China launches first lunar probe
Posted: Wed, Oct 24 8:57 AM ET (1257 GMT)
China successfully launched its first lunar orbiter mission on Wednesday. A Long March 3A rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern...

Lockheed space systems unit sees increased sales, profit
Posted: Wed, Oct 24 8:53 AM ET (1253 GMT)
Lockheed Martin's space division reported increased revenues and profits in the fiscal third quarter of 2007, the company announced Tuesday. The Space Systems division...

Discovery lifts off
Posted: Tue, Oct 23 2:58 PM ET (1858 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery lifted off Tuesday morning on a mission to the International Space Station. Discovery launched on schedule at 11:38 am EDT (...

Russia launches military satellite
Posted: Tue, Oct 23 6:30 AM ET (1030 GMT)
A Molniya rocket launched a Russian military satellite early Tuesday, according to Russian media reports. THe Molniya-M rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome...

Shuttle cleared for Tuesday launch attempt
Posted: Mon, Oct 22 8:57 AM ET (1257 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers said Sunday that everything was in good shape for Tuesday's launch of the shuttle Discovery on a critical ISS assembly mission....

Four Globalstar satellites launched
Posted: Sun, Oct 21 10:26 AM ET (1426 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket placed four Globalstar communications satellites into low Earth orbit early Sunday. The Soyuz-Fregat lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan...

Soyuz lands off course
Posted: Sun, Oct 21 10:18 AM ET (1418 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft returning from the International Space Station landed safety but over 300 kilometers from its intended target early Sunday. The Soyuz TMA-10...

Shuttle countdown begins
Posted: Sat, Oct 20 6:26 PM ET (2226 GMT)
The countdown clock started Saturday afternoon towards Tuesday's launch of the space shuttle Discovery, although weather could delay the launch. The countdown for the...

Orbital reports sharp increase in revenue, income
Posted: Sat, Oct 20 10:14 AM ET (1414 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation reported this week a significant increase in its revenues and income in its fiscal third quarter due to expanded activity on satellites...

NASA terminates RpK COTS award
Posted: Thu, Oct 18 8:37 PM ET (0037 GMT)
NASA has ended an existing agreement with Rocketplane Kistler (RpK) to help fund development of a reusable launch vehicle and will hold a competition to...