednesday to develop a suborbital passenger spacecraft that would compete in the space tourism market. The unnamed "...

New ISS solar panels unfurled
Posted: Wed, Jun 13 8:44 AM ET (1244 GMT)
A set of new solar panels installed on the International Space Station this week were successfully deployed on Tuesday as the crew prepared for another...

Spacewalkers install truss, mission extended for shuttle repairs
Posted: Tue, Jun 12 8:06 AM ET (1206 GMT)
Two members of the STS-117 crew completed the first spacewalk of their mission on Monday, installing a new truss segment to the ISS, as...

Israel launches spy satellite
Posted: Mon, Jun 11 8:44 AM ET (1244 GMT)
Israel launched a small reconnaissance satellite on its own Shavit booster early Monday. The Shavit booster lifted off from the Palmachim Air Force Base in...