Progress docks at ISS
Posted: Wed, Dec 26 11:19 AM ET (1619 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station early Wednesday, three days after launch. The Progress M-62 spacecraft docked automatically with the...

Proton launches GLONASS satellites
Posted: Wed, Dec 26 10:59 AM ET (1559 GMT)
A Proton rocket placed three GLONASS navigation satellites in orbit, part of Russia's continuing effort to repopulate its satellite navigation system. The Proton-M...

Russia launches cargo spacecraft to ISS
Posted: Sun, Dec 23 12:36 PM ET (1736 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched on Sunday a Progress spacecraft carrying cargo for the International Space Station. The Soyuz lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at...

Conflict of interest delays 2011 NASA Mars mission
Posted: Sat, Dec 22 8:09 AM ET (1309 GMT)
NASA will skip a 2011 opportunity to launch a Mars orbiter after the agency discovered a conflict of interest when reviewing two mission proposals. Agency...

Ariane launches two satellites
Posted: Sat, Dec 22 7:56 AM ET (1256 GMT)
An Ariane 5 launched two communications satellites Friday evening in its sixth and final mission of the year. The Ariane 5 GS lifted off from...

Asteroid could hit Mars in January
Posted: Fri, Dec 21 7:43 AM ET (1243 GMT)
Astronomers are tracking an asteroid that has a small chance of hitting the planet Mars in January. The 2007 WD5, estimated to be about 50...

Boeing wins TDRS contract
Posted: Fri, Dec 21 7:34 AM ET (1234 GMT)
NASA awarded Boeing a contract Thursday to build a new series of communications satellites for the space agency. The contract has a base value of $...

Delta 2 launches GPS satellite
Posted: Thu, Dec 20 11:17 PM ET (0417 GMT)
A Delta 2 rocket placed a new Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite into orbit Thursday afternoon. The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta 2 7925-9....

Astronaut's mother dies in accident
Posted: Thu, Dec 20 7:29 AM ET (1229 GMT)
The mother of a NASA astronaut currently on the International Space Station was killed in an accident outside Chicago on Wednesday. Rose Tani, mother of...

Faulty connector blamed for shuttle sensor glitches
Posted: Wed, Dec 19 7:30 AM ET (1230 GMT)
A tanking test of the space shuttle on Tuesday allowed engineers to identify the cause of faulty sensor readings that scrubbed two shuttle launch attempts...