Rosetta flies by asteroid
Posted: Sat, Sep 6 9:39 AM ET (1339 GMT)
ESA's Rosetta spacecraft flew past an asteroid late Friday, returning some images although also suffering a problem with one camera. Rosetta passed 800 kilometers...

China launches disaster monitoring satellites
Posted: Sat, Sep 6 9:20 AM ET (1320 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed two satellites into orbit Saturday designed to monitor the environment and natural disasters. The Long March 2C lifted off from...

NASA delays next two shuttle launches
Posted: Fri, Sep 5 8:22 PM ET (0022 GMT)
NASA has pushed back the launch dates for the next two shuttle missions by two days each, the space agency announced Friday. The launch of...

Atlantis rolled out to pad
Posted: Thu, Sep 4 9:26 PM ET (0126 GMT)
After delays caused by technical problems and threatening weather, NASA rolled the space shuttle Atlantis to the pad on Thursday. Atlantis left the Vehicle Assembly...

Progress leaves ISS, ATV set to depart
Posted: Thu, Sep 4 7:55 AM ET (1155 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft undocked from the ISS earlier this week as the first European cargo vessel to dock with the station also prepares to...

Astronaut named new CSA president
Posted: Wed, Sep 3 8:14 AM ET (1214 GMT)
The Canadian government selected astronaut Steven MacLean as the new president of the Canadian Space Agency on Tuesday. MacLean was part of the original group...

Weather concerns put shuttle rollout on hold
Posted: Tue, Sep 2 3:01 PM ET (1901 GMT)
NASA has delayed the rollout of the shuttle Atlantis to its launch pad until at least Thursday morning as the space agency waits out a...

NASA centers prepare for hurricane
Posted: Sat, Aug 30 8:33 AM ET (1233 GMT)
Two NASA centers are shutting down as a precaution as a potentially strong hurricane heads for the US Gulf Coast. The Michoud Assembly Facility in...

Report: NASA to study shuttle life extension
Posted: Fri, Aug 29 2:17 PM ET (1817 GMT)
NASA administrator Mike Griffin has directed agency staff to study what would be needed to extend the life of the space shuttle to as late...

Dnepr launches RapidEye satellites
Posted: Fri, Aug 29 2:09 PM ET (1809 GMT)
A Dnepr rocket successfully launched five remote sensing satellites for a German company on Friday. The Dnepr rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in...