Orion launch abort motor tested
Posted: Sat, Nov 22 3:42 PM ET (2042 GMT)
Alliant Techsystems (ATK) successfully tested on Thursday the motor that will be used in the launch abort system for NASA's Orion spacecraft. The 5....

Sea Launch, Intelsat sign multi-launch agreement
Posted: Sat, Nov 22 3:31 PM ET (2031 GMT)
Communications satellite operator Intelsat signed an agreement this week with Sea Launch for the launch of five spacecraft in the coming years. The agreement, announced...

Second STS-126 spacewalk a success
Posted: Fri, Nov 21 8:21 AM ET (1321 GMT)
Two astronauts marked the tenth anniversary of the launch of the first module of the International Space Station by performing a spacewalk outside the orbiting...

Buried glaciers found on Mars
Posted: Fri, Nov 21 8:09 AM ET (1309 GMT)
Scientists using a radar instrument on a NASA orbiter have detected giant glaciers of water ice buried beneath the surface of Mars. In a paper...

Astronauts complete first STS-126 EVA
Posted: Wed, Nov 19 8:43 AM ET (1343 GMT)
Two astronauts successfully completed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Tuesday despite the loss of a tool bag part way through the EVA....

Leonardo attached to station
Posted: Tue, Nov 18 9:17 AM ET (1417 GMT)
The crews of the shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station attached a cargo module to the station on Monday as astronauts prepared for the...

Endeavour docks with ISS
Posted: Sun, Nov 16 8:02 PM ET (0102 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour docked with the International Space Station as planned Sunday afternoon. Endeavour docked with the Harmony node of the station at 5:...

Indian probe hits the moon
Posted: Sat, Nov 15 9:27 AM ET (1427 GMT)
A probe ejected from India's first lunar orbit hit the Moon's surface as planned on Friday. The Moon Impact Probe (MIP) was ejected...

Russia launches military satellite
Posted: Sat, Nov 15 9:13 AM ET (1413 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched a Russian military satellite late Friday. The Soyuz-U rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia at 10:...

Endeavour lifts off
Posted: Fri, Nov 14 9:54 PM ET (0254 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour launched Friday evening on a mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour lifted off on schedule at 7:55 pm EDT...