Proton launches Astra 1M
Posted: Thu, Nov 6 6:29 AM ET (1129 GMT)
A Proton rocket placed a European communications satellite into orbit early Thursday. The Proton M rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at...

Spaceport tax referendum fails in N.M. county
Posted: Wed, Nov 5 10:00 PM ET (0300 GMT)
A proposal to increase the sales tax in a New Mexico county to help fund the development of a commercial spaceport was narrowly by voters...

China launches two satellites
Posted: Wed, Nov 5 9:50 PM ET (0250 GMT)
A Long March rocket Wednesday launched a pair of satellites designed for meteorological and earth sciences research. The Long March 2D lifted off from the...

Extending shuttle to cost $2B/year
Posted: Tue, Nov 4 7:18 AM ET (1218 GMT)
Keeping the space shuttle flying beyond 2010 would cost $2 billion a year, a cost that could jeopardize development of key elements of Constellation, shuttle...

ISS debris reenters over Pacific
Posted: Tue, Nov 4 7:06 AM ET (1206 GMT)
A tank of ammonia jettisoned from the International Space Station over a year ago burned up over the South Pacific late Sunday, NASA officials said....

Phoenix in safe mode
Posted: Sat, Nov 1 8:39 AM ET (1239 GMT)
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft is in a protective safe mode but is communicating again, project officials said this week. Phoenix apparently entered the...

Next shuttle mission cleared for launch
Posted: Sat, Nov 1 8:15 AM ET (1215 GMT)
NASA announced Thursday that the space shuttle Endeavour was cleared for launch in mid-November on a mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour is...

Hubble back in service but repair mission delayed
Posted: Fri, Oct 31 1:59 PM ET (1759 GMT)
The Hubble Space Telescope has resumed scientific observations, project officials said Thursday, although a repair mission to the orbiting telescope has been further delayed. Hubble...

China launches Venezuelan communications satellite
Posted: Fri, Oct 31 8:39 AM ET (1239 GMT)
A Chinese rocket successfully launched a Chinese-built communications satellite for Venezuela on Thursday. The Long March 3B rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite...

Phoenix lander enters survival mode
Posted: Wed, Oct 29 8:20 AM ET (1220 GMT)
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft is starting to shut down some of its systems in a effort to extend the life of the mission...