Proton launches Norwegian satellite
Posted: Tue, Feb 12 6:58 AM ET (1158 GMT)
A Proton rocket launched a Norwegian communications satellite on Monday after a one-day delay. The Proton-M lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome Monday...

Columbus installed on ISS
Posted: Tue, Feb 12 6:50 AM ET (1150 GMT)
The crew of the shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station, including two spacewalking astronauts, attached the European lab module Columbus to the station on...

Proton launch delayed a day
Posted: Sun, Feb 10 10:09 AM ET (1509 GMT)
The launch of a Norwegian communications satellite has been delayed a day because of a technical problem, Russian officials said Sunday. The Proton-M rocket...

Shuttle docks with ISS; first EVA delayed
Posted: Sat, Feb 9 8:06 PM ET (0106 GMT)
The space shuttle Atlantis successfully docked with the International Space Station on Saturday, but a spacewalk planned for Sunday to help install the new Columbus...

EchoStar invests in TerreStar
Posted: Sat, Feb 9 10:59 AM ET (1559 GMT)
Satellite television company EchoStar is among the companies that will invest $300 million into mobile satellite services company TerreStar, enabling the company to complete the...

Atlantis launches
Posted: Thu, Feb 7 9:36 PM ET (0236 GMT)
The space shuttle Atlantis lifted off Thursday afternoon on a long-delayed mission to deliver a European laboratory module to the International Space Station. Atlantis...

Progress docks with ISS
Posted: Thu, Feb 7 9:24 PM ET (0224 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station early Thursday with supplies for the station's crew. The Progress M-63 spacecraft docked...

Progress launched to ISS
Posted: Wed, Feb 6 5:15 AM ET (1015 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket successfully launched a new Progress cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station on Tuesday. The Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Baikonur...

Bigelow Aerospace approaching deal for Atlas 5 launches
Posted: Wed, Feb 6 5:06 AM ET (1006 GMT)
Bigelow Aerospace, a company developing inflatable orbital habitats, announced Tuesday it was near a deal to purchase multiple Atlas 5 launches to carry cargo and...

NASA proposes $17.6 billion budget
Posted: Tue, Feb 5 5:10 AM ET (1010 GMT)
The Bush Administration released its fiscal year 2009 budget on Monday, which includes $17.6 billion for NASA, a slight increase over 2008. The budget...