WhiteKnightTwo makes first flight
Posted: Mon, Dec 22 1:37 PM ET (1837 GMT)
WhiteKnightTwo, the carrier aircraft for Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo suborbital space tourism vehicle, made its inaugural test flight Sunday morning in California. The aircraft took...

Ariane launches two Eutelsat satellites
Posted: Mon, Dec 22 1:30 PM ET (1830 GMT)
An Ariane 5 rocket successfully launched two communications satellites for Eutelsat Saturday evening. The Ariane 5 ECA lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana at 5:...

Carbonates found on Mars
Posted: Sat, Dec 20 12:55 PM ET (1755 GMT)
Scientists announced this week that they have detected carbonate minerals on Mars, a finding that provides new insights into the early watery history of Mars....

Boeing to launch final Cosmo-Skymed satellite
Posted: Sat, Dec 20 12:27 PM ET (1727 GMT)
Boeing announced Friday that it has won a contract to launch the fourth and final satellite for an Italian remote sensing system. A United Launch...

Spaceport America receives FAA license
Posted: Tue, Dec 16 8:57 AM ET (1357 GMT)
Spaceport America, a new commercial spaceport in New Mexico that will be the home of Virgin Galactic, received its operators license from the FAA on...

China launches another remote sensing satellite
Posted: Mon, Dec 15 10:21 PM ET (0321 GMT)
For the second time in two weeks, China launched a remote sensing satellite with possible civil and military applications. A Long March 4B rocket lifted...

Shuttle finally returns to KSC
Posted: Sat, Dec 13 5:16 AM ET (1016 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour returned to the Kennedy Space Center on Friday, nearly two weeks after landing in California. The orbiter, rising atop its 747...

NASA denies tension with transition team
Posted: Fri, Dec 12 6:45 AM ET (1145 GMT)
NASA administrator Mike Griffin denied reports Thursday that the agency was not being cooperative with a group of officials from President-elect Barack Obama's...

Delta 4 classified launch delayed to next year
Posted: Fri, Dec 12 6:35 AM ET (1135 GMT)
The launch of a classified satellite on a Delta 4 Heavy scheduled for later this month has been postponed until at least January. The delta...

Proton launches Canadian satellite
Posted: Thu, Dec 11 2:14 PM ET (1914 GMT)
A Proton rocket launched a communications satellite for a new Canadian company on Wednesday. The Proton-M lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan...